Inclusivity Takes the Spotlight at the First-Ever Disability Expo This Weekend

(SPOT.ph) Bazaars and markets pop around the Metro, and more so during  Christmastime. It's the festive air that makes going through various stalls, looking through goodies—whether to take home or gift to your loved ones—different. More exciting and maybe more meaningful and purposeful.

Speaking of that last part, non-profit organization Project Inclusion Network is holding an expo this weekend, and they're putting the spotlight on Persons With Disabilities (PWDs). It's the first of its kind in the Philippines.

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Here's what to expect at the first-ever disability expo in the country:

Dubbed as the Manulife Philippine Disability Expo, the event is all about promoting inclusivity and raising awareness on the challenges faced by PWDs. It's happening on December 9 and 10 at the SM Megatrade Hall 1. 

The event, courtesy of PIN, will see various organizations, advocates, and businesses owned and operated by PWDs as well as products and services by PWDs for PWDs—from assistive devices for the deaf and learning materials, among others.

You can catch Sherlock Cafe, Visma Multi Purpose Cooperative as well as non-profit software provider Benets and Benilde SDEAS, one of the leading deaf education institutions in the country, at the event. Almost 50 exhibitors will be there.

And that's not all, opportunities and connections are created here, with job fairs and workshops catering PWDs and their loved ones. The entrance is free for all. You can register online.

The Manulife Philippine Disability Expo will be located at the SM Megatrade Hall 1, 5th Level, Mega B, SM Megamall EDSA Corner, Doña Julia Vargas Ave, Mandaluyong on December 9 and 10.

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