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to, the rights to be informed and be served written notices on matters affecting the
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education of the learner with disability, to participate in lEP deliberation meetings, to
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access records, and to file a complaint if dispute resolution fails.
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The DepEd shall likewise ensure the speedy disposition of any complaint filed by
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learners with disabilities, their parents, guardians, caregivers, or other family members,
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which shall be immediately acted upon and resolved not later than thirty (30) calendar
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days from receipt of the complaint. Any DepEd official, teacher, or employee, and CDC
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or ILRC personnel who shall cause any undue delay and fail to comply with the said
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prescribed period shall be held administratively liable.
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Sec. 24. Public Information/ Education and Communication. - The DepEd and the
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Philippine Information Agency shall conduct an intensified nationwide information
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dissemination campaign on the rights of learners with disabilities under this Act and other
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existing laws, which shall include the prevention, early identification, assessment of a
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disabling condition, and the strategic Intervention programs for learners with disabilities.
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All information dissemination campaign materials shall be in accessible formats
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which include, but not limited to, Braille, large-print format, electronic, non-print, or multi-
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media format.
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Sec. 25. Whoie-of-Community Approach. - For the inclusion of learners with
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disabilities in the general education system and the community, a whole-of-community
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approach shall be adopted to facilitate collaborative action in and by the school
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community, the academe, and other stakeholders, public or private, to foster the
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involvement and participation of every sector, especially the organizations of persons with
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disabilities, the learners with disabilities, and their parents and other members of their
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families.
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Sec. 26. Interpretation Clause. - The provisions of this Act and its IRR shall be
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liberally construed in favor of the best Interests of the learners with disabilities as
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enunciated In the "United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child".
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