To All 2nd Asia Pacific CBR Congress Participants: Please furnish us your flight and hotel accommodation details by sending it to apcbrcongress@ncda.gov.ph. We will be visiting your hotel lobby before the 29th of November for collecting registration fee especially those who have not yet paid and possible distribution of conference kit. This is to avoid continue reading : Announcement: Flight and Hotel Accommodation
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PWD Webstore
A portal that will serve as an online mall for PWD Entrepreneurs where they can showcase their products or services worldwideweb. Through this link, the businesses of Persons with disabilities will be advertized and their products widely marketed and converted into revenues. This portal will also serve as a door for local/overseas investors interested to continue reading : PWD Webstore
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2nd Call for Papers
Dear Colleagues, The 2nd Asia-Pacific CBR Congress Programme Committee is grateful to all those who have submitted abstracts in response to the first call for abstracts. Notifications for acceptance for accepted presenters will be done after the review has been completed. We are issuing a second call for abstracts to prospective participants who are interested continue reading : 2nd Call for Papers
Duskin Leadership Training for Promising PWD youth
The Japan Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (JSPRD) is calling for applications to a 10-month training opportunity for young people with disabilities in the Asia Pacific Region for the year 2012-2013. This program is designed for persons with disabilities in the Region who have potential to become leaders in their communities. To help continue reading : Duskin Leadership Training for Promising PWD youth
Announcement of Qualified Applicants Applying for the AFS KL-YES Scholarship
The National Council on Disability Affairs is pleased to announce the qualified applicants who will be invited to the Final Screening for the American Field Service KL-YES Scholarship Program on August 23, 2011 at 9AM to be held at the Board Room of the NCDA Building, Isidora St. Brgy Holy Spirit Quezon City, Philippines. The continue reading : Announcement of Qualified Applicants Applying for the AFS KL-YES Scholarship
Successful Inaugural IDPP Residency Period Comes to a Close
The Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP)’s first residency period welcoming the incoming student cohort who will earn a Master’s of International Affairs in Comparative and International Disability Policy (CIDP) at American University’s School of International Service (AU SIS) ended on a high note last Friday, July 29. “This has been a fantastic two continue reading : Successful Inaugural IDPP Residency Period Comes to a Close
WINNERS OF 26th APOLINARIO MABINI AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Amb. Cristina C. Ponce-Enrile, Committee Chairperson of the 2011 Mabini Awards, a biennial program of the Philippine Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PFRD) that seeks to honor persons with disabilities (PWDs) who have excelled in their chosen careers as well as individuals, groups and entities that have contributed continue reading : WINNERS OF 26th APOLINARIO MABINI AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Canon Donates Camera for Philippine Photography Bet in the 8th Global Work Skills Contest
Canon President and CEO Alan Chng hands over camera to Raph Torralba, hard of hearing member of “Visual Shot Club”, a group of deaf photographers, who recently teamed up with Canon and SM Supermalls on the “Photography with a Difference”. Mr. Torralba, Resource Coordinator of the Institute of Health and Wellness Philippines, will compete in continue reading : Canon Donates Camera for Philippine Photography Bet in the 8th Global Work Skills Contest
AFS-KL-YES APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED!
