BAGUIO CITY, June 29 (PIA) --The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Regional Committee on Disability Affairs (RCDA) will lead the celebration of the 38th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week from July 17 to 23.
The event was declared through Proclamation No. 361 (s. 2000) and Administrative Order 35 (s. 2002), which urge all government and non-government organizations to promote and conduct relevant activities for persons with disabilities (PWDs) during the week-long celebration.
This year’s celebration adopts the theme “Karapatan ng Maykapansanan, Isakatuparan—Now Na!” which focuses on the realization of the fundamental freedoms and rights of PWDs as provided for in existing international mandates and national laws.
The celebration will kick-off on July 19 with a whole day one-stop-shop for PWDs at the Baguio Convention Center with government agencies, non-government organizations and the private sector joining the event.
Among the services to be availed during the one-stop-shop include Non-Communicable Disease Assessment by DOH; DSWD Help Desk by DSWD and City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO); Legal Help Desk by Department of Justice – Public Attorney’s Office and Commission on Human Rights; Free Haircut/Massage by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority; Display of PWD products by the Department of Trade and Industry, and PWD organizations
Activities line-up for the celebration include accessibility audit of barangay halls, basketball-on-wheels on July 21 at the PFVR Hall, and a PWD sensitivity training.
A tree planting activity to be led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on July 22 will culminate the NDPR Week celebration. (JDP/MAWC- PIA CAR)
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