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QC Central Chapter Launches “ Architects for Accessibility ”
What better timing to launch the “ Architects for Accessibility ” ( AFA ) advocacy group of the UAP-Quezon City Central chapter than during the kickoff of National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation ( NPDR ) Week last July 17 at Greenhills , San Juan ?
Among the activities participated by QC Central chapter was P . A . R . M . – M . O . V . E . to Fitness , an attempt to make a record of the world ’ s largest human accessibility logo . Clad in blue-hooded shirts , Ka-Central architects , together with other participants of various ages , gathered around PWDs who performed white portion of logo in their similarly-designed white hooded shirts . Following the record-making attempt , the Chapter also joined the Walk for Your Rights , as they paraded the AFA Streamer , formally launching the QC Central chapter sub-group .
AFA was co-founded by Dir . Carmen Reyes- Zubiaga of the National Council for Disability Affairs ( NCDA ) and the UAP QC Central Chapter through the efforts of members , Arch . Erico Abordo , focal person for Accessibility and Arch . Felizardo Cipriano , Jr , project chairman .
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Echoing UAP National President Arch . Guillermo Hisancha ’ s strategy of continuity in leadership , AFA is an advocacy of encompassing terms and titles . In a joint project with the NCDA , the Chapter is to donate reprinted copies of BP 344 ( Accessibility Law ) for distribution to different regions of the country . This was made afloat by both parties during the Memorandum of Agreement ( MoA ) signing held at Bayview Park Hotel Manila on June 22 , 2016 under the term of immediate past Chapter President , Arch . Edlee Tusi . The project is being
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continued , implemented and improved in the current Fiscal Year under the leadership of Arch . Joselito Francisco , as the first batch of reprinted handbooks were successfully released on July 23 , 2016 at the culmination of NPDR Week .
Unceasingly , the Architects for Accessibility of the UAP-QC Central chapter continue to take steps in its role as responsible architects of the country , through the promotion of the needs of everyone , regardless of abilities – indeed as in Steve Krug ’ s words , “ The one argument for accessibility that doesn ’ t get made nearly enough is how extraordinarily better it make some people ’ s lives . How many opportunities do we have to dramatically improve people ’ s lives by just doing our job a little better ?”
Indeed , UAP Tandang Sora Chapter started loud as the members flocked in the first GMM of the fiscal year last July 21 at Dencio ’ s Bar and Grille Function Room , Tomas Morato corner Scout Borromeo , Quezon City .
The event speaker , Arch . Alex Ray Evangelista , a member of Tandang Sora Chapter , shared His knowledge and passion in acoustic architecture : both in theory and in practice . Everybody was reminded of the basics of acoustics and how to compute for the correct reverberation time
Within a room . In this GMM , the members were also able to pay their dues .
Trend Specialist , Inc ., the major event sponsor , also shared to the chapter their product line and innovations : Anderson Doors and Windows , Bona and Woca Wood Floor Care and Application , Rocky Mountain Hardware .
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