Cassandra, 45 years old, is the Executive Director of K9Assistance and President of the Disabled People’s Association (DPA). She is a strong advocate for disability empowerment and has spoken at key international events where she showcased Singapore’s progress in disability inclusion on the global stage. She was also the first Southeast Asian woman with visual impairments to be recognised as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. She was diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease at the age of eight and experienced progressive vision loss which led to blindness.
Cassandra was nominated by the DPA.
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