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; 29

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