DISCRIMINATION RESULTING TO LIMITATION IN SOCIAL PARTICIPATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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DISCRIMINATION RESULTING TO LIMITATION IN SOCIAL
PARTICIPATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

• Presented by
• Ericzon Dy
• Life Haven Independent Living Center
• Philippines

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EDUCATION

• In the Philippines, there were many persons with
  disabilities who havent finished their schooling
  or havent been in school especially those who
  were born with disabilities.

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Education is important to us. However, persons
with disabilities are not given importance.
Schools are not ready to accept persons with
disabilities. Most schools are not accessible.
Not all schools accept persons with disabilities.
And there are places who really dont have
schools within the community.
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Transportation accessibility

• This area has been neglected because it is
  believed that this is very expensive for
  developing country such as the Philippines.

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Attitude

• Belief that persons with disabilities are burden
  of the family and society
• Belief that persons with disabilities cannot
  compete with others

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Basic needs of persons with disabilities

• Assistive devices
• Affordable services
• Housing programs designed for them
• Food, water and clothing even though common to
  all human beings, are being accessed by persons
  with disabilities in different ways.

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Support to be able to participate fully in the
community

• Personal assistance
• Support to decision making
• Sign language interpreters

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The government do not realize the extent of
marginalization that persons with disabilities
faces

• These non-realization is clearly translated to
• Non-inclusion in the national action plan
• No budgetary support to implement laws that
  support persons with disabilities
• Persons with disabilities are not part of
  decision making processes that affects them

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Persons with disabilities are part of human
diversity, therefore

• the society should accept persons with
  disabilities
• the society's structure and design should be
  disability-inclusive
• Opportunity should also be diverse

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Acceptance of persons with disabilities means

• accessibility is not seen as expensive
  accessibility is not viewed as needs of persons
  with disabilities only
• persons with disabilities are seen as competent
  as everyone else
• persons with disabilities have different
  interests, ability, capacity and aspirations

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