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Enabling the Disabled

Roadworks Ahead: Valenzuela City and its journey to PWD empowerment

Maricris Delos Santos & Lourdes Villar-Santos

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With over 20,000 PWDs in 2017, Valenzuela City’s PDAO faces the daunting task of assisting a big, vulnerable  PWD population. A typical PWD client in the city would most likely be female, within 46 to 60 years old and with orthopedic or visual disabilities.
 
PDAO was official y created in 2013 and was lodged in the CSWDO. In 2016, it was placed under the Office of the Mayor.  During the period of transition, Coun. Cora Cortez was instrumental in the provision of assistance. But as the PWD Unit in CSWDO transitioned to PDAO, there were drastic changes. Currently, the re-construction of the PWD data occupy much of PDAO’s resources (32 contractual staff). PDAO does not have an employee holding a permanent position.

Despite the current situation, VC PDAO continues its programs with the help of other LGU departments such as for programs on awareness raising, Federation general assemblies, assistive device provision, job fairs, and monitoring of infrastructure.  The city has other PWD-inclusive initiatives like the City’s Special Education Center (ValSPED) “ALERT” button, and house tagging for emergency purposes. These initiatives are managed by other offices in the LGU.


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