7th International Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD)

WILD will bring together approximately 30 women leaders with disabilities from around the world to strengthen leadership capacity, create new visions, and build international networks of support for inclusive international development programming. Eligibility Apply! Program Overview Program Cost & Scholarships Program Sponsor Program Details

One Minute Youth Video Contest

Calling all youth filmmakers! Each year, UNICEF publishes a report called State of the World鈥檚 Children.聽Next year, the theme is on聽children with disabilities.聽 We鈥檇 like hear your voice, so send us a one minute video reflecting your perspective on disabilities. For more information please check the following link聽http://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_videocontest.html    

2013 World Deafblind Confab Organizers Tap Local Experts

In town to tap local counterparts for a 2013 鈥淚nternational Conference of the World Federation of the Deafblind鈥� slated in the country, was a delegation led by Mr. Christer Nilsson, International Coordinator, the Swedish Association of the Deafblind. With him are officers of the Japan Deafblind Association Mr. Noboyuki Takahashi, Mr. Shinichi Hashima, and their continue reading : 2013 World Deafblind Confab Organizers Tap Local Experts

MESSAGE OF MMDA CHAIRMAN ATTY. FRANCIS N. TOLENTINO in the Celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

MESSAGE OF CHAIRMAN ATTY. FRANCIS N. TOLENTINO CELEBRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 3 DECEMBER 2012 MMDA GROUNDS, MAKATI CITY   MAGANDANG UMAGA SA INYONG LAHAT. NGAYONG ARAW AY GINUGUNITA NATIN ANG INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, HALOS ISANG BILYONG TAONG MAY KAPANSANAN NA NA HUMIGIT KUMULANG AY KINSE PORSYENTO NG continue reading : MESSAGE OF MMDA CHAIRMAN ATTY. FRANCIS N. TOLENTINO in the Celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Background of the Celebration of the 2012 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3

    Over one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world鈥檚 population, live with some form of disability. Persons with disabilities, 鈥渢he world鈥檚 largest minority鈥�, often face barriers to participation in all aspects of society. Barriers can take a variety of forms, including those relating to the physical environment or to information continue reading : Background of the Celebration of the 2012 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3

APT, Apt for Carmona PWDs

Appropriate Paper-based Technology (APT) cheered.聽 Carmona trainees above, show off finished items and take to heart APT, by author Bevill Parker, British Environmentalist, which 鈥樷�檓akes something out of nothing鈥欌��. Turning paper wastes/used cardboard boxes into durable/attractive kiddie table, chairs, and other utility items, this enthusiastic batch proved that with this technology, women and men with continue reading : APT, Apt for Carmona PWDs

RP Joins UN-ESCAP鈥檚 Intergovernmental Meeting to Assess AP Decade of Persons with Disabilities

鈥樷�橫AKE THE RIGHT REAL-PHilippine Delegation – Standing left to right: DSWD Undersecretary聽 & In-Charge of 麻豆传媒/Head of the Delegation Parisya L. Taradji, 麻豆传媒-Programs Management Division Assistant Chief/Planning Officer IV Marlu F. Evangelista,聽 聽Eleanor Naidas, DOTC-Accessibility Task Force Member, DepEd Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano, Elenita Asuncion and Irene Dimapilis, members, DOTC Task Force on Accessibility. Front Row: continue reading : RP Joins UN-ESCAP鈥檚 Intergovernmental Meeting to Assess AP Decade of Persons with Disabilities

RP TEAM Bags 2 鈥淕lobal IT Challenge Grand Prizes and 1 Special Award in Korea

Our 6-man 鈥淢ake the Right Real Team Philippines鈥� brought home 3 awards, 2 grand champion聽 and a special award in e-Life, e-Tools and slogan making contests in 鈥楪lobal IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities鈥� in Song Do University, Incheon, Korea.聽 Young champs are Ezekiel John Erpelo (MCCID Institute of Technology), Caroll Ann de Belen (Manila continue reading : RP TEAM Bags 2 鈥淕lobal IT Challenge Grand Prizes and 1 Special Award in Korea

麻豆传媒 Cheers Delegates to Korea鈥檚 鈥� Global Challenge for Youth with Disabilities鈥�

