INTRODUCTION

 Disability is a global concern

 15% of the world’s population, or some 785 million people, have some form of disability Introduction
 Disability is a human rights issue
 Human rights is included in all governmental legal frameworks – (i) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(1948) (ii) Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979) (iii)
Convention on the Rights of the Child (2003) (iv) UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities
(2006) (v) Other human rights instruments which affirm the protection of the rights of all without
discrimination
INTRODUCTION

 Disability is a societal responsibility

 Within every society, disability is recognized by all citizens regardless of the differences of the individuals’ socio-
economic status, age, gender and educational levels
 One in six people living in poverty are affected by moderate or severe disability (World Report on Disability,
WHO, and the World Bank, 2011)
INTERNATIONAL LAWS
INTERNATIONAL MANDATES
UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES (UNCRPD), 2006

 sets out the legal obligation on States Parties to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all
human rights and fundamental freedom by all persons with disabilities, and to protect for their inherent dignity
 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), 2006
 defines persons with disabilities as those who have longterm physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments
in which interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal
basis with others
EXPLICIT RIGHTS OF PWDS IN THE UNCRPD

 Equality before the law without discrimination (Art. 5)

 Right to life, liberty and security of the person (Arts. 10 & 14)
 Equal recognition before the law and legal capacity (Art. 12)
 Freedom from torture (Art. 15)
 Freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse (Art. 16)
 Right to respect physical and mental integrity (Art. 17)
 Freedom of movement and nationality (Art. 18)
 Right to live in the community (Art. 19)
 Freedom of expression and opinion (Art. 21)
EXPLICIT RIGHTS OF PWDS IN THE UNCRPD

 Respect for privacy (Art. 22)

 Respect for home and the family (Art. 23)
 Right to education (Art. 24)
 Right to health (Art. 25)
 Right to work (Art. 27)
 Right to an adequate standard of living (Art. 28)
 Right to participate in political and public life (Art. 29)
 Right to participate in cultural life (Art. 30)
SALAMANCA STATEMENT AND FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION ON
SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION, 1994

 Requires government to promote the approach of inclusive education enabling schools to serve all children,
particularly those with special needs educational needs
 Proclaims that “every child has a fundamental right to education, and must be given the opportunity to achieve
and maintain an acceptable level of learning”
 Requires governments to implement the World Programme of Education for All (EFA) policy within the public
and private learning institutions at all levels among persons with special needs
CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW), 1979

 Guarantees the protection of the rights of all women, whether disabled or not, including women and girls with
disabilities  Requires government to provide reports taken to ensure that women with disabilities (WWDs) have
equal access to education and employment, health services and social security
 Ensures that WWDs can participate in all areas of social and cultural life
NATIONAL MANDATES
 RA 7277 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION, SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND
SELF-RELIANCE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE
MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY (MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES), 1992
RA 7277…
provides equal rights & privileges of persons with disabilities (PWDs) on the following:

 (a) Employment
 (b) Education
 (c) Health
 (d) Auxiliary social services
 (e) Telecommunications
 (f) Accessibility
 (g) Political and civil rights - prohibits discrimination against PWDs on (a) Employment (b) Transportation
(c) Use of public accommodations and services
RA 7277…

 prescribes penalties for violation of the law as follows:

 For first violation: a fine if not less than P50,000.00 but not exceeding P100,000.00 or imprisonment of not less
than 6 months but not more than two (2) years, or both at the discretion of the court
 For any subsequent violation: a fine of not less than P100,000.00 but not exceeding P200,000.00 or imprisonment
for not less than two (2) years but not more six years, or both at the discretion of the court
 For any person who abuses the privileges: imprisonment for not less than two years or a fine of not less than
P5,000.00 but not more than P50,000.00, or both at the discretion of the court
 For a corporation, organization or any similar entity: the officials directly involved shall be liable therefore
 For an alien/foreigner: immediate deportation without further deportation proceedings
RA 9442 - AMENDS RA 7277 AND PROVIDES PRIVILEGES TO
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (2007)

Grants 20% discount privileges to PWDs on the following :

 Utilization of services in hotels and similar lodging establishments, and restaurants and recreation centers
 Admission fees charged by theaters, cinema houses, concert halls, circuses, carnivals and other similar places of
culture, leisure and amusement
 Discounted fares for domestic land, air and sea travels
RA 9442…

 Medical and dental services including diagnostic and laboratory fees such as, but not limited to, x-rays,
computerized tomography scans and blood tests, in all government facilities, in accordance with the rules and
regulations issued by the DOH, in coordination with PHILHEALTH
 Medical and dental services including diagnostic and laboratory fees, and professional fees of attending doctors in
all private hospitals and medical facilities, in accordance with the rules and regulations to be issued by the DOH,
in coordination with the PHILHEALTH
 Purchase of medicines in all drugstores
RA 9442…

 Educational assistance to PWDs for them to pursue primary, secondary, tertiary, post tertiary, as well as vocational
or technical education in both public and private schools through the provision of scholarships, grants, financial
aids, subsidies and other incentives to qualified PWDs
 Purchase of basic commodities, subject to the guidelines to be issued by the Dept. Trade and Industry, and the
Dept. of Agriculture
 Provision of express lanes for PWDs in all commercial and government establishments; in the absence thereof,
priority shall be given to them
RA 9442…

