Magna Carta for Persons with Disability

Section 25

The State shall ensure the attainment of a barrier-free environment that will enable persons with disability 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 persons with disability in government buildings and facilities.

Section 26

The State shall promote the mobility of persons with disability. 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.

Section 27

The Department of Social Welfare and Development shall develop a program to assist marginalized persons with disability 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 persons with disability. The "Accessibility Law", as amended, shall be made suppletory to this Act.

Section 28

The Department of Transportation and Communications shall formulate the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter.