Section 25–28 · 4 provisions
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Barrier-Free Environment.
SEC. 25. Barrier-Free Environment. - The State shall ensure the attainment of a barrier-free environment that will enable disabled persons to have access in public and private buildings and establishments and such other places mentioned in Batas Pambansa Bilang 344, otherwise known as the "Accessibility Law."
The national and local governments shall allocate funds for the provision of architectural facilities or structural features for disabled persons in government buildings and facilities.
Mobility.
SEC. 26. Mobility. - The State shall promote the mobility of disabled persons. Disabled persons shall be allowed to drive motor vehicles, subject to the rules and regulations issued by the Land Transportation Office pertinent to the nature of their disability and the appropriate adaptations or modifications made on such vehicles.
Access to Public Transport Facilities.
SEC. 27. Access to Public Transport Facilities. - The Department of Social Welfare and Development shall develop a program to assist marginalized disabled persons gain access in the use of public transport facilities. Such assistance may be in the form of subsidized transportation fare.
The said department shall also allocate such funds as may be necessary for the effective implementation of the public transport program for the disabled persons.
The "Accessibility Law", as amended, shall be made suppletory to this Act.
Implementing Rules and Regulations.
SEC. 28. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Department of Transportation and Communications shall formulate the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter.
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