The 17th National Autism Consciousness Week

By Ranil Sorongon, ASP Executive Director

“We salute you (ASP) for gathering more than 5,000 individuals in your Angels Walk for Autism and for having various activities through your chapters in different part of the countries. Its only ASP who can mobilize this number of people." -(Lauro Purcil, Jr.)

Thethe 17th ACW National Working Committee

The success of Autism Society Philippines, especially during the celebration of the National Autism Consciousness Week is a confluence of factors, though a major one is the passionate and hardworking National Working Committee, composed of government agencies, non-government organizations and organizations of persons with disabilities that serve as the driving force of every successful activity.

For the 17th National Autism Consciousness Week 2013, we are honored to have the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), headed by Director Carmen Zubiaga as the Chair, with the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) as Co-Chair of the National Working Committee. The other members are SM Programs on Disability Affairs, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), House of Representatives Committee on Social Services, Buhay Party List, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Metropolitan Development Authority (MMDA) Mandaluyong City Government, Philippines Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (PARM), NORFIL Foundation, Liliane Foundation, Archdiocese of Manila Ministry for Persons with Disabilities (AMMPD), Autism Hearts Foundation (AHF), the Association of Adults with Autism, Philippines (AAAP) and the Civil Defense Action Group (CDAG)

The week-long celebration on 20-27 January 2013 adopted “Autismo Alamin, Pagtanggap at Pag unawa Palaganapin” as its theme to promote the right information on autism that will pave the way for the public to truly understand and accept persons with autism as part of the society.

Below are the planned activities in Metro Manila for the celebration:

17th NATIONAL AUTISM CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK

January 20-27, 2013

Theme: “Autismo Alamin: Pagtanggap at Pag-Unawa Palaganapin”

Activities (Metro Manila)

Date/Time	Activities	Venue	Lead Organizations
20 – Sunday 8 AM	Angels Walk for Autism	Music Hall, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City	ASP, SM, DOTC, PARM, DENR, DPWH, HOR
21 – Monday 8 AM 10 AM &  1 PM	Launching of 1Pangako Campaign Educational Trip	DepEd Central Office, Pasig City La Sagesse Rehabilitation and Dev.'t Center, Pasig City and Stepping Stone Learning Center, Makati City	DepEd, ASP ASP, NCDA
22 – Tuesday 9 AM & 1 PM	Forum on “Understanding Passengers with Autism” (1. PNR and 2. MIAA)	To Be Announced (TBA)	DOTC, PNR, MIAA, ASP
23 – Wednesday 8AM	On the Spot Painting Contest	Conference Hall Environmental Management Bureau, DENR Central Office Visayas Avenue, Quezon City	DENR, DepEd, ASP, NCDA, PARM, HOR, DPWH
24 – Thursday 8 AM 1 PM	Quiz “A” Seminar on Assisting Pedestrians with Disabilities	House of Representatives, Quezon City Makati City & Marikina City	HOR, DepEd, ASP, NORFIL, AHPI, Liliane Foundation, CWC, Buhay Party List, MMDA, ASP
25 – Friday 9 AM 1:30 PM	Forum on Preparing Persons with Autism, Their Families and Carers for Disasters Forum on Empowering Persons with Autism Through Employment and Modified Conditional Cash Transfer Program	Sky Dome, SM City North EDSA, Quezon City Sky Dome, SM City North EDSA, Quezon City	DSWD, SM, ASP, AHPI, CDAG, CWC DSWD, SM, ASP, CWC
26 – Saturday 1 PM	Family Support Group Meetings	ASP Office, Kamias, Quezon City and Elsie Gaches Village, Muntinlupa City	ASP Autism Hearts Phils., Inc.
27 – Sunday 9 AM 2 PM	Holy Mass Family Day and Closing Ceremonies	Atrium, SM City Fairview, Quezon City Atrium SM City Fairview, Quezon City	ASP, SM, AMMPD ASP, NCDA, SM
20-27 (weeklong)	Photo/Artworks Exhibits (Three exhibits)	TBA	ASP, UP CAMP, AAAP, AHPI

ASP chapters around the country will also be having there own activities to celebrate the event in their respective localities in partnership with both government and the private sectors.

Be an Angel for Autism. Support the 17th National Autism Consciousness Week. Be in solidarity one with us to promote understanding and acceptance of persons with autism. Let’s “make their rights real”. For more information on the upcoming celebration, please call 7-903-5496 or visit autismsocietyphilippines.org.

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