EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session ) ) ) O ’d -'C; t '19 SENATE .!lil 29 %>vanarp All ;15 Introd uce d by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR. AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR Be i t enacted b y the Senate and House o f Representative o f the Philippines in Congress assembled: 1 Section 1. Section 4 o f Chapter 1, Title One o f Republic Act No. 7277, as 2 amended, otherwise known as the "Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities" is 3 hereby amended by inserting new subsections to read as follows: 4 5 Definition o f Terms. - [ For purposes of] AS "Sec. 4. USED IN this A ct[, these terms arc defined-as follows]: 6 "x 7 "(Q ) ASSIS TIVE DEVICES A N D TECHNOLOGIES XX 8 REFER TO WHEELCHAIRS 9 PROSTHESES, HEARING AND AIDS, WALKERS, AIDS FOR THE 10 VISUALLY IMPAIRED, AND SPECIALIZED COMPUTER 11 SOFTWARE, HARDWARE AND PERIPHERALS THAT 12 INCREASE 13 COMMUNICATION 14 THEIR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO MAINTAIN OR 15 IMPROVE 16 INDEPENDENCE TO FACILITATE PARTICIPATION AND MOBILITY, AN HEARING, CAPACITIES, INDIVIDUAL'S VISION, AMONG OR OTHERS, FUNCTIONING AND