NAME: ______________________________________ DATE:_________________

CLC: ________________________________________ SCORE: _______________

LS 5 UNDERSTANDING THE SELF AND SOCIETY

Module 5: Promoting The Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities
PRE-ASSESSMENT

Directions. Enumerate three (3) examples of rights of the elderly and three (3)
examples of rights of persons with disabilities in the Philippines. Do this activity on a
separate sheet of paper.

RIGHTS OF THE ELDERLY

RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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REBECCA L. DELA CRUZ
Teacher lll/ALS Teacher
 NAME:____________________________________________ DATE:______________
CLC: _______________________________________________ SCORE: ____________

LS 5 UNDERSTANDING THE SELF AND SOCIETY

Module 5: Promoting The Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities

LESSON 1: Rights & Privileges of the Elderly

TRYING THIS OUT
1. have contact with senior citizens...
daily never
monthly rarely
2. In a week, I would estimate that the time I spend with seniors is...
1–2 hours more than 2 hours
less than 1 hour none
3. The number of seniors I have had regular contact with in my life is...
1 3 more than 4
2 4 none

4. If I see a senior citizen in the marketplace, I...

look and smile look away
look at him/her speak to him/her

5. I have thought about working as a caregiver to senior citizens.

Never Seriously Sometimes
considering this work

6. When I am around older people in any place, I feel...

bored nervous
happy scared

7. When I think about becoming a senior citizen, I feel...

curious nervous scared

happy sad

8. Encircle five (5) descriptors you agree with the most. I think senior citizens are...

energetic funny moody sleepy weak

interesting poor smart smelly scary
boring impatient low loving prayerful
SHARPENING YOUR SKILLS
 Individual Activity.
Read the scenarios below and explain why these are considered as moments of showing
disrespect or mistreatment toward the elderly. Limit your answers to 2–3 sentences only.
Do this activity on a separate sheet of paper.
1. A senior citizen gave a gift to a younger person. The younger person did not accept the
gift because it was not really what she was hoping to receive. The younger person showed
disappointment through body language and words.
2. A senior citizen was invited to a birthday party with his/her relatives. The senior citizen
was not greeted upon arrival, not acknowledged, and left the party without being thanked
for coming.
3. A senior citizen was standing in line at the cashier. The younger person saw that the
senior citizen did not move ahead quickly as the line progressed. The younger person bad-
mouthed the senior by saying, “Go move, you dumb old senior!”
4. A senior citizen is no longer able to go to the market, so he/she relies on his/her daughter
to buy hearing aid batteries. The daughter has no time to buy batteries for several weeks, so
the senior citizen continues to perform daily tasks without the hearing aid; hence, he/ she
cannot hear sounds from his/her phone, TV, or radio.
5. A care worker at a home for the aged assisted his co-worker in bathing senior citizens
who are not able to do so on their own. The two workers decided to take nude photos of
the senior citizens using their smartphones and then posted these on their Facebook
accounts just for laughs.

TREADING THE ROAD TO MASTERY

Write an essay composed of three (3) paragraphs entitled, “The Rights and Privileges of A
Filipino Senior Citizen.” Your answer will be evaluated using the rubric below. Do this activity on
a separate sheet of paper.
“The Rights and Privileges of A Filipino Senior Citizen”

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REBECCA L. DELA CRUZ
Teacher lll/ALS Teacher
 NAME:____________________________________________ DATE:______________
CLC: ______________________________________________ SCORE: ____________
LS 5 UNDERSTANDING THE SELF AND SOCIETY
Module 5: Promoting The Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities

LESSON 2: Rights of Persons with Disabilities

TRYING THIS OUT
Directions. Unscramble the words and form a sentence out of them. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.
WORD BANK
ew _________ rea _________ lal _________
dan _________ entffdeir _________ lla _________
vhea _______ biiialtes _________ deeifrntf _________
adn _________ aehv _________ lla _________
ew _________ het _________ igthrs_________
easm_________

Sentence:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
SHARPENING YOURS SKILLS
Activity. Analyze the picture and answer the question below. Limit your answer from three (3)
to five (5) sentences. Do this activity on a separate sheet of paper.
What do these people have in common?

TREADING THE ROAD TO MASTERY

Directions. Identify the rights of PWDs being described or violated in the given situations. Write
the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Mary is a physically challenged secondary fresh graduate who applied for a job in a fast-food
restaurant to be able to help her family. She was hired and is happily serving as the cashier of
the restaurant.
A. Right to Education C. Right to Auxiliary Social Services
B. Right to Employment D. Right to Political and Civil Rights
2. As information continues to evolve around COVID-19, ABC TV Network decided to provide
deaf people with access to information by including interpreters who use sign language in their
news programs to relay information to the deaf community.
A. Right to Health C. Right to Employment
B. Right to Education D. Right to Telecommunication

