DAGUPAN CITY – At least 1,286
persons with disabilities here were issued their
respective identification cards when the city joined the
whole nation in celebrating International Day for Persons with
Disabilities last week.
Josephine S. De Vera, Social Welfare
Assistant and Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office
Coordinator, announced that through the efforts of Mayor Belen
T. Fernandez, several PWDs were given support gadgets so that they can
move with ease like normal persons.
At least 13 PWDs were given
prosthesis for them to be able to walk normally and gain confidence in
themselves; five were recipients of orthopedic shoes; 20
received personalized wheelchairs courtesy of the Latter Day Saints (LDS)
while another 31 also received wheelchairs donated by Dr. Ashok Vasandani;
five were given crutches and 19 were given folding canes.
PWDs were also enrolled in a livelihood
skills training program in operating a sari-sari store, carpentry and basic
computer skills to help them become self-employed.
“We are truly grateful to Mayor
Fernandez because for the first time we received much attention from the city
especially with respect to our rights and privileges,” said De
Vera, president of the Katipunan ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas, Inc. in
Dagupan.
De Vera added that with all the
programs and assistance given by the city, PWDs need not confined themselves
anymore in the four corners of their homes out of fear and
shame.
“By joining the different skills
training programs of the city, our PWDs have become productive and more active
members of our society,” said De Vera. (Joseph C. Bacani/CIO/Dec. 23, 2015)
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