Led by DSWD Secretary and NCDA Chairperson Corazon “Dinky” Soliman, the NCDA team alongside other agency representatives, made 500 polybags of godon and narra, to help green the devastated Marikina Watershed, in San Juan, Antipolo last March 8, 2012. One team worked with Sitio Sapinit women while another team worked with women from Barangay Calawis, continue reading : NCDA Joins Two-fold Women’s Month Celebration in Antipolo, Rizal
Category: Photo Releases
Photo releases
NCDA Awards Braille Watches to Students with Visual Impairment
Deputy Executive Director of the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) Mr. Mateo A. Lee, Jr. (2nd from left, above photo) awards a Braille watch for the blind to Eugemar Red Garcia, a 3rd year student from Quirino High School during the Closing Program of the Training of Parents Volunteers Assisting Special Education Teachers continue reading : NCDA Awards Braille Watches to Students with Visual Impairment
The Birth of a New Partnership
Dr. Iur. K. Pfau, a visually impaired Lawyer from Switzerland together with his wife Brigitte Ernest donated three (3) Swiss Braille watches to the Council received by NCDA Deputy Executive Director Mateo A. Lee, Jr. on December 2, 2012. Said watches will be given to deserving high school students with visual impairment. He also looks continue reading : The Birth of a New Partnership
NVRC Hosts Saori Weaving Workshop
Twenty one (21) trainees joined the 3-day Saori Weaving Workshop jointly held by the Natinal Council on Disability Affairs and the National Vocational Rehabilitation Center last December 12-14, 2011. Saori is an art of weaving by hand dedicated to free expression and self-development for everyone, regardless of physical or mental ability, age, or artistic aptitude. continue reading : NVRC Hosts Saori Weaving Workshop
MAKE THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION REAL FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) Deputy Executive Director Mateo A. Lee, Jr. (3rd from left) presents a “PWD-Friendly Website Award” Certificate to Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Vilma B. Cabrera in recognition of the Department’s compliance to the Web Accessibility Standards set by the Philippine Website Accessibility Group represented by continue reading : MAKE THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION REAL FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Korean Team’s Power Wheelchair Spurs Young Pinay Rights Advocate
International Cooperation at Work! DSWD Undersecretary and NCDA’s OIC/ED Alicia R. Bala , Global Cancer Ambassador and New Vois Association of the Philippines President Emer Rojas and wife Volet cheer the first ride of new and lucky power wheelchair owner Carla dela Cruz, another highlight of the December 2, continue reading : Korean Team’s Power Wheelchair Spurs Young Pinay Rights Advocate
RP Team Brings Home the Bacon from the 6th ASEAN Para Games
Proudly Filipino! Inspired by the 6th ASEAN Para Games’ theme “Ünited and rising..through sports for all”, the 10-man Philippine Team brings home nine major medals in the Chess competition in Solo, Indonesia last December 12-22, 2011. In spite of a very strong competition and new game’s format, the team still won three (3) continue reading : RP Team Brings Home the Bacon from the 6th ASEAN Para Games
NCDA – Australian Development Scholarship Awardee Returns Home
Fatima A. Garon, Project Evaluation Officer I of NCDA has successfully completed her post-graduate program under the Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) for year 2011. Ms. Garon studied Master of Social Science with Specialization on Human Service Management at University of Newcastle, Australia. As part of the program a Re-Entry Action Plan (REAP) on Good Governance continue reading : NCDA – Australian Development Scholarship Awardee Returns Home
Training on the Provision of Appropriate Wheelchairs
To equip service-providers in effective provision of appropriate wheelchairs to beneficiaries, the Latter-Day Saints Charities (LDSC) held a 2-day workshop for 17 GO/NGO/PO participants from Quezon City , Caloocan City, NCR and San Mateo, Region IV-A last October 24-25, 2011 at the NCDA Atrium. It included demos on wheelchair-fitting, handling and securing, always in consultation continue reading : Training on the Provision of Appropriate Wheelchairs
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
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
LA-based “Joy Missions for the Disabled” Team Meets with NCDA and Holds Field Visits to Local SPED Centers
A 10-man group from the ”Joy Missions for the Disabled” (JMD)met with NCDA Team of TCD Chief Nelia R. De Jesus, RPCs Flerida Labanon and Ruth Tacujan, for a briefing on the Council’s mandates and programs. The meeting kicked off the visitors’’ field visits to Gen. Pio del Pilar SPED Center in Makati and Hospicio continue reading : LA-based “Joy Missions for the Disabled” Team Meets with NCDA and Holds Field Visits to Local SPED Centers
AFS International President Cites Impact of NCDA-AFS-IPP Partnership
American Field Service International President Francisco “Tachi” Cazal, shows off AFS-KL-YES poster produced by NCDA, in sync with AFS-IPP and DepEd last June 15 AFS Intercultural Evening at the Manila Polo Club. Posters aim to upscale participation of students with disabilities, and promote a ‘disability-inclusive education’’ called for in the ‘’UN Convention on the Rights continue reading : AFS International President Cites Impact of NCDA-AFS-IPP Partnership
Filipino ‘Fellows’ of QUT-ALAF complete Training in Australia.
Filipino ‘Fellows’ (scholars) of AusAID’s Australian Leadership Awards Fellowship had just completed their training program on Policy Development, Implementation, Advocacy, Monitoring and Evaluation of Disability-Inclusive Programs and Legislations in the Philippines” in Brisbane, Australia last May 6, 2011. This is a collaborative learning partnership between Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the Philippines’ National Council continue reading : Filipino ‘Fellows’ of QUT-ALAF complete Training in Australia.
NCDA Joins Forum on “Mainstreaming Disability in Development Cooperation”.
NCDA OIC Mateo A. Lee, Jr. took part in this global exchange forum in Oslo, Norway last March 28-29, 2011, which tackled barriers and solutions to mainstream disability agenda in Government Programs. As Rapporteur of “The Attitudes and Awareness Parallel Session”, he shared with his counterparts sound advocacy insights from his standpoint as a Visually continue reading : NCDA Joins Forum on “Mainstreaming Disability in Development Cooperation”.
BIR-WEST – PWD Friendly Branch
In a random visit to the BIR-West filing center last April 15, 2011, the NCDA team of Precious Horvidalla and Jennifer Garcia (Shown in the photos) enjoyed the lounge designated by the center for senior citizens and persons with disabilities. This is part of the Council’s monitoring of the implementation of the “UN-Convention on the continue reading : BIR-WEST – PWD Friendly Branch