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Sec. 7. Functions of the ILRC - The ILRC shall function as a learning resource
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center of learners with disabilities to deliver free support services and implement
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programs in support of inclusive education towards capacitating all schools in the country
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to educate learners with disabilities effectively. It shall:
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(a) implement the CFS to ensure that all learners with disabilities who are not
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receiving early and basic education services are identified, located, and evaluated, and
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facilitate their inclusion into the general education system;
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(b) utilize the expertise of a multidisciplinary team to conduct educational
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assessments and diagnoses of learners with disabilities for the preparation of their lEPs,
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and determine appropriate services and placement options;
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(c) spearhead the preparation, implementation, and review of the lEP;
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(d) provide support to learners with disabilities and their diverse needs for their
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inclusion in the general education system;
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(e) produce appropriate teaching and learning materials for learners with
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disabilities, including but not limited to, FSL materials for deaf learners, Braille for the
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blind and visually impaired, and augmentative and alternative instructional materials for
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learners with developmental disabilities;
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provide and facilitate consultative mechanism, counseling, technical
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assistance, and training to general basic education teachers, administrators, child
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development teachers and workers, non-teaching personnel, parents, caregivers,
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guardians, or other family members on the education of learners with disabilities;
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(g) establish a referral system that shall provide and organize multidisciplinary
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services needed by learners with disabilities and their families to mobilize community
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resources;
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(h) monitor and ensure that learners with disabilities within the city or
municipality receive the appropriate services needed, including FSL interpreting;
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implement the programs of the ILRC which include, but not limited to, the
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transition program, alternative educational programs, and early intervention program in
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collaboration with the CDC;
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initiate and implement successful research-based Innovative approaches in
providing educational or support services to learners with disabilities;