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Angela Mae M.

Songcal
Rehab. Sci. 1
TF 10:30-12:00pm

RA 7277 & Accessibility Law- Summary

Republic Act 7277

Magna Carta for Disabled Persons

This act provides for the rights and privileges of the disabled persons and their integration into the

mainstream of the society. The State acknowledges the disabled persons as part of the society and that

their full potentials have to be developed and improved to achieve total well-being so that they will

become independent and functional into the mainstream of the society. For this reason Republic Act

7277 Magna Carta for the Disabled Persons has been adopted to ensure their rehabilitation, self-

development and self-reliance, thereby achieving necessary skills and capabilities to take their essential

part in the community.

Every citizen should be involved in giving equal rights to the disabled persons that of any other

person in the society. Like any other people, the disabled persons should live free and independent as

possible without the discrimination from the society where they belong. The rehabilitation of the disabled

persons should be geared towards community-based programs to encourage full support and

participation from the different sectors in the community. The private sectors are also encouraged to

extend their role as partners of the State in the society to foster welfare of disabled persons in programs

aimed to respond to their specific special needs. Thus, cultivating full capabilities of the disabled persons

and eventually attain productive and fulfilling life.

The State encourages everyone to uphold respect for the disabled persons to make possible

their integration into the mainstream society. It also makes all the efforts to eradicate hindrances that are

discriminating the capabilities and potentials of the disabled persons.

It is an act providing for the rehabilitation, self-development and self-reliance of disabled persons

and their integration into the mainstream of society and for other purposes:

rights and privileges of disabled persons:


equal opportunity for employment

access to quality education

National Health Program

Auxiliary Social Services

Telecommunications

Accessibility ( barrier-free environment)

Political and civil rights

BP 344

Accessibility Law

The Accessibility Law is an act to enhance the mobility of disabled persons by requiring certain building,
institution, establishments, and other public utilities to install facilities and other devices.

SCOPE

Public and private buildings and related structures for public use and which shall be
constructed, repaired or renovated.

Streets and highways and public utilities

Streets and highways

Public transport vehicles

Public telephones

Public transport terminals including those of LRTA

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