The deadline for the submission of American Field Service-Kennedy Lugar-Youth Exchange Scholarship (AFS-KL-YES) application was extended from July 15, 2011 to Friday, August 12, 2011. This is to give applicants in various schools more time to complete the requirements for submission to NCDA. Because of this, the final screening of applicants for AFS-KL-YES schoolyear 2012-2013 continue reading : AFS-KL-YES APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Accessibility Audit in Butuan City
Accessibility Audit in Butuan City June 13, 2011. The National Council for Disability Affairs (NCDA) Regional Program Coordinator Flerida Labanon, together with focal persons from The Regional Council for Disability Affairs (RCDA) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga and different member-agencies visited the Butuan City Hall to conduct an accessibility audit of the continue reading : Accessibility Audit in Butuan City
CBR and Research: Pre-Congress Workshop
On the occasion of second Asia Pacific CBR Congress that will be held in Manila (Philippines) from 29 November to 1 December 2011, (AIFO/Italy in collaboration with WHO/DAR and CBM) organized a pre-congress workshop on “Conducting research in CBR”. It will be held at hotel Pearl Manila on 27 and 28 November 2011. For more continue reading : CBR and Research: Pre-Congress Workshop
33rd NDPR Week Schedule of Activities
ANNOUNCEMENT The general public is hereby informed of the commemoration of the 33rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week on July 17 – 23, 2011 with the theme “Making the Rights Real for Filipinos with Disabilities” (Isakatuparan ang Karapatan ng Filipinong May Kapansanan). The following activities with their respective dates and venues will be continue reading : 33rd NDPR Week Schedule of Activities
Comelec launches PWD Registration for NDPR Week Celebration
ANNOUNCEMENT The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announces A PWD National Registration Week where persons with disabilities (PWD) will be given priority during voter registration from July 18 to 23, 2011. Satellite Registration will be held in accessible venues in major cities such as SM malls and in barangays where there are many PWD registrants. For continue reading : Comelec launches PWD Registration for NDPR Week Celebration
CALL FOR EXHIBITORS FOR THE 2ND ASIA PACIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) CONGRESS
Inviting all interested exhibitors and sponsors to the 2nd Asia Pacific CBR Congress to be held on November 29, 2011 to December 1, 2011 at the Lobby of the Grand Plaza Ballroom of Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila. A total of sixteen (16) 3m X 3m booths are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Each booth costs Fifty continue reading : CALL FOR EXHIBITORS FOR THE 2ND ASIA PACIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) CONGRESS
NCDA Philippine Wataboshi Music Festival for Persons with Disabilities – EXTENDED!
The National Council on Disability Affairs in partnership with Ambassadors of Light, Inc. would like to announce that the submission of entries for the “”NCDA Philippine Wataboshi Music Festival for Persons with Disabilities” has been extended up to December 3, 2011. The awarding of winners shall be held next year (2012), again to coincide with continue reading : NCDA Philippine Wataboshi Music Festival for Persons with Disabilities – EXTENDED!
CBR Congress Registered Participants
REGISTERED AND PAID AP CBR CONGRESS PARTICIPANTS as of November 18, 2011 No. First Name Last Name Country Organization Disability Special Reqts. 1 Mezza Residences (BDO) 2 Noor Yasmin Abdul Karim Malaysia AP Network 3 Maria Theresa Abogado Philippines Norwegian Mission Alliance Philippines none low salt/oil/fat 4 Ancheta Adeline Philippines Freedom Technology Wheelchair Foundation Inc. continue reading : CBR Congress Registered Participants
Seeing through Fatima’s Eyes
“Hello father”, a girl’s voice was heard over ZNN Radio Veritas’ broadcast of Fr. Jerry Orbos’s radio show one July 2003 night. The voice, nervy but resolute, talked about trusting in God’s grace and to be hopeful and joyful in spite of sufferings. The voice came from a very fragile 10-year old, Fatima Soriano, blind continue reading : Seeing through Fatima’s Eyes
Prince Salman Awards
The General Secretariat of the “Prince Salman Award for Disability Research” has extended the nomination for noted researchers who have accumulated an exceptional record in advancing the field of disabilities research in medical‐health, pedagogical‐educational, or social rehabilitative domains. Only nominations from Academic, health, social, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations and societies (not from individuals) will be continue reading : Prince Salman Awards
NCDA Philippine Wataboshi Music Festival for Persons with Disabilities
The National Council on Disability Affairs in partnership with Ambassadors of Light, Inc. the Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Vocational and Rehabilitation Center, Department of Education, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, SM Programs Committee on Disability Affairs, SM Supermalls, Mowelfund Institute, Freedom Technology Wheelchair Foundation, Inc., and TANDEM Music Licensing Consultants Corporation, continue reading : NCDA Philippine Wataboshi Music Festival for Persons with Disabilities