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Precinct accessibility on election day worries Davao PWDs

Text and Photos by KARLOS MANLUPIG
DAVAO CITY – The special registration for persons with disabilities held here Wednesday may have been more accessible compared to last year, but the condition of public schools used as voting precincts still remain a concern, the president of a PWD organization here said.

By verafiles

Apr 22, 2012

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Special registration in Davao City. Photo by Karlos Manlupig

Text and Photos by KARLOS MANLUPIG

DAVAO CITY – The special registration for persons with disabilities held here Wednesday may have been more accessible compared to last year, but the condition of public schools used as voting precincts still remain a concern, the president of a PWD organization here said.

Redendo Martinez of the Association of Differently Abled Persons (ADAP) described the effort of the Commission on Elections in the registration as “successful.” However, he still needs to know the “scenario during the day of the elections.”

“Would there be accessible precincts for us?” said Martinez, who uses a wheelchair.

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