Educating out of school Children with Disabilities

The turnover of schools supplies, learning materials and story books for children were officially handed over last January 30, 2026 to the children with disability students of Barangay Pamplona Uno Community based Enrichment Program under Ms. Minerva as facilitator. Officers of the Las Pinas Persons with Disability Federation, Inc. headed the turn over of the learning materials to be used by the 3 batches covering more than 30 children with disabilities. Present to witness the turnover were the Barangay Captain and Admin of barangay Pamplona Uno.

Among the children who are students of the CBEP , the following students are to transition this year to either regular school or special class:

Meet JM, diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD). At the start of the CBEP last year (2025) JM was almost always carried by his father to class since he can barely walk on his own at 4 years old. His legs are very weak and he walks on his tiptoes. He is inattentive and cannot eat solid food and only drinks milk. After more than a year of doing the activities in the CBEP module, JM can walk on his own slowly and with little guidance and have learned to eat solid food.This year he will be enrolled in a special class in a regular school.

Meet YUWANN, 5 year old child diagnosed with Autism with ADHD. Yuwann is also non verbal and very hyper . He does not like sharing his toys with other kids so when other kids attempts to touch his toys to play with him, they end up fighting and when his parents tr to intervene and stop the fight, the parents end up being hurt by Yuwann. Because he is non verbal, he has difficulty communicating and in following instructions. But now after a year of CBEP, he can follow instructions and plays with other kids , he is also fond of drawing and knows how to read and write thus eligible for kinder class in a regular scholl.

Meet KENZO, 4 year old with Autism with 3 other siblings. His mother accompanies him to CBP Class. At the start of the program Kenzo is very hyperactive and has difficulty obeying instructions. But with the guidance of the mother and unrelenting patience with kenzo, he knows how to write alphabet, has improved his attention and focus in class. This is why the mother is so happy for she thought Kenzo has no chance of improving his learning skills but now he is ready for enrollment in daycare this year.

These stories of development and hope through CBEP are the very reason why LPPWDFI is bent on supporting the CBEP.

The child is one of the most important assets of the nation. Many face barriers to accessing quality, inclusive education. Physical accessibility, lack of trained teachers, and stigma are common issues.

Every effort should be exerted to promote his welfare and enhance his opportunities for a useful and happy life.”(Article 1, P.D. 603) In all actions concerning children with disabilities, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration (Article 7, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilies).

This is the main reason why the Las Pinas Persons with Disabilities Federation, Inc. through the Community Based Enrichment Program (CBEP) included distribution of inclusive learning materias for children with disabilities, The organization is aware that most story books or educational materials in the market are not accessible to some children wi disabilities. So together with Asmae, the federation meticulously chose learning materials to be distributed to CBEP Centers and Day Care centers with children with disabilities. Unique features of these learning materials aside from being big books with large prints, these books carry more pictures that children can easily identify with. 

There are 15 books per set  to be distributed to CBEP Centers and each set included the books on numbers, alphabet, vegetables and fruits, colors, parts of the body, and inclusive books like 1,KAYANG KAYA (I CAN DO THIS) ; 2.ANG UNA KONG ALPABETO (MY FIRST ALPHABET)  ; 3. MASAYA PALA!  DIEGO AT MARIE; BONG'S DAY;  ANG MABAIT NA KALABAW; (MY GOOD CARABAO)  NANG MAGKAKULAY ANG NAYON; (WHEN THE VILLAGE WAS COLORED)   4. SAMPUNG MGA DALIRI (10 LITTLE FINGERS); 5. MGA HUGIS SA AMING BAHAY (SHAPES IN OUR HOUSE); 6. MASAYA AKO; (I AM HAPPY) 7. MARIO'S SPECIAL DAY; 8. ANG PAMILYA NAMIN (OUR FAMILY); 9. SI EMANNOEL! NOEL! LEON! LEON!G ENGKANTADA; 10. PAPEL DE LIHA ;11.  ANG PAMBIH (IRANG BUHOK NI RAQUEL  (THE INCREDIBLE HAIR OF RAQUEL);12.  SAYAW NG MGA KAMAY (SECOND EDITION); (DANCE OF HANDS) 13. TARA, ITOK!, 14. BOY KENDENG; 15. ANG MADYIK SILYA NI TITOY; (THE MAGIC CHAIR)

These story books will be turn over to CBEP Centers as soon as the organization has come up with a schedule since there were typhoon Nando and Opong these past months. We are excited and  confident that these books will be o great help to the children with disbalities.