5 1 to detect, refer or intervene concerning disorders, 2 disabilities, and abilities of the learners; (k) To train and equip all teachers, including child 3 4 development 5 administrators, non-teaching staff of the school, sign 6 language interpreters, parents, and guardians, as partners 7 in 8 advancement of learners with disabilities; 9 10 the teachers primary care, and workers, development, principals, education, and (l) To increase school retention and cohort survival of learners with disabilities; 11 (m) To establish an effective consultative mechanism 12 that will actively involve learners with disabilities, when 13 appropriate, and their representative organizations in the 14 implementation of this Act and in resolving issues relating 15 to it; and 16 (n) To ensure the inclusion of the Filipino Sign 17 Language as the first language (L1) or mother tongue of 18 the deaf learners under Republic Act No. 10533 or the 19 “Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013”.