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  2. Disability in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The White Cane Act declares August 1 of every year as White Cane Safety Day in recognition of the visually impaired PWDs' need for assistance and as a reminder for the public of their duty to care for and respect them. The act was ratified on September 18, 1989. [10]

  3. National Council on Disability Affairs (Philippines) - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Philippine House Special Committee on Persons with Disabilities

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    Needs, rights and welfare of persons with disabilities (PWD) Policies and programs that will enhance PWD active participation and integration in society Members, 18th Congress

  5. Timeline of disability rights outside the United States

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    1989 - Republic Act 6759 of the Philippines, also known as the White Cane Act, declares August 1 of every year as White Cane Safety Day in recognition of the visually impaired people with disabilities' need for assistance and as a reminder for the public of their duty to care for and respect them. The act was ratified on September 18, 1989. [134]

  6. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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    The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, like the other United Nations human rights conventions, (such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) resulted from decades of activity during which group rights standards developed from aspirations to binding treaties.

  7. Category:Disability in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Filipino people with disabilities (3 C, 14 P) S. ... Pages in category "Disability in the Philippines" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.

  8. Inclusion (disability rights) - Wikipedia

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    [9] In educational settings, it is the practice of placing students with special education services in a general education classroom during specific time periods based on their skills to enable a person with a disability to take part in a "mainstream" environment without added difficulty by creating inclusive settings. [10] For example ...

  9. Disability discrimination act - Wikipedia

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    In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, a number of countries have passed laws aimed at reducing discrimination against people with disabilities.These laws have begun to appear as the notion of civil rights has become more influential globally, and follow other forms of anti-discrimination and equal opportunity legislation aimed at preventing racial discrimination and sexism which began to ...