 Grants incentives to individuals or non-governmental institutions establishing homes, residential communities or

retirement villages solely to suit the needs and requirements of PWDs shall be accorded the following:
(1) Realty tax holidays for the first 5 years of operation
(2) Priority in building and/or maintenance of provincial or municipal roads leading to the afore-said homes,
residential community or retirement village
RA 9442…

 Prohibits the following acts:

(a) Deliverance from public ridicule – Public ridicule is defined as an act of making fun or contemptuous imitating
or making mockery of persons with disabilities whether in writing, or in words, or in action due to their
impairment/s.
(b) Deliverance from vilification – The utterance of slanderous and abusive statements against a person with
disability; and/or  An activity in public which incites hatred towards serious contempt for, or severe ridicule of
persons with disabilities.
RA 9442…

 Provides the changes in law Title: Magna Carta for Persons with Disability Terminology: From “disabled person”
To “person with disability”
 Provides penalties for violation the same with RA 7277
NCDA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 001, S. 2008 – GUIDELINES
ON THE ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION CARD RELATIVE TO RA
9442
WHO ARE THE BENEFICIARIES OF ID CARDS?
Identification Cards shall be issued to any bonafide PWDs with permanent disabilities due to any one or more of
the following conditions:

 Psychosocial
 Chronic illnesses
 Learning disabilities
 Mental disabilities
 Visual impairments/Blind persons
 Orthopedic handicapped
 Speech impairments
 Hearing impairments/Deaf persons
 Other persons suffering from disabling diseases resulting to their limitations to do day-to-day activities as
normally as possible such as but not limited to those undergoing dialysis, heart disorders, severe cancer cases
and such other similar cases resulting to temporary or permanent disability
 RA 10070 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM TO ENSURE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN EVERY
PROVINCE, CITY AND MUNICIPALITY, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
THE “MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES” (PDAO LAW), 2010
RA 10070

Stipulates the following provisions:

 Creation of Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office (PDAO) in every province, city and municipality
 Appointment of a PWD Affairs Officer who shall manage and oversee the operations of PDAO
 Formulation and implementation of policies, plans and programs for the promotion of the welfare of PWDs
 Coordination in the implementation of the provisions of this law, BP 344, RA 7277, RA 9442, etc.
 Representation of PWDs in meetings of Local Development Councils
 Designation of a focal person
 For 4 th, 5th & 6th class municipalities, in lieu of creation of a PDAO, designate a focal person who shall perform the functions
of the PDAO. Priority in appointment should be given to a person with disability with experience in providing services to PWDs
 Allocation of funds necessary for the operations that should be taken from any available revenues of LGUs for the
implementation of the law
BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 344 – AN ACT TO ENHANCE THE MOBILITY OF PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES BY REQUIRING CERTAIN BUILDINGS, INSTITUTIONS,
ESTABLISHMENTS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES TO INSTALL FACILITIES AND OTHER
DEVICES (ACCESSIBILITY LAW), 1983
BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 344

 requires certain buildings, educational institutions, airports, sports and recreation places, work places, etc. to
install and incorporate architectural facilities or structural features to enhance the mobility of PWDs
 provides for a barrier-free environment that will enhance the mobility of persons with disabilities so they can
participate fully in the social life and in the development of society
 SCOPE

(1) Public and private buildings and related structures for public use
(2) Public transport vehicles – buses, jeepneys, trains, inter-island vessels and domestic aircrafts
(3) Streets and highways
(4) Public transport terminals
BASIC REQUIREMENTS

 Ramps
 Signages
 Non-skid/tactile flooring
 Toilets and washrooms
 Parking areas/slots
RA 7160 -AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (1991)
RA 7610

 Provides for a more responsive and accountable local government structure instituted through a system of
decentralization with effective mechanisms [of recall, initiative, and referendum] among the different local
government units their powers, responsibilities, and resources.
 Provides for the qualifications, election, appointment and removal, term, salaries, powers and functions, and duties
of local officials, and all other matters relating to the organization and operation of local units.
RA 7610

III – Local Government Units, Title Five Article Thirteen - The Social Welfare and Development Officer
Sec. 483 (3) (iv) stipulates that the social welfare and development officer shall take charge of the office on social
welfare and development services and shall:

“Facilitate the implementation of welfare programs for the disabled (persons with disabilities), elderly, and victims of
drug addiction,… and such other activities which would eliminate or minimize the ill-effects of poverty.”
PROCLAMATION NO. 688, SERIES OF 2013 – DECLARING THE PERIOD OF 2013-2022 AS
THE PHILIPPINE DECADE OF “MAKE THE RIGHT REAL” FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE 3RD ASIAN AND PACIFIC DECADE OF PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES
PROCLAMATION NO. 688, SERIES OF 2013

A response of the Philippine government to the new Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-
2022, which was adopted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(UNESCAP)
 adopts the Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific which
comprises 10 Goals, 27 Targets and 62 Indicators
 directs the NCDA to lead all disability-related efforts by formulating a National Plan of Action for the Decade
which translates the objectives of disability-related laws and policies into concrete programs
 requires all departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the national government and local government units to
implement plans, programs, and activities geared towards the development of persons with disabilities in
accordance with the Incheon Strategy
 THE
NATIONAL DISABILITY PREVENTION AND
REHABILITATION WEEK
THE
NATIONAL DISABILITY PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION WEEK

 The National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week is an annual celebration of the national
government being spearheaded every third week of July by the National Commission Concerning Disabled
Persons (NCCDP) along with national government agencies by virtue of Proclamation No. 1870 issued in June 22,
1979 by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos.