DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Apr. 17 (PIA) – Some 114 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) across the province here have recently benefited from a leg prostheses grant amounting to about P3 million from the Fil-American Association of Central New Jersey (FAACNJ).
The FAACNJ assistance for the PWDs was materialized in partnership with Davao del Sur Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO).
Rosula B. Aldanese, PSWDO focal person for PWDs program, said 95 of the beneficiaries fitted and received their artificial legs late January this year.
The fitting and distribution of leg prostheses for the 19 recipients were done on February 27, 2013, Aldanese said.
She said the beneficiaries were qualified to receive the artificial legs after undergoing assessment and measurement in October last year during the medical mission dubbed “Simbahan at Probinsya: Oplan Bigay Paa” held at the San Isidro Labrador Parish Compound in Digos City.
The PSWDO headed the medical mission in coordination with FAACNJ headed by Romy Buerano, Philippine General Hospital Rehab Team led by Dr. Penny Bondoc, and Tzu Chi Rehab Team from Zamboanga headed by Dr. Raymund Satur.
The Physicians for Peace, Diocese of Digos, and San Isidro Parish led by Fr. Nestor Lizondra were also part of the medical mission for the PWDs.
Aldanese said the local government of Davao del Sur has bestowed a plaque of recognition on FAACNJ for the latter’s moral and financial support it has extended to the PWDS in the province.
The PGH Rehab and Tzu-Chi Rehab teams were also cited for their moral and technical support for the PWDs, she added.
The LGU has been fervent in providing assistance for the welfare of the PWDs through capability and livelihood trainings and free health services, Aldanese said.
Among the trainings conducted last year was the three-day Braille Orientation and Sign Language Basic Seminar in April which was attended by 25 PWDs organizations presidents and focal persons.
Also carried out in April 2012 was the three-day Wheelchair Measurement and Assessment Training and Orientation on Republic Act 9442 held in Davao City attended by 25 PWDs organizations presidents and focal persons.
From May to July 2012, PSWDO administered a province-wide wheelchair assessment and measurement with 136 potential beneficiaries who will be given wheelchairs by the Latter Day Saints Charities, though no distribution schedule has been set yet.
Aside from the medical mission, the PSWDO also spearheaded the “Mata’t Tainga Ko, Ipapasuri Ko,” a free eye and ear check-up for 118 high school students at Digos City National High School.
This consultation activity was done in partnership with UCCP Social Concerns Foundation.
The PSWDO also conducted a Provincial Accessibility Audit last year which was participated in by various government agencies and non-government organizations who discussed about the implementation of the Accessibility Law or Batas Pambansa Bilang 344.
For this year, more activities will be programmed to serve more PWDs in the province, Aldanese said, citing the sewing training scheduled first week of May for 30 parents of PWD students from the government’s special schools in Digos City. (Carina Cayon PIA XI)
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