DAY 4- NDPR WEEK- FUN WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES OF TAYTAY RIZAL

Prep and grade school pupils with hearing impairment, autism
and developmental disabilities joining the invocation

Give them the reason to smile for a better future. Who should fight for their rights for better education and prepare a  society that will protect their rights to live as other individuals. 

Taytay Rizal celebrated the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week on July 20, at SM EVENT Center from 10am-5:00pm through the initiative of the Municipal Government thru the Public Information and Persons With Disabilities Affairs Office. Councilor Michell Bermundo welcomed the participants and announced that the ordinance supporting the Creation of Persons With Disabilities Affairs Office was already filed with support from Councilors Allan de Leon and Archie Calderon and Kiko Esguerra.   Morning was fun time for SPED Students of Rosario Ocampo Elementary School and Sta. Ana Elementary School and some children with disabilities from different barangays brought by women volunteers of Samahang Kababaihan ng

Invocation by the Deaf Pupils of Rosario Ocampo Elementary School. 

Taytay led by Mrs. Joan Gacula. There were talent presentations, games and prizes courtesy of donors and supporters of persons with disabilities.  The smiles and laughter of children during the fun time were heart warming and bring the observers, especially the women volunteers, to tears for never they had witnessed such dances performed by deaf children and songs from a lovable man with down syndrome. The pride from the parents gave a sense of fulfillment to the organizers, especially the SPED Teachers, the Officers of Taytay  Bukas Buhay Para sa Maykapansanan and the members of Sangguniang Bayan who were present during the event.

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Dance number from Deaf pupils of Sta. Ana Elementary School 

FORUM ON ACCESSIBLE 2013 ELECTION

Mrs. Piedad Eliazar interprets in sign language the speech of Mr. Tony Villasor of COMELEC. 

Councilor Michell Bermundo (3rd from R) of Taytay with Mr. Tony
Villasor, Atty. Rhodora Yanes, Ms. Piedad Eliazar and Carmen Zubiaga

The whole afternoon was dedicated to a more serious audience composed of parents, leaders of PWD organizations from different municipalities, women volunteers and persons with disabilities from different barangays of Taytay.  Hon. Jun Macabuhay, Chairman of Bgy Dolores welcomed the guest and participants  of the forum. In his message, Mayor Joric Gacula expressed his support to the PWD sector and welcomed the representatives from COMELEC. Mr. Tony Villasor of the COMELEC Inter-Agency Network on Empowerment of PWD in Political and Public Life and Atty Erwin Caliba from the office of Commissioner Rene V. Sarmiento explained the initiatives going on to empower PWDs on their right to suffrage in coordination with PWD organizations, civil society organizations and concerned government agencies.  Engr. Ed Niervas of Department of Public Works and Highways-District 1 of Rizal shared the initiatives of their office in implementing Batas Pambansa 344 or the Accessibility Law.  An open forum followed with the reactions from PWD leaders who insisted that the agency should provide orientation to municipal building officers to strictly implement the law especially in public schools  where voting precincts are located. The PWD leaders cited public schools with steep ramps and inaccessible facilities not friendly to students with disabilities. A close coordination with PWD leaders and DPWH was agreed to monitor the implementation of Accessibility Law within the province. Atty. Rodora Yanes, Election Officer of Taytay closed the forum with her personal enlightening experience during the whole day activity. She announced that the COMELEC Office of Taytay will  give special attention to those who will need assistance during registration.   

SPECIAL REGISTRATION OF VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES AND ISSUANCE OF PWD IDs and MEDICINE PURCHASE BOOKLET

COMELEC TAYTAY implemented the satellite registration for voters with disabilities during the day. Most of the PWDs and senior citizens came to update their records. About 300 PWD also registered for the issuance of  PWD discount IDs. 

THANKS TO MAYOR JORIC GACULA AND THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN NG TAYTAY

WITH SUPPORT FROM: 

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE HEADED BY CARMEN ZUBIAGA,

BGY. DOLORES CHAIRMAN JUN MACABUHAY, KAGAWAD LESTER MARTIREZ, COMELEC TAYTAY ELECTION OFFICER ATTY. RHODORA YANES, TAYTAY BUKAS BUHAY PARA SA MAYKAPANSANAN HEADED BY NINA ROSE SANCHEZ AND THE SAMAHANG KABABAIHAN NG BAGONG TAYTAY THRU MS. ELVIE GALES, PRESIDENT AND CHAIRPERSON, MRS. JOAN ANGELA GACULA. 

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL SPED TEACHERS MARITES, DEANNA AND TESS - YOU ARE MY HEROINES! PLEASE KEEP ME COMPANY FOR OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES. - OF TAYTAY-   Carmen Zubiaga