(DSWD / FACEBOOK) Households with children with disabilities incur additional costs, up to 40 to 80 percent higher than households with children without disabilities—depending on the severity of the disability, a new study has shown. When the additional costs are factored into the percentage of...
DepEd officials, ChildFund PH, ChildFund Australia, ChildInitiative, School Pricipals, and Disability Affairs Officer on the unveiling of the tablets for moodle app. ChildFund Philippines and CHILDInitiative have teamed up to launch a three-year project that will facilitate equitable learning for...
Artworks of 90 children with disabilities were showcased in an arts exhibit in Quezon City on Monday, July 18. The “Arts and Disability 20/20: Artful Connections in the Time of Pandemic” special exhibit held at the Farmers Plaza in Araneta City, Cubao presented the combined masterpieces of 64...
Senatorial aspirant Salvador Panelo on Thursday lauded the government for passing a law that will be inclusive for learners with special needs but said its implementation must be strictly monitored and allotted with enough budget. Panelo, whose late son, Salvador Carlo III, had a down syndrome,...
(Lei Tapang / Save the Children Philippines / file photo) A child rights organization called on the government to ensure that policies and laws for the benefit of learners with disabilities are strengthened and fully implemented. “Learners with disabilities have long been impacted by different...
President Duterte has signed into law a measure that would ensure inclusive education for learners with disabilities. President Rodrigo Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) Republic Act No. 11650 dated March 11, and was released to media Tuesday, March 15, seeks to institute a policy of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday welcomed President Duterte’s signing into law of the measure that would ensure no learner shall be denied admission on the basis of disability. Gatchalian said Republic Act No. 11650, or the law that institutes a “Policy of Inclusion and Services for...
The Quezon City government held a rights orientation for persons with disabilities (PWD) led by the city’s Persons with Disability Affairs Office (QC-PDAO) on Sunday, Feb. 6, at the Tandang Sora National High School covered court in Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City. The QC-PDAO conducted the...
The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the measure that seeks to ensure learners with disabilities will have access to education and other related services. The bicam report on Senate Bill No. 1907, and House Bill No. 8080 titled “Instituting a Policy of Inclusion...
From left, Jasper Rom, Henry Lopez, Sander Severino Henry Lopez routed Mongolia’s Tserenjav Tumenbayar in the ninth and final round to emerge as the best performing Filipino in the 4th World Chess Championships for People with Disabilities held online Saturday. The Asian Para Games multiple gold...
Jasper Rom kept his title bid alive in the World Chess Championship for People with Disabilities held online Friday after an eighth-round victory over Poland's Szymon Kaspercyzk. The Asian Para Games gold medalist split the point after a 76-move marathon duel of a Slav game in the penultimate round...
Henry Lopez posted his second straight victory for a share of 11th place with Darry Bernardo and stayed in contention with two rounds left in the World Chess Championships for People with Disabilities held online Thursday. Lopez, a double gold medalist at the 2018 Asian Para Games, trounced...
