Journey Beyond Disability

The Council has just completed its 芒鈧揓ourney Beyond disability 芒鈧 Success Stories of a Disability Icon and Achievers 芒鈧撁⑩偓鈩 publication. It aims to launch the country芒鈧劉s evidence-sharing in line with the UN-Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities芒鈧劉芒鈧劉 (CRPD). In particular, it top bills work excellence of 42 Filipino men and women with disabilities for starters, whose success stories have indelibly marked our country芒鈧劉s history and development.

This segment kicks off with a feature on our national icon, the 芒鈧漇ublime Paralytic芒鈧 and 芒鈧撁⑩偓聺Brains of the Revolution芒鈧 Apolinario M. Mabini.

The Magazine comes in six segments: 1) posthumous recognition of outstanding disability icon and achievers; 2) International Abilympics (Olympics of Work Skills of Persons with Disabilities) Champions; 3) GO-NEGOSYO PWD Awardees; 4) DOLE芒鈧劉s Best Practices of 3 Self-help Groups of PWDs from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao 5) Special Features ; and 6) AFS-YES Scholars.

Work excellence as its theme, this project is in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment, led by former Secretary Marianito D. Roque, and envisions to trigger a continuous recording of success stories and best practices in various disability fields.