3. Jacob has visual impairment but it did not stop him from yearning to learn. He graduated
magna cum laude from the People’s University with a degree in Secondary Education. He
studied abroad to pursue a master’s degree.
A. Right to Health C. Right to Accessibility
B. Right to Education D. Right to Auxiliary Social Services
4. With the new project of the City Government of Baybayin, residents with disabilities can now
enjoy the services of the newly-built hospital for free.
A. Right to Health C. Right to Employment
B. Right to Education D. Right to Telecommunication
5. APC Mall has separate toilets for PWDs equipped with grab bars, with doors as wide as
wheelchairs, and with installed Braille buttons in its elevators for the visually impaired.
A. Right to Health C. Right to Employment
B. Right to Education D. Right to Telecommunication
6. Paula, who has psychosocial disability, went to Masigla Elementary School to exercise her
right to vote. But to her disappointment, she was not granted the right to access the special
polling place for persons with disability like her even after she presented a valid ID.
A. Right to Health C. Right to Telecommunication
B. Right to Accessibility D. Right to Political and Civil Rights
7. The Provincial Social Welfare Office launched a program which aims to provide free massage
and haircut training to persons with disability. The agency hopes to help the PWDs to generate
income enough to sustain their needs.
A. Right to Health C. Right to Telecommunication
B. Right to Accessibility D. Right to Political and Civil Rights

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REBECCA L. DELA CRUZ
Teacher lll/ALS Teacher
NAME:____________________________________________ DATE:______________
 CLC: ______________________________________________ SCORE: ____________
LS 5 UNDERSTANDING THE SELF AND SOCIETY
Module 5: Promoting The Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities

LESSON 3: Specific Measures for Persons with Disabilities

TRYING THIS OUT
Directions. Think of a creative solution to the following situations. Do this activity on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. How would you know that someone is knocking at your door if you can’t hear?
2. How would you answer the phone without speaking?
3. How would you climb up the stairs without using your legs?
4. How would you know when to cross the road safely without being able to see?
5. How would you tie your shoelace without using your hands?

SHARPENING YOUR SKILLS

Individual Activity. Read the following situations and write the LETTER of the best answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Cecilia is a 7-year-old girl who is in a wheelchair. She would like to study in a private primary
school, but the classes are held in a four-story building, with many stairs. Cecilia’s parents go to
the school to discuss her options. What do you think is the best option for Cecilia?
A. The class she wants to attend should be held on the ground floor of the building so
that Cecilia can easily go to school.
B. Cecilia’s parents should arrange for her to study from home. It is not the school’s
responsibility to change things for just one pupil.
C. The school should create wheelchair access areas (e.g., ramps and elevators) to
ensure that all persons with disabilities have access to the building.

2. Charles, a 30-year-old man, has been diagnosed with a mental illness. The illness causes him
to have unpredictable behavior. However, he is taking medication for his illness and it has
improved his life a lot. He has just completed a course in mechanics. A job advertisement has
recently been placed in a car repair shop for a mechanic. He would like to apply for this
position. Should the car repair shop manager consider his application?
A. No. Charles is mentally ill and cannot be trusted to fulfill the duties of the job. The
manager should just ignore his application.
B. No. Charles’s illness may mean that he is in danger when working as a mechanic. He
might injure himself or others.
C. Yes. Charles is managing his illness and the manager does not have any reason to
think that Charles cannot do the job of a mechanic.
TREADING THE ROAD TO MASTERY
Directions. Read, analyze, and answer the question below. Write an essay with three (3)
paragraphs. Your answer will be evaluated using the rubric below. Do this activity on a separate
sheet of paper.
How do we create a welcoming environment for persons with disabilities?

REACH THE TOP

Directions. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Do this activity on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. It is an agency that considers persons with disabilities as the largest minority group in the
world.
A. World Health Organization (WHO)
B. Department of Health (DOH)
C. Department of Education (DepEd)
2. As mandated by law, all government agencies, offices, or corporations shall reserve at least
how many percentages of all posifions of PWDs?
A. 10% B. 3% C. 1%
3. Private corporations with more than 100 employees are encouraged to reserve at least
how many percentages of all positions for PWDs?
A. 1% B. 3% C. 10%
4. As stated in the UN Principles for Older Persons, the elderly should…
A. be able to participate actively in the formulation of policies only related to their well-
being.
B. be able to participate actively in the formulation and implementation of policies related
to their well-being.
C. be able to participate actively in the implementation of policies related to their well-
being.
5.Under the Magna Carta for PWDs, persons with disabilities have the following rights except?
A. Right to sheltered employment
B. Right to a barrier-free environment
C. Right to quality travel assistance
6. Express lanes for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) must be seen in establishments such
as?
A. Commercial and Government
B. Public Institutions
C. Private institutions
7. Senior citizens are individuals belonging to what age group?
A. 50 years and over B. 65 years and over C. 60 years and over.
8. A person with Disabilities (PWDs) may request educational assistance to pursue...
A. primary, secondary, and tertiary education in public schools
B. primary, secondary, and tertiary education in both private and
public schools
 C. primary and secondary in both public and private schools
9. Elderly Filipinos are entitled to how many percentages of discounts on generic
and branded medicines?
A. 20% on branded and 50% on generic
B. 50% on branded and 20% on generic
C. 20% on both branded and generic
10. In cases where a senior citizen is also a person with a disability (PWD),
the senior can...
A. use both of his/her senior citizen ID and PWD ID to get double
discounts
B. only use either his or her senior citizen ID or PWD ID to avail of the
discount
C. use both his senior citizen ID and PWD ID to get a 10% discount on each

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Learners’ signature
Prepared by:
REBECCA L. DELA CRUZ
Teacher lll/ALS Teacher