How much do we really care for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)?

[mr_incredible]

This is located at the corner of Ortigas and Santolan.

Nung ginagawa pa lang ito, nagtataka na ako kung bakit nila lalagyan ng ramp diyan na obvious namang nakaharang ang mga poste! Ang masaklap pa niyan, marami akong nakikitang mga ramps na ganito na hindi naman magagamit ng mga PWDs dahil either may mga obstructions or sobrang kitid naman ng sidewalk para magkasya ang wheelchair.

Just goes to show you how much our government really cares for persons with disabilities...

[ooba99]

Di kaya part ito ng obstacle course ng paralympic games?

[scharnhorst]

The answer is... no.

Even then, most of the facilities available for differently abled persons are limited to the wheelchair bound - ramps, elevators, etc etc. What about the other disabilities?

Some people even go as far as considering such people as nuisances. Nakakita na ako mga tao sinisingitan pa yung nakawheelchair sa elevator.

[vinj]

Try to count the number of elevators with Braille markings. Also, people who tend to buildings and commercial areas (guards, service people, policemen, enforcers, etc.) should also have knowledge on assisting differently abled people as part of their training.

At least some people still care; one time i unknowingly parked on a parking slot reserved for disabled persons (in a fast food chain) as the markings on the pavement were already worn out. Someone pointed it out to me when i stepped out of the car and when i looked, it was Ms. Tanging Ina.

[rna800]

The answer is... no.

Even then, most of the facilities available for differently abled persons are limited to the wheelchair bound - ramps, elevators, etc etc. What about the other disabilities?

Some people even go as far as considering such people as nuisances. Nakakita na ako mga tao sinisingitan pa yung nakawheelchair sa elevator.

I so totally agree. One time I went in SM Fairview and I saw an SUV that parked in the disabled parking slot. When the passengers came out, I saw 4 men that aren't even close to be considered disabled. 2 even lit their cigarettes and they were all laughing. That was just one incident. There are even sidewalks that not even 2 persons could fit, filled with potholes and vendors, and that would even make a disabled person think twice of using it.

[niky]

The accessibility laws are a joke.

The ramps that the government makes, in many places, are blocked by posts and whatnot.

There are also very few pedestrian overpasses that are disabled-friendly. Yeah, you heard me right... there are actually pedestrian overpasses with wheelchair ramps... but I've only ever seen them in one place (Sucat Interchange).

The law for wheelchair access ramps is very poorly enforced. Many access ramps have the improper incline for wheelchair access. (Typically should be an inch rise for every foot of ramp, at the most)

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RE: Braille on elevators. That's only on new elevators because they're sold that way. Notice that almost nobody except a few hospitals puts up braille signboards.

[oj88]

Such inconsiderate people, them that abuse the parking slots for the disabled. In the words of Jeff Dunham's "Walter" character, I'd "run him over and make an honest man out of him".

[shadow]

my two cents on the braille is bec mga bulag dito sa atin most often than not laging meron kasama unlike sa other countries their blind people are independent...

[scharnhorst]

There are also very few pedestrian overpasses that are disabled-friendly. Yeah, you heard me right... there are actually pedestrian overpasses with wheelchair ramps... but I've only ever seen them in one place (Sucat Interchange).

The edsa-q.ave overpass has ramps. But these things are so steep that an unaided wheelchair user would never be able to get up to the overpass, and if he/she did, they'd surely careen down and probably injure themselves

[renzo_d10]

Pampapogi lang daw yang mga ramps na yan


Baka may premyo pag nakadaan ang nakawheelchair diyan

[scharnhorst]

Pampapogi lang daw yang mga ramps na yan


Baka may premyo pag nakadaan ang nakawheelchair diyan

haha. kung hindi nga nakawheelchair e hirap umakyat/bumaba!

[number001]

In places like MOA, people just park into parking spaces meant for disabled persons. I saw before an L300 full of people (all with no disabilities) slotting right in there.