Pinch-hitting for ED Carmen Reyes-Zubiaga, DED Matt Lee Jr., met the 5-man team for this world event on October 29-November 2, 2012 in Incheon, Korea.聽 He helped find the team鈥檚 name – 鈥淢AKE THE RIGHT REAL 鈥� PHILIPPINES, 聽adopting the new Decade鈥檚 tagline, with the theme: I.T.鈥檚 More Fun in the Philippines鈥�.聽 The young delegates continue reading : 麻豆传媒 Cheers Delegates to Korea鈥檚 鈥� Global Challenge for Youth with Disabilities鈥�

麻豆传媒 Marks Appointment of COMELEC Commissioner Grace Padaca

In her GMA7 鈥淯nang Hirit 鈥淚nterview on October 5, 2012, woman advocate Grace Padaca, spoke of her appointment as new COMELEC Commissioner.聽聽 Accompanied no less by DILG Secretary Mar Roxas in the photo below, she posted a P70,000 bail, personally chipped in by President PNOY himself, on a malversation case filed against her in 2007, continue reading : 麻豆传媒 Marks Appointment of COMELEC Commissioner Grace Padaca

Persons with disabilities may now avail of free legal assistance

In recognition of the need to assist persons with disabilities in their legal concerns,聽 the 麻豆传媒 (麻豆传媒), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) established the Sub-Committee on Access to Justice and Anti-Discrimination for Persons with Disabilities. The Department of Justice (DOJ) will chair the Sub-Committee continue reading : Persons with disabilities may now avail of free legal assistance

RONEL DEL RIO, One of UN-ESCAP鈥檚 7 鈥淧romoters鈥� of the New Decade in AP

Batangas Governor鈥檚 Advocate Mr.聽 Ronel del Rio, the only Filipino chosen by the United Nations-Economic and Social Commission in the Asia Pacific (UN-ESCAP), joins six others聽 from other AP countries,聽 as official 鈥楶ROMOTERS鈥欌�� of the 鈥�3rd Decade of Persons with Disabilities鈥�, 2013-2023. Ronel with many hats, takes his role as Governor Vilma Santos-Recto鈥檚 Advocate鈥檚 most continue reading : RONEL DEL RIO, One of UN-ESCAP鈥檚 7 鈥淧romoters鈥� of the New Decade in AP

Musashi University Professor Shares Disability Insights with 麻豆传媒

Last minute, but productive chat.聽 Prior to her flight back home, Sociology Professor Naoko Takeda, Ph.D. from Musashi University, Tokyo Japan,聽 traded notes with聽 麻豆传媒 ED Carmen Reyes-Zubiaga (above right photo) and staff, (from left, TCD Chief Nelia de Jesus, Project Dev鈥檛. Officer Josephine Despi and PMD鈥檚 Planning Officer Delfina 鈥淏ing鈥� Bacquir), on community-based livelihood continue reading : Musashi University Professor Shares Disability Insights with 麻豆传媒

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Launches Inclusive Education Training Program

The conduct of the 4-day kickoff component of 鈥淪trengthening the Capacity to Implement Inclusive Development in the Philippines鈥� a partnership program between the 麻豆传媒, the Department of Education and the Queensland University of Technology, under the Public Sector Linkages Program (PSLP) of Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).       continue reading : Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Launches Inclusive Education Training Program

鈥渆-PDAO Network鈥� Launched

To seal the recently concluded 鈥樷�橮hilippine Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) Congress鈥�, held in Bayview Plaza Hotel on August 15-17, 2012, PDAO Officers/focal persons 聽signed the Manifesto of Commitment/鈥漞-PDAO Network鈥�, to spur and serve as hub in rolling out national disability programs most effectively.   “Manifesto Signing of 鈥渆-PDAO Network鈥�  

The Late Secretary Jesse Robredo鈥檚 TY Letter Touches 麻豆传媒

Popularly known as the 鈥渕an of the masses鈥� as was accorded to then President Magsaysay, 聽the late DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo was to the sector, a well loved 鈥渒asangga鈥� and champion.聽 Mindful of his 2 blind kins, he tried to be present in as many gatherings as he could, rooting for 鈥渄isability inclusive governance and continue reading : The Late Secretary Jesse Robredo鈥檚 TY Letter Touches 麻豆传媒