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    The history of special education in the Philippines began in 1902 when Fred Atkinson proposed educating deaf and blind children in schools. Over subsequent decades, various schools and programs were established to serve individuals with disabilities, including the first school for the deaf and blind in 1907. Major milestones included the establishment of the Philippine Association for the Deaf in 1926 and the passage of laws promoting vocational rehabilitation and accessibility. The Bureau of Public Schools also began establishing special education programs and teacher training in schools and universities. Throughout the 20th century, additional schools, organizations, and laws expanded support and services for people with disabilities in the Philippines.

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    The history of special education in the Philippines began in 1902 when Fred Atkinson proposed educating deaf and blind children in schools. Over subsequent decades, various schools and programs were established to serve individuals with disabilities, including the first school for the deaf and blind in 1907. Major milestones included the establishment of the Philippine Association for the Deaf in 1926 and the passage of laws promoting vocational rehabilitation and accessibility. The Bureau of Public Schools also began establishing special education programs and teacher training in schools and universities. Throughout the 20th century, additional schools, organizations, and laws expanded support and services for people with disabilities in the Philippines.

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    The history of special education in the Philippines began in 1902 when Fred Atkinson proposed educating deaf and blind children in schools. Over subsequent decades, various schools and programs were established to serve individuals with disabilities, including the first school for the deaf and blind in 1907. Major milestones included the establishment of the Philippine Association for the Deaf in 1926 and the passage of laws promoting vocational rehabilitation and accessibility. The Bureau of Public Schools also began establishing special education programs and teacher training in schools and universities. Throughout the 20th century, additional schools, organizations, and laws expanded support and services for people with disabilities in the Philippines.

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    SPED Timeline

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    The history of special education in the Philippines began in 1902 when Fred Atkinson proposed educating deaf and blind children in schools. Over subsequent decades, various schools and programs were established to serve individuals with disabilities, including the first school for the deaf and blind in 1907. Major milestones included the establishment of the Philippine Association for the Deaf in 1926 and the passage of laws promoting vocational rehabilitation and accessibility. The Bureau of Public Schools also began establishing special education programs and teacher training in schools and universities. Throughout the 20th century, additional schools, organizations, and laws expanded support and services for people with disabilities in the Philippines.

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    History of Special Education in Philippines

    1902
    Fred Atkinson 1907
    ( General Superintendent of Education)
    He proposed that deaf and blind be David Barrows
    enrolled in schools because of the aim to (Director of Public Education)
    educate and help Filipino children with He worked for the establishment of
    disabilities. Insular School for the Deaf and Blind in
    Manila.

    1926
    Pedro Santos

    The first and only Filipino deaf whose 1927


    expenses were paid by the government to
    the United States and went back to the ■ Welfareville Children’s Village was
    Philippines he established the Philippine established in Mandaluyong, a school for
    Association for the Deaf (PAD). Mental Retardation.

    1945
    1949
    ■ National Orthopedic Hospital School
    was established for crippled people or ■ Quezon City Science High School for
    unable to move and walk. gifted students was inaugurated.

    ■ The Philippine Foundation for the


    Rehabilitation of the Disabled was
    organized and started to help people with
    disabilities.
    1950
    ■ The PAD opened a school for the children
    with hearing impairment. 1953
    ■ The Elsie Gaches Village was
    established for the abandoned, orphans, and
    youth with physical and mental handicaps
    in Alabang Muntinlupa.
    1954
    ■ RA 1179 an act to provide for the
    promotion of Vocational Rehabilitation
    of the Blind and Other Handicapped and
    their return to Civil Employment
    1955
    ■ First week of August has been
    declared as Sight Saving Week signed ■ First Parent Teacher Work Conference
    by Pres. Ramon Magsaysay. in Special Education was held at the School
    for the Deaf and Blind (SDB).

    2ol for the Deaf and Blind (SDB)


    1956
    1957
    ■ First Summer Institute on teaching the
    deaf was held at the SDB in Pasay City. ■ The Bureau of Public Schools (BPS) of
    the Department of Education and
    Culture (DEC) created the Special
    Education Section of the Special Subjects
    and Services Division.

    1960
    ■ In some private colleges and Universities
    started to offer Special Education courses in
    their graduating school curriculum.
    1962
    The Manila Youth and Reception Center
    (MYRC) were opened.
    1963
    ■ Training of DEC Teachers Scholar was
    started at Philippine Normal University
    (PNU) under RA 3562: An Act to 1968
    promote the Education of the Blind in the
    Philippines. ■ RA 5250: An act establishing a ten-
    year training program for teachers of
    special and exceptional children in the
    Philippines

    ■ The Program was held in Philippine


    Normal College

    1969
    ■ Classes for socially maladjusted children
    were organized and held at the MYRC.

    1970
    ■ Teacher for children with behaviour
    problem their training was started at the
    UP.

    ■ School for the Deaf and Blind was


    reorganized in two separate residential
    schools:
    1973  School for the Deaf (PSD) that
    stayed in original building.
    ■ The Tahanan Special School for  Philippine National School
    socially maladjusted children and youth for the Blind (PNSB) was
    was established build next to PSD.
    ■ First Asian Conference on Mental
    Retardation was held in Manila under of
    UNESCO.
    1975
    ■ DEC was reorganized into the
    Ministry of Education and Culture.

    ■ Special Subjects and Services


    Division was abolished.
    1978
    ■ PD 603: The Child and Youth ■ National Commission on Disabled
    Welfare Code were enacted. was created and later renamed as the
    National Council for the Welfare of
    ■ Silahis Concept of Special Disabled Persons under Presidential
    Education was implemented by Decree 1509.
    Division of Manila City Schools in
    public elementary schools. ■ PAD started its mainstreaming
    program.

    ■ UP opened a Special Education


    Teacher Training Program for
    undergraduate students.
    1982
    ■ Batas Pambansa Bilang 232: An act
    providing for the establishment and
    maintenance of an integrated system of
    1983
    education.
    ■ The Batas Pambansa Bilang 344 was
    enacted the Accessibility Law.

    1987
    ■ Autism Society of the Philippines was
    organized to help the parents for their 1989
    children with autism and person who have
    diagnosed with autism. ■ Meanwhile the Autistic Children and
    Adults of the Philippines (ACAP) a
    foundation was formally organize and
    reorganized.
    1990
    ■ an oral school for children with hearing
    impairment was established as the
    Philippine Institute for the Deaf. 1992
    ■ Philippine Normal University their
    Summer Training for Teachers of the
    visually impaired was started.

    1993
    ■ DECS issued Order No. 14 that
    directed Regional officers to organized
    the Regional Special Education Council
    (RSEC).
    1994
    ■ EO 385 – “Creating a task Force to
    address the concerns of the persons ■ Proclamation No. 452 stated that
    with disabilities” was enacted. every second week of October in every
    year declared as “National Mental
    ■ Proclamation 125 – “Proclaiming
    the nationwide observance in the
    Health Week” which signed by
    Philippine of the Asian and Pacific former President Fidel V. Ramos.
    Decade of Disabled Persons, 1993-
    2002” was inaugurated.

    1995
    ■ PNU held the Summer Training of 1996
    Teachers for children with hearing
    impairment. ■ Proclamation No. 711 - every third
    week of January declared as “Autism
    Consciousness Week” which signed
    by former President Fidel V. Ramos.
    1997
    ■ Marikina City held the 1st Teacher
    Training Program for the Integration 1998
    of Autistic.
    ■ Manila opened a Center for
    ■ The 1st Philippine Wheelathon a race Excellence (CENTEX) , school for
    for wheelchair users was the main event poor but bright children.
    on the National Disability Prevention and
    Rehabilitation Week. ■ DECS Order No. 5 “Reclassification
    of Regular Teacher and Principal Items
    to SPED Teacher and Special Schools
    Principal Item” was issued.

    ■ Philippine Sports Complex held the


    Palarong Pinoy May K.

    1995
    ■ DECS Order No. 104 “Exemption of
    the Physically Handicapped from Taking
    the NEAT and NSAT”.

    ■ DECS Order No. 108 “Strengthening


    of Special Education Programs for the
    Gifted in the Public School System”.

    ■ DECS Order No. 33 “Implementation


    of administrative Order No. 101 directing
    the Department of Public Works and
    Highways, the DECS and CHED provide
    architectural facilities or structural feature
    for disabled persons in all state college,
    universities and other buildings.

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