Conference for CWD Education

These 3 photos were taken during the Inclusive Education Forum Held at the Asian Institute of Management last January 21, 2015.  The drafted amendment on Inclusive Education (formerly called Special Education Act) was presented to the body, composed of Council of Children With Disabilities, DPT-Ed Advisory Board, PWD NGOs, PWDs representatives, Dept-Ed officials, NCDA, and all other government and non-government organizations.  One of the provision of the draft is to have all schools accessible to Students With disabilities.

During the forum, Ar. Jaime Silva volunteered the UAP Committee On Accessibility together with the Makati CBD Chapter, to help Dept-Ed in the conduct of walkthrough survey to determine how accessible these NCR Dept-Ed schools are accessible to Students With Disabilities.  Since Ar. Silva has gotten confirmation from Makati CBD Chapter President Ar. Richard Franco to help the Committee On Accessibility, he asked Ar. Vanessa Ledesma, a board member of the Makati CBD Chapter to join him in that forum.

Jaime Silva
Committee On Accessibility

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Collapsible Bathroom Enclosure

The Installation was called by the ABS-CBN- Sagip Kapamilya Program in their response to the ‘Mayon Operation 2014’. The Area B of UAP responded through UAP Cavite Chapter under District Director Carlo Magno Matela and Arch’t. Rene Heray. On September 29, 2014, Arch’t. Heray called the attention of District Director Alain D. Costa of UAP District B5 to provide a design of a bathroom for evacuation centers which can be easily installed and dismantled- for mobility factor.
District B5 with UAP-Legazpi Chapter responded.

Timeline of Development:
October 1, 2014: District B5 with met with Mr. Earl Bacabac of ABS-CBN- Sagip Kapamilya for preliminary design assessment at La Mia Tazza, with Arch. Ramon Aycardo and Arch. Maridel Baldano of UAP-Legazpi Chapter.
October 3, 2014: District B5 with Arch’t. Ernesto Tianco met with Ms. Bernadette Sembrano of ABS-CBN for Mock Planning at La Mia Tazza, Legazpi City.

October 6, 2014: The prototype was installed and tested at the Upper Malabog Elementary School Evacuation Center.

With Mr. Erleo Bacabac (second from left) of ABS-CBN Foundation and UAP Legazpi respondents Arch.Ramon Aycardo (far left), Arch. Ernesto Tianco and DB5 DD Alain D. Costa.

October 13, 2014: The 12-Units of collapsible bathroom enclosures was finally installed, 4-units in three evacuation sites, namely; Anislag Elementary School, Upper Malabog Elementary School and Camalig North Elementary School.

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