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Mall voting would’ve been easier for PWDs, elderly–survey
A DECEMBER 2015 survey by the Social Weather Stations showed that three in five registered voters think voting in malls would be easier for senior citizens and PWDs, given the current state of voting...
View ArticleComelec to put up makeshift voter tents for PWDs, senior citizens
By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL THE Commission on Elections has unveiled a new plan to make voting more accessible for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens: emergency accessible polling places...
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Before noon, problems abound for voters with disabilities nationwide
Estellita Sto. Domingo, 87, is being assisted by members of the Emergency Care Academy and Rescue Unit to reach her precinct on the second floor of Marikina Elementary School, Barangay Sta. Elena,...
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Despite EAPPs, voting not any easier for many PWDs and senior citizens
An elderly man uses a magnifying glass to read and fill out his ballot at the Sta. Lucia Elementary School in San Juan. Photo by LUIS LIWANAG By VERA Files CALLING emergency accessible polling places...
View ArticleVIDEO: Despite last minute Comelec instruction, teachers in a Cebu City...
By LUCILLE SODIPE CEBU City — Just hours away from the opening of the May 9 elections, teachers assigned at a polling place here were informed they need to instantly set up an emergency accessible...
View ArticleVIDEO: In Cebu City EAPP, volunteers with disabilities assist fellow PWDs
By LUCILLE SODIPE CEBU City – Election volunteers Krugger Tabada and Leah Recia, both persons with disabilities (PWDs), were startled by the high voter turnout in a polling place here last May 9. They...
View ArticleVIDEO: PWDs happy with South Cotabato elections, but want more improvements...
By AMIEL CAGAYAN and EMMANUEL CAGAYAN MARBEL, South Cotabato – There were no assigned accessible polling places (APPs) in South Cotabato during the May 9 polls, but persons with disabilities (PWDs) who...
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On their own: PWD students care for themselves and others at earthquake drill
By ALLAN YVES BRIONES AND BRYAN EZRA GONZALES THOUSANDS of persons with disabilities (PWDs) participated in the recent annual earthquake simulation exercise, some of them showing they could take part...
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Vico Cham: Seeing the world through art and autism
By ARIANNE CHRISTIAN TAPAO Vico Cham standing next to his painting. Photo by ARIANNE CHRISTIAN TAPAO IN a 26-square meter studio deep within the heart of Pasig City, people with autism fill the world...
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New QC wheelchair ramps outdated, unusable
By ALLAN YVES BRIONES, BRYAN EZRA GONZALES and ARIANNE CHRISTIAN TAPAO Photos by LUIS LIWANAG Infographics by ARIANNE CHRISTIAN TAPAO WHEELCHAIR ramps have sprouted a stone’s throw away from the food...
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