The document summarizes disability rights and mandates under international and national laws. It discusses key provisions of conventions like the UNCRPD and CEDAW, as well as Philippine laws including the Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities (RA 7277), its amendments under RA 9442, and the PDAO Law (RA 10070). It also outlines the requirements of accessibility laws like BP 344. The purpose of the forum is to discuss these rights and mandates for persons with disabilities.

1. PWD FORUM
AKKAPP Pwd Bambang Chapter
October 11, 2014 Saturday
8:00am to 12:nn
Villa Alfonso Gym Brgy. Bambang Pasig City
Ricardo P. Delgado
Aka “Ka Ricky”
Akkapp Pasig Federation
President

2. Introduction
 Disability is a global concern
 15% of the world’s population, or some 785 million people, have
some form of disability
 One in six people living in poverty are affected by moderate or
severe disability (World Report on Disability, WHO, and the World
Bank, 2011)
 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
 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

3. INTERNATIONAL MANDATES

4. 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
 recognizes various international covenants on the rights of
persons with disabilities as well as the importance of the
principles and policy guidelines contained in the World
Programme of Action Concerning PWDs (1982) and in the
Standard Rules on the Equalization of Persons with Disabilities
(1994) in influencing the promotion, formulation and evaluation
of the policies, plans, programs and actions at the national,
regional and international levels
 defines persons with disabilities as those who have long-term
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
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5. 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)
 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)

6.  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

7.  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

8. NATIONAL MANDATES

9. 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
- 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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.

16. RA 9442…
 Provides the changes in law
Title: Magna Carta for Persons with Disability
Terminology: From “disabled person”
To “person with disability”
RA 9442…
 Provides penalties for violation
The same with RA 7277

17. 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

18. PWD ID Card
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
LOGO
of
LGU
I.D. PICTURE
PURSUANT TO R.A. 9442 GRANTING AT
LEAST 20% DISCOUNT TO PERSONS
WITH DISABILITY
(FOR EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE HOLDER ONLY)
ID No. ____________
NAME ____________________________________________________________
ADDRESS ________________________________________________________
_______________________________________ _____________
DISABILITY GENDER
__________________________________
SIGNATURE
FRONT SIZE : 3 ½ “ x 2 ½ “

19.  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
 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 4th, 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
Effectivity of the law: May 15, 2010

20. 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
 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

21. Scope
(1) Public and private buildings and related
structures for public use
(3) Streets and highways
(2) Public transport vehicles – buses, jeepneys, trains, inter-island vessels and domestic
aircrafts
(4) Public transport terminals
BP 344…

22. Signages
BP 344…
Basic Requirements
Ramps
Non-skid/tactile flooring Toilets and washrooms Parking areas/slots

23.  RA 7160 -An Act Providing for a Local Government Code of the Philippines (1991)
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.
k 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.”

24.  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
 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

25. Dios
Mabalos
Po
Ricardo P. Delgado
President
Akkapp Pwd Sumilang Chapter
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