What does inclusion look like when we move beyond labels and make space for people’s stories, experiences and perspectives?

Beyond Labels: Our Families, Our Stories brings together persons with disabilities, families, caregivers, educators and members of the community for a day of stories, conversations and connection.

Throughout the day, visitors can hear from speakers sharing diverse lived experiences, meet exhibitors with different experiences and perspectives, and discover the many ways inclusion can take shape in everyday life.

The programme also features an Inclusive Martial Arts Experience, offering a practical glimpse into how activities can be adapted to support participation by people with different abilities and needs. Participation in the experience requires separate registration, while members of the public are welcome to observe.

Whether you work in education or disability-related fields, have a personal connection to inclusion, or are simply curious to learn from people whose experiences may be different from your own, we invite you to come by, listen, explore and connect.

Admission is free and open to all. No registration is required for general admission — drop by anytime between 9am and 5pm and stay for as long as you like.

What to Expect

• Personal stories and perspectives from persons with disabilities, families, caregivers, educators and practitioners
• Community exhibitors and showcases
• Conversations around disability, family and inclusion
• Inclusive Martial Arts Experience*
• Opportunities to reflect, connect and contribute throughout the day

*Participation in the Inclusive Martial Arts Experience is by prior registration. Members of the public are welcome to watch.

Guest of Honour: Mayor Denise Phua

About The Host

The Singapore Network for Inclusive Learning (SNIL) is an alumni-led network of graduates and students from the University of Newcastle’s Master of Special and Inclusive Education programme in Singapore. SNIL brings together people from diverse professional and personal backgrounds with a shared interest in advancing inclusion in everyday life. Through community programmes, professional learning, conversations and collaborations, SNIL seeks to connect knowledge with lived experience and create opportunities for people to learn with and from one another.

Beyond Labels: Our Families, Our Stories is part of SNIL’s Purple Activation 2026, held in conjunction with The Purple Parade.