As stated in the RA 9442 or the Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities.
Deliverance from Public Ridicule
Public
ridicule shall be defined as an act of making fun or contemptuous
imitating or making mockery of persons with disability whether in
writing, or in words, or in action due to their impairment/s.
No
individual, group or community shall execute any of these acts of
ridicule against persons with disability in any time and place which
could intimidate or result in loss of self-esteem of the latter.
Deliverance from Vilification
Vilification
shall be defined as (a) the utterance of slanderous and abusive
statements against a person with disability; and/or (b) an activity in
public which incites hatred towards, serious contempt for, or severe
ridicule of persons with disability.
Any
individual, group or community is hereby prohibited from vilifying any
person with disability which could result into loss of self-esteem of
the latter.
Penal Clause
Any person who violates any provision of this Act shall suffer the following penalties:
(1)
For the first violation, a fine of not less than Fifty Thousand pesos
(P50,000.00) but not exceeding One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than six months but not more than two years, or both at the discretion of the court; and
(2)
For any subsequent violation, a fine of not less than One hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not exceeding Two hundred thousand
pesos (P200,000.00) or imprisonment for not less than two years but not more than six years, or both at the discretion of the court.
Source: NCDA and autismsocietyphilippines
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