BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 10 SERIES OF 2024
URGING MEMBERS OF NCDA GOVERNING BOARD TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION MATERIAL ON DISABILITY AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY AND CONDUCT ORIENTATION WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND RESPECTIVE ATTACHED AGENCIES
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7277 otherwise known as Magna Carta for Persons with Disability as amended, declares as a policy to facilitate integration of persons with disability into the mainstream of society and the State shall advocate for and encourage respect for persons with disability. Moreover, the State shall exert all efforts to remove all social, cultural, economic, environmental and attitudinal barriers that are prejudicial to persons with disability;
WHEREAS, the NCDA Secretariat organized the Speakers’ Bureau on Disability Training on November 19-21, 2024 participated by ten (10) NCDA Governing Board member agencies namely the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Information, Communication and Technology (DICT), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI); and Department of Justice (DOJ);
WHEREAS, among the outputs of the said training was the individual agency’s information material on Disability Awareness and Sensitivity Orientation based on their respective mandates which can be used for disability advocacy within the organization and in their respective attached agencies;
WHEREAS, participants of the Speakers’ Bureau on Disability Training recommended that all members of the NCDA Governing Board develop an information material on Disability Awareness and Sensitivity and conduct orientation within their organizations and respective attached agencies to promote disability inclusion and sensitivity to persons with disabilities;
WHEREAS, NCDA Board Resolution No. 4 S. 2024, “A Resolution Delegating Approval of Succeeding Council Resolutions and/or its Equivalent to the National Council on Disability Affairs Chairperson and Designated Officials, duly authorize the NCDA Chairperson and the NCDA Executive Director to sign this Resolution for and on behalf of the NCDA Governing Board;
NOW, THEREFORE, RESOLVED as it is hereby resolved, the NCDA Governing Board adopts this resolution urging the members of NCDA Governing Board to develop an information material on Disability Awareness and Sensitivity and conduct orientation within their organizations and respective attached agencies;
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the NCDA Secretariat provide technical assistance to the members of the Council’s Governing Board in the development of said information materials and coaching of Resource Persons from the agency.
APPROVED held this 27th day of December 2024 via ad referendum.
GLENDA D. RELOVA
Executive Director, NCDA
REX GATCHALIAN
DSWD Secretary & Chairperson, NCDA