In celebration of the 38th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week, the Philippine Embassy, in cooperation with Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), organized a Disability Awareness and Sensitivity Seminar on 15 July 2016. This year’s NDPR theme is “Karapatan ng Maykapansanan, isakatuparan…Now Na! (Uphold the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWD), Immediately!)”
(L): Poster of the Disability Awareness and Sensitivity Seminar; (C & R): Deputy Chief of Mission and Consul General Mary Anne Padua welcoming participants to the seminar.
Mr. Jasper Rom (Community Development Manager) and Ms. Lynette Lee Corporal (Chief of Information and Knowledge Management) of APCD, were invited by the Embassy to present on approaches to understanding disability, learn about accessibility principles and standards, and how to interact with and empower PWDs.
(L): Mr. Jasper Rom (APCD Community Development Manager) presenting on accessibility standards and principles; (C): Mr. Lynette Lee Corporal (APCD Chief of Information and Knowledge Management) sharing proper ways on interacting with persons with disabilities; (R): Participants sharing experiences on PWD empowerment.
Food products from “60 Plus+Bakery & Café,” an initiative implemented by APCD with support from the UNESCAP and other partners, were given away as refreshments at the seminar. The bakery is APCD’s project contributing to the Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific. It is an initiative that provides on-the-job training opportunities for PWDs in Thailand. END
