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