ON March 23 former President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Republic Act (RA) 10754, a law granting expanded benefits and privileges to persons with disability (PWDs). Authored by Leyte Rep. Martin G.

Prof Siddhanath of the faculty of law, AU delivered a special lecture on the need to amend Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act 1995 as per the current scenario. ALLAHABAD: The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre ...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- The government has been asked to amend Section 233 (1) (b) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1988 (Act 588) to impose heavier penalties against individuals ...

The first significant legislation came in 1995 which is called Persons with Disability Act (PWD Act). This legislation was a welfare based act which brought in lot of welfare and amenities for the ...

The National Council on Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), the government’s institution in charge of disability matters, has denied claims that it has called for the Persons with Disabilities Act ...

LETTER | The Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Act, 2008, fails to protect and uphold the rights of persons with disabilities. The PwD Act also fails to be fully in line with the UN Convention on the ...

KUALA LUMPUR: There is an urgent need for the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry to immediately make amendments to the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Act 2008 and the Care Centres Act ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- The amendments to the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Act 2008 are expected to be finalised by this June, focusing on empowerment and enforcement to safeguard the ...