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DepEd reassures special education centers of continued subsidy


The Department of Education (DepEd) assured continued subsidy for some 276 Special Education (SPED) Centers for children with special learning needs. DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro said this is the third year the DepEd is providing financial subsidy to SPED Centers, including P115 million for this year. “These efforts are geared towards creating an environment for inclusive education. It also aims to open all the avenues of learning to all kinds of learners," Luistro said in a news release. He said the subsidies will be proportionate to the number of enrollees and the exceptionalities being served in a particular center. The DepEd said the Philippines is one of the signatories to the United Nations-initiated Millennium Development Goals having universal education by 2015 as one of the goals. Thirty percent of the amount will be used for pupil development activities, training, educational visits, camp activities, sports, and pupil participation in SPED-related activities. Another 25 percent will be earmarked for the procurement of assistive technology devices like:

  • Perkins Brailler
  • Braille display
  • speech synthesizer
  • canes
  • magnifiers
  • writing slate and stylus
  • abacus
  • Job Access with Speech program (JAWS)
  • computers
  • sports
  • musical instruments
  • speech trainers
  • vestibular balls
  • sensory integration materials
  • early stimulation devices
  • adapted PE apparatuses
  • sewing machines
  • stoves
  • cook wares
  • carpentry tools for the work centers/transition program. Another 25 percent will be used for the procurement of instructional and reference materials, psychological tests, early intervention materials and science manipulative materials. The remaining 20 percent is alloted for:
  • the professional development of teachers and school heads,
  • travel expenses for activities related to the program,
  • training of classroom parent aides, and
  • contracting the services of allied personnel such as psychologists, occupational, physical, speech and behavioral therapists. - VVP, GMA News
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