1 0) To enable and empower all teachers, including those with disabilities, parents, 2 guardians, and family members by training and equipping them with capabilities to 3 detect, refer or intervene concerning disorders, disabilities, and abilities of the learners; 4 (k) To train and equip all teachers, including child development teachers and 5 workers, principals, administrators, non-teaching staff of the school, sign language 6 interpreters, parents, and guardians, as partners in the primary care, development, 7 education, and advancement of learners with disabilities; 8 (I) To increase school retention and cohort survival of learners with disabilities; 9 (m) To establish an effective consultative mechanism that will actively involve 10 learners with disabilities, when appropriate, and their representative organizations in the 11 implementation of this Act and in resolving issues relating to it; and 12 (n) To ensure the inclusion of the Filipino Sign Language as the first language (LI) 13 or mother tongue of the deaf learners under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10533 or the 14 "Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013". 15 16 17 Sec. 4. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following shall be defined as follows: 18 (a) Basic Education refers to education intended to meet basic learning needs that 19 provide the foundation for subsequent learning. It encompasses kindergarten, 20 elementary, and secondary education of learners with disabilities. 21 (b) Child Development Centers (CDCs) are the day care centers established in 22 every barangay under R.A. No. 6972 or the 'Barangay-Level Total Development and 23 Protection of Children Act" and converted to CDCs under R.A. No. 10410, otherwise 24 known as the "Early Years Act (EYA) of 2013". CDCs are implementing health, nutrition, 25 early education, and social services development programs that provide for the basic 26 holistic needs of learners with disabilities below five (5) years old to promote their 27 optimum growth and development. These also include national CDCs as provided in R.A. 28 No. 10410. 29 (c) Child Find System (CFS) refers to the system of identification, location, and 30 evaluation of all learners with disabilities who are not receiving basic education services 31 for purposes of facilitating their inclusion into the general basic education system. It