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The State likewise recognizes the vital role of learners with disabilities in society.
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It shall accordingly include their diverse needs as an integral part of national development
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strategies, guarantee their social protection, and facilitate their active participation and
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inclusion in public, civic, and State affairs.
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Sec. 3. Objectives. - This Act shall pursue the following objectives:
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(a) To provide learners with disabilities free and appropriate public early and basic
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education and support services and programs based on their needs, and In preparation
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for adult living and community life;
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(b) To provide learners with disabilities access to the general education system
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through formal school systems, including alternative delivery services, in accordance with
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the "United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities", "UNESCO
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Convention Against Discrimination in Education", "The Incheon Strategy to Make the
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Rights Real for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific", and other specific rights
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and benefits under existing laws;
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(c) To establish and maintain Inclusive Learning Resource Centers of Learners
with Disabilities in support of their inclusion in the general education system;
(d) To ensure that learners with disabilities develop their potential toward selfsufficiency and become fully participative members of society;
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(e) To create significant and positive changes in community orientation towards
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disability to ensure that learners with disabilities are understood, appreciated, and
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respected for their differences by the members of their communities and by society in
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general;
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(f) To further develop a system for Identification, referral, and intervention for
learners with disabilities;
(g) To identify, through a Child Find System, learners with disabilities who are not
receiving early and basic education services;
(h) To institutionalize the development. Implementation, and review of the
Individualized Education Plan for the quality education of learners with disabilities;
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(i) To provide parents or guardians with information and opportunities to actively
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participate In the possible placement options and educational programs for learners with
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disabilities to enable them to make informed choices and decisions;