Membership

People with physical disabilities, between the age of 18 and 70, are welcome to join HWA as a member to participate in its activities and benefit from its welfare programs. There are 6 categories of membership:

Ordinary Membership	Life Membership	Associate Membership
Ordinary Membership shall be open to all persons with permanent physical disabilities and who are Singapore citizens and between 18 to 70 years (inclusive) at the time of application.	Conversion to Life Membership shall be open to all Ordinary Members with at least five continuous years of membership. Conversion is based on application and is subject to approval by the Executive Committee and upon payment of Life Membership prevailing conversion fee, which will be decided by the General Meeting of members on the recommendation of the Executive Committee on a yearly basis.	Associate Membership shall be open to all other persons with permanent physical disabilities who are between 18 to 70 years (inclusive) old at the time of application and who are not Singapore citizens.
Fee: S$5.00 per year Entrance Fee: S$5.00 (one-time)	Fee: S$100.00 Card Fee: $6.00	Fee: S$10.00 per year Entrance Fee: S$10.00 (one-time)

Honorary Membership	Beneficiary Membership
Honorary Membership shall be open to all persons who have rendered special services to the Association and shall be admitted at an Annual General Meeting on the recommendation of the Executive Committee, with the approval of members.	Beneficiary Membership shall be open to all persons with physical disabilities and who are Singapore citizens and aged between 12 years and 18 years (inclusive) at the time of application. Such members are to receive service and have no other membership rights. Upon reaching their 18th birthday, either they apply for Association’s Ordinary Membership or their Beneficiary Membership status will cease.
Entrance Fee: S$5.00(one-time) (No Annual Renewal Payment)

Honorary Membership

Beneficiary Membership

Honorary Membership shall be open to all persons who have rendered special services to the Association and shall be admitted at an Annual General Meeting on the recommendation of the Executive Committee, with the approval of members.

Beneficiary Membership shall be open to all persons with physical disabilities and who are Singapore citizens and aged between 12 years and 18 years (inclusive) at the time of application. Such members are to receive service and have no other membership rights. Upon reaching their 18th birthday, either they apply for Association’s Ordinary Membership or their Beneficiary Membership status will cease.

Entrance Fee: S$5.00(one-time)
(No Annual Renewal Payment)

Founder Membership	Individual or Corporate Membership
Founder Membership is restricted to all persons with physical disabilities who have formed this Association and subscribed to this Constitution at the date of registration on 18 Dec 1969. Names of Founder Members shall be listed in Appendix A attached hereto. Names of Founder Members shall not be deleted from Appendix A. All Founder Members shall, subject to the Constitution, be Life Members.	Individual or Corporate Membership shall be open to all individuals, registered firms, businesses or organisations interested in the general wellbeing of persons with physical disabilities. They do not have any voting right.
	Entrance Fee: S$5.00(one-time) (No Annual Renewal Payment)

All membership applications are subjected to approval by the HWA Executive Committee.
For Membership Application Form (pdf), please click here.
For Membership Conversion Form (pdf), please click here.
Please send your application form to, 16, Whampoa Drive, Singapore 327725
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