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Person With Disability (PWD) identification card: Social Welfare Development Office: People with disabilities with long-term physical, mental, intellectual and sensory impairments and cancer patients/survivors [11] [12] Senior citizen card: Office of Senior Citizens Affairs: Individuals of at least 60 years of age [13] Right to Care card
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
The Philippine Statistics Authority recorded a total of 1.443 million people in the Philippines (1.57% of the total population) has disability as of 2010 and categorized them according to age group, gender, and region. [2]
The Philippines' National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) (formerly National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons or NCWDP) is the national government agency mandated to formulate policies and coordinate the activities of all agencies, whether public or private, concerning disability issues and concerns. As such, the NCWDP is the ...
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1) By 2005, persons with disabilities should have at least the same rate of access to the Internet and related services as the rest of citizens in a country of the region. 2) By 2004, international organizations should incorporate web accessibility standards for persons with disabilities in their international ICT standards.
2016 - The Republic Act No. 10754 is an expansion of the benefits and privileges of people with disabilities in the Philippines as an amendment to the Republic Act No. 7277. It highlights the basic and societal benefits and privileges of people with disabilities. It was signed on December 1, 2016. [236]
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a side-agreement to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It was adopted on 13 December 2006, and entered into force at the same time as its parent Convention on 3 May 2008. [1] As of November 2024, it has 94 signatories and 107 state parties.