[kevin3000]

baka naman design lang un o kaya ginagamit nung mga nagtatayo ng poste para di sila mahirapan

[Monseratto]

Restaurant may face P1.2M in damages for exposing PWD cards online – Newsbytes Philippines

[_Cathy_]

Do I qualify for psychosocial disability? Ang tindi naman ng 6 na anak may PWD. How exactly does one quality for a visual disability? 2000 ang grado ng mata?

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[_Cathy_]

QC probes PWD cards issued to 'unqualified' family

ABS-CBN News

Posted at Jun 24 2020 10:17 PM

MANILA - The Quezon City government said Wednesday it is investigating the issuance of persons with disability (PWD) identification cards to 6 members of a well-off family.

The 6 allegedly acquired the PWD cards in 2018 without submitting any requirements, the city government said.

"The 6 were issued PWD ID cards despite not being qualified under Republic Act No. 10754 or An Act Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of Persons with Disability (PWD). Allegedly, they paid P2,000 each for the said cards," it added in a statement.

The city government has also identified the employee who issued the PWD cards.

“The person behind the issuance of the ID card will be given 72 hours to explain why he shouldn't be held administratively and criminally liable,” City Attorney Nino Casimiro said.

The employee could be charged for grave misconduct and dismissed from service, he added.

In the wake of the incident, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has ordered the suspension on the processing of PWD cards until Friday to craft new guidelines.

“We will use the 2 days to come up with the needed safeguards to ensure that only those deserving get the PWD cards,” she said in a statement.

“Our protocols will be revisited and needed controls will be placed so the system will not be abused by greedy and opportunistic individuals,” she added.

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[dr. d]

may mga tao na sobra-sobra ang kaya naman... gusto lang maka-lusot.
the feeling na na-iisahan mo ang iba, is very pleasurable to them.

government has a list of "allowed dis-abilities". some are even defined, to avoid confusion.

[_Cathy_]

may mga tao na sobra-sobra ang kaya naman... gusto lang maka-lusot.
the feeling na na-iisahan mo ang iba, is very pleasurable to them.

government has a list of "allowed dis-abilities". some are even defined, to avoid confusion.

sobra sobra ang kaya na lang talaga afford magkaron ng 6 na anak (5 went to Ateneo, may nag medicine pa) I would like to know what "visual disability" is. Mali din ginawa nila na binigay yung 6 na card sa driver, the card holder should be present pag sa restaurant discount

[dr. d]

sobra sobra ang kaya na lang talaga afford magkaron ng 6 na anak (5 went to Ateneo, may nag medicine pa) I would like to know what "visual disability" is. Mali din ginawa nila na binigay yung 6 na card sa driver, the card holder should be present pag sa restaurant discount

the law takes no cognizance of the family's or person's financial status, for recognition of PWD status.
such status is granted on the basis of certain "disabilities".

some writers define visual disability as a person with 20/70 vision, even with corrective lenses.

"even with corrective lenses, the person has only 20/70 vision. he can see at 20 feet away with reasonable clarity, that which a person with perfect vision can see with the same clarity, from 70 feet away."
on the ordinary eye chart, that corresponds to about the third row of letters from above.

some authors define "legally blind" as a person who, even with corrective lenses, have 20/200 vision.
even with glasses, they have to go to as close as 20 feet, to see what a person with perfect vision can see from 200 away.

[_Cathy_]

the law takes no cognizance of the family's or person's financial status, for recognition of PWD status.
such status is granted on the basis of certain "disabilities".

some writers define visual disability as a person with 20/70 vision, even with corrective lenses.

"even with corrective lenses, the person has only 20/70 vision. he can see at 20 feet away with reasonable clarity, that which a person with perfect vision can see with the same clarity, from 70 feet away."
on the ordinary eye chart, that corresponds to about the third row of letters from above.

some authors define "legally blind" as a person who, even with corrective lenses, have 20/200 vision.
even with glasses, they have to go to as close as 20 feet, to see what a person with perfect vision can see from 200 away.

If that is the case 20/70 or 20/200 baka more than 50% of Filipino adults qualified for PWD That is why I am asking what is the definition of visual disability

Qualified na din pala ako for PWD card kasi 120/100 ako