1 likewise covers learners below five (5) years old who are not receiving early education 2 services and programs under R.A. No. 10410. 3 4 5 For purposes of the CFS, a child refers to a person below eighteen (18) years of age. (d) refers to a sub-set of deaf individuals with hearing loss who use the 6 natural visual language of the community and support its goals and values as a linguistic 7 and cultural minority. 8 (e) Early Education refers to the education of learners below five (5) years old 9 pursuant to R.A. No. 10410 which adequately prepares them for the formal learning 10 system that begins at kindergarten. 11 (f) Filipino Sign Language (FSL) refers to the national sign language of the 12 Philippines as declared under R.A. No. 11106 or The Filipino Sign Language Act", and 13 used by deaf Filipinos as their unique visual language and distinct from spoken Filipino. 14 (g) Inclusive Education refers to a process of addressing and responding to the 15 diversity of needs of all learners by moving towards the end goal of full participation, 16 presence and achievement in learning, cultures and communities, and eliminating 17 exclusion within and from education. It involves accommodation, modification, 18 adaptation, and individualization in content, approaches, structures, and strategies, with 19 a common vision that covers all learners of the appropriate age range, and a conviction 20 that it is the State's responsibility to educate all children. 21 22 It also focuses on achieving quality education that fosters diversity and flexibility towards full participation of all learners with disabilities. 23 (h) Inclusion refers to a process where all learners, regardless of their background 24 and abilities, are given an equal chance to play, learn, and interact together in the same 25 learning environment. It is an approach where every learner is valued, supported, and 26 given access to equal opportunities and learning experiences within an ILRC, CDC or 27 28 school setting. (i) Inclusive Learning Resource Center of Learners with Disabilities (ILRC) refers 29 to a place that provides support to teaching and learning, using appropriate, accessible, 30 disability-, linguistically-, culturally-, and gender-sensitive instructional learning materials, 31 tools, devices, gadgets, and equipment to facilitate and enhance learning, and 32 assessment tools and instruments to evaluate developmental domains and specific areas