8. In view of the increased tendencies of male intimate partners and family members of
women with disabilities to impinge on their autonomy and self-determination, especially
in relation to the exercise of their SRHR—to include and strengthen engagement with
men and families of women with disabilities in the RH agenda and its implementation.
Concurrently, empowerment of women with disabilities and support for women with
disability organizations should be emphasized and promoted; With this, it is
recommended that the National Council for Disability Affairs (NCDA), the Department of
Social Welfare and Development(through 4Ps), Population Commission (POP COM), and
the DOH should strengthen its programming including Gender Sensitivity and SRHR
capacity building and empowerment sessions for women with disabilities and their
families.
9. In light of the existing data gap on women with disabilities, for DOH to fast-track the
implementation of Philippine Registry of Persons with Disability, while ensuring that
collected data are disaggregated based on gender and disabilities;
10. For government agencies, especially those with frontline services, to ensure access of
women with disabilities to information by providing sign language interpreters and local
language translators, as well as communication materials in braille, large print, audio
format, simple language, sign language, and pictures; full implementation of the Filipino
Sign Language Law (RA 1110) is recommended;
11. For the DOH and the Professional Registration Commission to immediately issue a policy
guidance upholding the patient rights of women with disabilities and prohibiting
discriminatory acts against them, such as the issuance of advisories explicitly prohibiting
dsicrimination and prejudice on the basis of disability, coercion to undergo ligation and
other medical treatments, verbal abuse through discriminatory statements, and nonobservance of PWD priority lanes, among others; Accountability and complaint
mechanisms for discriminatory treatment should also be strengthened.
12. In view of the increased economic vulnerabilities of women with disabilities, impinging
on their access to RH and remedies in cases of GBV—for the National Council on
Disability Affairs (NCDA) in coordination with PhilHealth, SSS, GSIS, and LGUs to comply
with Section 30 (E) of the MCW demanding for a community-based social protection
scheme and the development of social protection programs for women with disabilities;
Women with disability’s rights to be protected from violence (sec, 9, MCW) should be
fully implemented by ensuring responsive, effective, and accessible Barangay VAW
Desks, Municipal Social Welfare Offices, and PNP Women’s Desks;
13. For Philhealth to take into account the SRH issues of women with disabilities in the
development of the exclusive insurance package for PWDs in compliance with the
provisions of the Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities, the Magna Carta of Women,
and the Universal Health Care Law;
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