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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...
Continue ReadingCBR 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)...
Continue Reading33rd 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...
Continue ReadingComelec 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...
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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...
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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...
Continue ReadingNCDA 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...
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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...
Continue ReadingCebu Province declares JULY as “Persons with Disabilities Month”.
The Cebu Province has passed Ordinance NO.2011-02 declaring the month of July of every year as “Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) Month” in Cebu. Authored by Board Member Arleigh Sitoy, the...
Continue ReadingSeeing 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...
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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...
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