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Winners of disabled friendly websites with Ms. Gigi Ruiz of NCDA and Jojo Esposa of PWAG

The officials and evaluating team of the Philippine Web Accessibility Group together with the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), awarded the Official Website of Liliane Foundation Philippines given last July 10, 2009 Friday at the Asian Institute of Management in Paseo De Roxas Avenue, Makati City. Sis. Agnetia Naval, LFP National Coordinator received the plaque of recognition.

The LFP website was designed by Kerwin Tamanu, a deaf alumnus of MCCID College of Technology. The short awarding program is part of the Web Design Conference initiated by the newly-formed Philippine Web Design Organization with which PWAG is one of its partners. The plaques of recognition were donated by the National Council on Disability Affairs.

Aside from the LFP site, other websites that received the awards were:

• www.philcecnet.ph – Official E-center Community Portal of the National Computer Center represented by Ms. Cuchie Echeverria
• www.blinding-light.com – Personal Website of Ms.Miko Reznor (Anna Monica Esguerra)
• webstandards.raquedan.com - Standard Web Standards Website of Regnard Kreisler Raquedan

NCDA is the government agency tasked to lead and monitor programs and policies related to Persons with Disabilities in the Philippines. Recognizing websites that are “Disabled Friendly” has been part of the government’s initiative in encouraging other government agencies as well as private individuals and groups in designing their websites which are accessible to all including those with physical disabilities. NCDA’s Executive Director Geraldine Ruiz presented the plaques.