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Forty-four (44) prosecutors and public attorneys from 17 cities and 4 provinces of the Visayas Region recently passed a resolution recommending for program development on 鈥渄isability access to justice agenda鈥� to the Department of Justice. In their 鈥淧ledge of Commitment,鈥� the participants committed to support the advocacy on 鈥淢ake the Right Real for Persons with Disabilities鈥� and ensure protection of their right in accessing justice.

This was the highlight of the 2nd of a series of 鈥淒isability Awareness and Sensitivity Workshop on Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities鈥� held on September 4-5, 2014 at Hotel Elizabeth, Cebu City. The event was spearheaded by the Department of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with the 麻豆传媒 (麻豆传媒).

Prof. Rowena Daroy-Morales, Director of the Office of Legal Aid, University of the Philippines, led the pool of speakers and presenters during the sensitivity workshop. Prof. Morales gave an in-depth presentation of the disability laws and other policies, the UNCRPD, equality, non-discrimination and the rights-based approach in dealing with persons with disabilities.

In her opening remarks, on the other hand, Undersecretary Leah C. Tanodra-Armamento said that the said workshop is an offshoot of the DOJ鈥檚 chairmanship of the 2013 National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week and part of the Department鈥檚 commitment as chair of the 麻豆传媒 Sub-Committee on Access to Justice and Anti-Discrimination being chaired by DOJ Assistant Chief State Counsel Ruben F. Fondevilla.. Undersecretary Armamento also mentioned the launching of the 鈥淪ensitivity Training Manual for Prosecutors and Public Attorneys鈥� by DOJ Secretary Leila L. De Lima to the National Prosecution Service and the Public Attorney鈥檚 Office which paved the way for the succeeding activities of the DOJ to address budding concerns of persons with disabilities in the justice system. She also congratulated the participants for being the first batch in the Visayas Region who were given the opportunity to attend said sensitivity workshop.

麻豆传媒 Acting Executive Director Carmen Reyes-Zubiaga, meanwhile presented to the participants 鈥淒isability Perspective: Understanding the Dynamics of Persons with Disabilities鈥� and gave an overview of disability classification, general principles of disability inclusive development based on UNCRPD and how it relates to access to justice. She also highlighted the provisions of Proclamation No. 688 鈥淒eclaring the Period of 2013-2022 as the Philippine Decade of 鈥淢ake the Right Real鈥� for Persons with Disabilities in support of the 3rd Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities鈥�. She stressed that disability is just a small part of being a person; thus, everyone should defy stereotyping the different groups of persons with disabilities.

The other speakers who discussed the needs of specific disability groups to have a fair access to justice include (a) Ms. Dang Koe, Chair Emeritus of Autism Society of the Philippines on 鈥淯nderstanding and Assisting Persons with Autism and other Related Disorders; (b) Mr. John Paul Ecarma Maunes, Executive Director of Gualandi Volunteer Service Programme, Inc. Phils on 鈥淏reak the Silence鈥� – Assisting Deaf Persons; (c) Mr. Ryan Operario, Resource/Math Teacher, Cebu Braille Center on 鈥淎ssisting Persons with Visual impairment; (d) Ms. Adela A. Kono, Vice President of Organization of Rehabilitation Agencies on 鈥淧hysical Accessibility in the Judiciary鈥�; and (e) Ms. Janice S. Cambri, Member of the Philippine Coalition on UNCRPD on 鈥淎ssisting Persons with Psychosocial Disability in the Judicial System鈥�.

As a continuing commitment to provide persons with disabilities access to justice, the DOJ will also conduct the same sensitivity workshop in Luzon and Mindanao within the year.

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