Role in Singapore
As the sole umbrella sports body promoting disability sports in Singapore, SDSC has to take on the responsibilities and actualise the many roles of:
- Being the National Paralympic Council for the Disabled - equivalent to the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC)
- Being the National Sports Council for the Disabled - equivalent to the Singapore Sports Council (SSC)
- Being the National Sports Federation for the Disabled - equivalent to the National Sports Associations (NSAs) except that SDSC manages and coordinates development programs for eleven (11) sports