The United States (US) government has launched a literacy program for the blind and deaf children in the Philippines.
Gabay is the program launched by the US through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
It is is a three-year project for blind and deaf children in the country to have access to quality education.
USAID is in partnership with the Department of Education and Resources for Blind, Inc.
They will work with local governments in the provinces of Batangas, Sorsogon, and Southern Leyte, to identify children from kindergarten to grade three with vision and hearing impairments.
“The United States is a strong advocate of disability policies and programs. We believe that people with disabilities have and should have all the same rights as others,” said USAID Mission Director Lawrence Hardy during the launching of the new project.
The project aims to increase the capacity of service providers and health workers to detect the needs of children with visual and hearing impairments.
“[To] improve teachers’ abilities to prepare and deliver appropriate learning plans, and enhance local government and communities’ responsiveness to the needs of people with disabilities,” according to the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines.—AAC
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