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Disability. Disability is defined as " (1) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more psychological, physiological or anatomical function of an individual or activities of such individual; (2) a record of such an impairment; or (3) being regarded as having such an impairment." [1]
Website. www.ncda.gov.ph. The Philippines ' National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) (formerly National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons or NCWDP) is the national government agency mandated to formulate policies and coordinate the activities of all agencies, whether public or private, concerning disability issues and concerns.
July 19, 2007 – The 102 page book Web Accessibility Guide for Filipinos is officially published and copyrighted. The book contains definition of web accessibility, types of assistive devices available, laws affecting disability in the Philippines, statistics of Filipino PWDs and Filipino Internet user statistics. It also details the history ...
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, like the other United Nations human rights conventions, (such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) resulted from decades of activity during which group rights standards developed from aspirations to binding treaties.
Historian, academic, suffragist. Known for. National Scientist of the Philippines. Encarnación Amoranto Alzona (March 23, 1895 – March 13, 2001) was a pioneering Filipino historian, educator and suffragist. The first Filipino woman to obtain a Ph.D., [1][2][3] she was conferred in 1985 the rank and title of National Scientist of the Philippines.
PADS Website. Philippine Accessible Disability Service Dragon Boat Team, also known as PADS Dragon Boat Team, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that aims to enable persons with disability (PWDs) to grow and develop as independent, integrated, and empowered citizens of society. [1] [2] [3]
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. [1] Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors. Disabilities can be present from birth or can be ...
Kafer's major work, a book titled Feminist, Queer, Crip, was published by Indiana University Press in 2013. The book argues that feminist, queer, and disability studies are intricately linked. The book was well received in academic journals, although Barbara Neukirchinger in Feminist Review stated, "...