Education, Employment and Health

People cannot be denied employment on the basis of disability.

If disabled people can’t find employment, they are ensured to find a stable job in their field of interest through sheltered employment.

Private companies must provide accommodations for their disabled employees.

The Philippine government will provide vocational training to disabled people for skill development.

Disabled people will be supplied resources and counselors for vocational training.

The Philippine government will provide equal access to quality education, and it is unlawful to deny a student admission to school on a basis of disability.

The Philippines government must supply finance assistance to disabled students pursuing postsecondary school.

Public schools must supply adequate special education (SPED) programs, funded by the Philippine government.

Colleges are responsible for providing required assistance, vocational training materials, and research on elimination of discrimination of disabled people.

The goals of this program are to prevent disability, diagnose disability early, and provide early rehabilitation for disabled people.

The Philippine government recognizes the right to health of disabled people and will provide funds to make disability prevention and medical treatment affordable.

The Philippine government will develop and fund a program to help disabled people access public transportation.

It is forbidden to deny a person employment based on disability, and corporations must provide accessible opportunities to apply and work as abled people.