A. Scope This section shall cover only marginalized disabled persons which is so defined in the Act as disabled persons who lack access to rehabilitative services and opportunities to be able to participate fully in socio-economic activities and who have no means of livelihood or whose incomes fall below the poverty threshold. a.1 Lacking in access to rehabilitative services would mean those who have limited or no ability to obtain medical, social, educational, vocational an livelihood opportunities. a.2 Poverty threshold means income cutoff for a family of six (6) based on NEDA findings. The subsidized transportation scheme can only be availed of by: a.3 Marginalized disabled persons who will be undergoing training on vocational and/or livelihood skills enhancement programs in vocational rehabilitation centers managed by government and non-government agencies. a.4 Marginalized disabled persons who want to resettle in their place of origin with the intention of finally residing there. a.5 Marginalized disabled persons who are to avail of prosthetic devices, surgical intervention and other domestic travels related for educational needs. B. Provisions b.1 These provisions are limited to domestic travels only. b.2 The social welfare officer or any officer designated to implement social welfare services in the municipality shall determine: b.2.1 Nearest venue for education, training or hospital which will provide the prosthetic devices; b.2.2 Practical and most convenient mode of air, land or sea transportation to be used by the disabled persons. b.2.3 The DSWD managed rehabilitation centers giving the training shall provide for transportation assistance to disabled persons during the period of training. b.2.4 Except those who are receiving transportation assistance in DSWD vocational rehabilitation centers, the disabled person seeking this can avail of it from the Office of the Mayor of the municipality of this residence. The local social welfare development officer or any other officer designated to implement social welfare services shall facilitate the giving of transportation assistance to qualified disabled persons. b.2.5 The eligibility requirements on the provision of vocational training and/or prosthetic devices given to disabled persons are provided for in the implementing rules and regulations of Chapter 1 (Employment) Section 9 and Chapter 4 (Auxiliary Social Services) Section 21 Letter (1) respectively of this Act. b.2.6 The local government unit shall make sure that necessary funds for the transportation assistance to be given to the disabled persons are included in their budget. Exception to this provision are those disabled persons who are undergoing training in DSWD managed vocational rehabilitation centers and other non-government managed centers. RULE VIII SECTION 1. System of Voting 1.1 Registration a. On the day specified by law for registration, a qualified disabled person may register as a voter by accomplishing the required voter’s affidavit, and such other forms as may be required by the Commission on Elections with respect to need of assistance and access. b. The voter’s affidavit of a disabled person may be prepared: i. Any relative within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity; or ii. Any member of the board of election inspectors. c. Any person above-mentioned who assists a disabled person in the preparation of the voter’s affidavit shall; i. Prepare voter’s affidavit in accordance with the data supplied by the applicant; and ii. Take an oath before the board of election inspectors that he shall fill up such affidavit in accordance with the instructions given by said disabled person.