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The House-approved bill allowing persons with disabilities to vote early during elections is “the assistive device” that removes an “institutional barrier” that prevents PWDs from exercising their right to vote, Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said. But more than that, it is “an access ramp to democracy” that could give millions…
MANILA Senator Mark Villar has filed a measure mandating all state universities and colleges (SUCs) to build persons with disabilities (PWD)-friendly infrastructure facilities to give them an equal chance to finish their collegiate education despite financial and physical constraints. In filing Senate Bill No 1704, or (PWD) Infrastructure-Friendly Facilities Act, Villar cited Article 17 of the Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities which provides that "it is the National Government's mandate to provide State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) with necessary special facilities for visually-impaired, hearing-impaired, speech-impaired, and orthopedically-impaired students," and allocate the necessary funds thereof. "Enabling the disabled is a state policy that should be reflected in Philippine legislation," he said in his explanatory note. He said SB 1704 is in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that the Philippines officia