MANILA, Philippines - The Cultural Center of the Philippines has strengthened its efforts to serve Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and make arts and culture more accessible to them through the CCP PWD-Exchange Program.
In 2012, the CCP PWD-Exchange Program implemented the construction of areas for PWDs in wheelchairs in the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo and Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino.
PWD areas at the CCP are offered to persons in wheelchairs and their companions. All PWDs are entitled to 20 percent discount on CCP shows.
Several activities were also held under the program in 2012. These include a meeting with the different PWD sectors; free accommodation of PWD guests to the PPO Concert on March 16, 2012, during which blind and vision-impaired guests were provided with program notes in Braille and large print; a free lecture on Filipino sign language for the CCP ushering staff and employees. Also, the preparation of the CCP PWD Accommodation Policy and Guidelines was undertaken.
The CCP PWD program began in 2000 with the installation of wooden handrails in corridors, wheelchair ramps in selected places and the wheelchair lift at the Little Theater entrance.For more information about the CCP PWD program, call CCP Venue Operations Division at 832-1125 loc. 1412-1413.