Republic of the Philippines Department of Education National Capital Region SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE QUEZON CITY Nueva Ecija St. , Sago Bantay, Quezon City www.depedqc.ph

July 17, 2017 MEMORANDUM TO: Assistant Schools Division Superintendents Chief, CID and SGOD Division/District Supervisors Elementary/Secondary School Principals, Head Teachers and Officer-In Charge (Public and Private Schools)

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Pre-Conference on the Hearing Impaired and Sign Language Interpretation

Attached is Regional Letter No. 200, dated July 4, 2017, re: Pre-Conference on the Hearing Impaired and Sign Language Interpretation to be held on Thursday July 27 , 2017, 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 noon at Conference Room of the Philippine School for the Deaf, F.B. Harrison St., Pasay City, the contents of which are self-explanatory, for the information and guidance of all concerned. Participants of both public and private schools shall be subject to the nodisruption-of-classes policy stipulated in DepEd Order No. 9, s. 2015 entitled "Instituting Measures to Increase Engaged Time-on-Time and Ensuring therewith. " Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

ELIZABET . ESADA, CESO V -i School Division Superintendent

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To: Schools Division Superintendents Dear Sir/Madam: Attached is a letter dated June 14, 2017 signed by Marita S. Capadocia, Chainnan, Board

of Directors, Philippine Registry oflnterprcters for the Deaf~ Inc. re: Pre-Confe11'ence on the Hearing-impaired and sign language interpretation to be held o Thursday July 27, 2017, 9:00-12 :00 noon at Conference Room of the Philippine School for the Deaf, F. B. Harrison St., Pasay City, content of which is self-explanatory, for infonnation and guidance. Participants of both public and private schools shall be subject to the no-disruption-ofclasses policy stipulated in DepEd Order No. 9, s. 2015 entitled "Instituting measures to Increase Engaged Time-On-Time and Ensuring therewith." Thank you.

Regional Letter No. :lJ[O

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June 14, 2017

DR. PONCIANO A. MENGUITO Department of Education Regional Director National Capital Region

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Dear Dr. Menguito: May we invite you, the superintendents, SPED teachers and focal persons of the National Capital Region for a pre-conference on the hearing-impaired and sign language interpretation to be held on Thursday, July 27, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon to be held at the Conference Room of the Philippine School for the Deaf, F.B. Harrison St, Pasay City. In cooperation with the Philippine School for the Deaf (PSD), the meeting will be organized by the Philippine Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (PRID), an agency that provides communication accessibility through sign language transliterating and interpreting services which advocate the rights of the deaf and those with hearing impairment. The meeting has the following objectives: 1) Encourage schools to include in their curriculum/program specialization in educating hearing-impaired children which covers: helping families, educators, and social planners to detect early hearingimpairinent among children and youth, and developing an early intervention process; educating those concerned on language development for the lhearingimpaired. 2) Introduce to schools and the public PRID's training programs, ladderized and mobile, in the educational, legal, medical, religious, cultural, rehabilitation and vocational settings.

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In this regard, may we request your kind endorsement of the meeting to assure successful participation of those concerned. The meeting hopes to lead to the organization of a major conference this year on hearing-impaired students to eventually enable them to be useful members of society. And very importantly, to heighten the awareness of educators and the public on the need i:o listen to the hearing-impaired or blame themselves for what they will miss. Surely these students have much to say. Dr. Menguito, when the mS:ior conference on hearing impairment and deaf interpretation is organized by the PRlD this year, we will be most happy to have you with us again to inspire participants with your wisdom and concern for this long-neglected sector. That should be the start of a new day for them. Please honor us. Thank you, Dr. Menguito, and we iook forward to your favorable reply and kind endorsement. With our esteem and best wishes.

Very truly yours.

Chairman, Board of Directors