Life Haven Independent Living Center (LHILC) is the first center for Independent Living in the Philippines. The center was established and opened last March 2005. The organization behind it is Life Haven which is guided by the Independent Living Philosophy and the frontrunner of the Independent Living Movement in our country.
Independent Living is a philosophy and a movement of people with disabilities who work for self-determination, equal opportunities and self-respect. Independent Living does not mean that we want to do everything by ourselves and do not need anybody or we want to live in isolation. Independent Living means that we demand the same choices and control in our everyday lives that our non-disabled brothers and sisters, neighbors and friends take for granted. We want to grow up in our families, go to the neighborhood school, use the same bus as our neighbors, work in jobs that are in line with our education and interests, and start families of our own.
We aim to empower persons with disabilities especially those with extensive disabilities.
Our partner, Human Care Association (HCA) was established in 1986 as the first Independent Living (IL) Center for persons with disabilities in Japan. As a Disabled People's Organization (DPO), HCA closely collaborates with the Hachioji City government and provide services such as peer counseling and dispatching of personal assistants to support IL in the community.
Personal Assistance is a key component to ensure the equal participation and dignity of persons with disabilities as mentioned in Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). To provide support for DPOs promoting the Independent Living movement in the Philippines, a training workshop at Bayview Park Hotel was held on October 4-7, 2010 with resource persons from Japan, Korea and Thailand.
This Workshop for Establishment of Personal Assistance Service System was attended by persons with extensive disabilities from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, selected focal persons from various cities and municipalities Social Welfare Offices and focal persons/representatives from the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
EVENT GENERAL INFORMATION
What: Workshop for Establishment of Personal Assistance Service System
Date: October 4 (Mon) – 7 (Thu)
Venue: Bayview Park Hotel, Roxas Blvd, Manila
Organizer: Human Care Association. Life Haven, Inc.
Collaborators: Cebu IL Team, HACI de Oro, Nakhonpathom Independent Living Center (Thailand), Seoul Center for Independent Living (Korea) and Spinal Cord Injury Foundation (Philippines)
Sponsored by: The Toyota Foundation
Workshop Program:
Oct 4 (Mon) Personal Assistance Service System
Oct 5 (Tue) Management of Personal Assistance Service
Oct 6 (Wed) Personal Assistant Training
Oct 7 (Thu) Toward Establishment of Personal Assistance Service System
Resource Persons:
Shoji Nakanishi (President of Human Care Association)
Kim Chung Hun (Seoul Center for Independent Living)
Teerawat Sripathomsawat (Director of Nakhonpathom Independent Living Center)
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Mary Anne Dao
Cel.Num. 09174532172
Life Haven Independent Living Center
http://www.lifehaveninc.org
4013A Gen. T. De Leon Valenzuela Philippines
office num. 355-35-72
