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Also included are Republic Act 6759 or White Cane Act and ILO Convention No. 159 or the Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons With Disability. It has also been tasked, through Proclamation No. 125 , to coordinate activities and to monitor the observance of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (1993–2002) in the Philippines.
The established agency was named the National Council on Disability Affairs or NCDA. Some of the laws concerning PWDs include Republic Act No 7277 (Magna Carta for Disabled Persons), Batas Pambansa Blg. 344 (Accessibility Law), Republic Act 6759 (White Cane Act) and ILO Convention No. 159 (Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons With Disability). [7]
The Philippine House Special Committee on Persons with Disabilities is a special committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. Jurisdiction
The activity coincides with the Philippine celebration of National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week (July 19–23, 2007). May 12, 2008 – After six years of deliberation and almost a year after its signing, the Philippines became the 23rd country that ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
During this time, the United States of America had colonized the Philippines, and the American colonists built the School for the Deaf and Blind in 1907. [3] Miss Delight Rice was invited to teach the Deaf students at the school. [3] She noted having to persuade Filipino parents to let their children be educated. [3]
Philippine Accessible Disability Service Dragon Boat Team, also known as PADS Dragon Boat Team, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that aims to enable persons with disability (PWDs) to grow and develop as independent, integrated, and empowered citizens of society.
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