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To say that the Philippines has left persons with disabilities underserved is an understatement. Infrastructures for accessibility, whether it’s structures like ramps or affordable healthcare ...
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, here are seven famous personalities from India and abroad who refused to let their disabilities come in between them and their dreams: 1 ...
"I mean, everybody’s got some kind of gift and that includes people with developmental disabilities.” The Arc used to be called the Association for Retarded Citizens, but changed its name in ...
THE country’s top finance super app, GCash recently broadened its involvement in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) when it signed a memorandum of understanding with the National ...
Speaking at the launch, Ronie Rosero from the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines said they were committed to taking serious action to ensure the rights of older people and people with ...
Working aged people with a disability are twice as likely to be unemployed (10 per cent) as those without a disability (4.6 per cent). Finn Graham-Hilder, who has Down syndrome, recently got a ...
People with disabilities were hit doubly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the movement restrictions and the resulting economic downturn. But even before the health crisis, many PWDs experienced ...
MANILA, Philippines — The spread of counterfeit persons with disabilities (PWD) IDs “trivializes” the struggle of legitimate holders, according to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR).