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Free Vocational Training
Free Vocational Training on the following: Housekeeping NC II (25 students) for developmental disability, hearing impairment (Deaf) Food and Beverage Services NC II (25 students) for hearing impairment, developmental disability...
Continue ReadingPhilippines Acceded to the Marrakesh Treaty
President RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE signed the accession of the Philippines to the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print...
Continue ReadingNCDA OIC ZUBIAGA PROMOTES INCLUSIVENESS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
The National Council on Disability Affairs Officer-in-Charge, Carmen R. Zubiaga recently presented its current initiatives to promote inclusiveness of children with disabilities. Speaking before a hundred children, parents and caregivers...
Continue ReadingNCDA, Province of Bulacan and partners conduct Sports Clinic for Persons with Disabilities
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan — Through the initiative of the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), the Provincial Government of Bulacan, Philippine Sports Association for Differently-Abled (Philspada), Philippine Association for...
Continue ReadingNCDA PARTICIPATES IN HUMAN CENTERED ROBOTICS AND TECHNOLOGY FORA
NCDA PARTICIPATES IN HUMAN CENTERED ROBOTICS AND TECHNOLOGY FORA The National Council on Disability Affairs participated in fora featuring human-centered robotics and technology. Hosted by the American Center Manila...
Continue ReadingThe Ultimate Guide to Air Travel with a Disability
The Ultimate Guide to Air Travel with a Disability...
Continue ReadingPhilippines’ First Constructive Dialogue with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) held on 12-13 September 2018
The Philippine delegation organized by the Presidential Human Rights Committee (PHRC) headed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Virginia N. Orogo and co-headed by Deputy Executive Secretary...
Continue ReadingDeveloping Reading Comprehension in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This is a new series of intervention resources entitled “Development of Reading Comprehension in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder”. It is recommended for children who have severe difficulties in understanding...
Continue ReadingCore Group Meetings on the Drafting of Philippine Report to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The NCDA in collaboration with the Philippine Human Rights Committee (PHRC) conducted two (2) meetings on the “Drafting of the Philippine Report to the Committee on the Rights of Persons...
Continue Reading3-day Conference on Gender Equality Focusing Women with Disabilities
The NCDA conducted a “3-day Conference on Gender Equality Focusing Women with Disabilities” on 15-17 May 2018 at the Ramada Manila Hotel, Binondo, Manila. The conference was attended by forty-seven...
Continue ReadingNCDA OIC CARMEN ZUBIAGA RAISES PWD CONCERNS DURING THE DSWD NATIONAL MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (NMDC)
During the recent DSWD 2018 Mid-Year NMDC held in Canyon Woods Resort Club in Laurel, Batangas, the NCDA Officer-in-Charge, Ms. Carmen R. Zubiaga reported on the forthcoming nationwide...
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