15/10/2026
Being member of the National Capital Region Association of Persons with Disability Affairs Officers Incorporated (NCRAPDAOI), San Juan City PDAO's position is the same. We do not tolerate such kind of treatment in any form or manner to any children with disability.
𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐂𝐑 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐎 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
The National Capital Region Association of Persons with Disability Affairs Officers, Inc. (NCRAPDAOI) strongly condemns the use of disability as a punchline in podcast content. We do not tolerate the use of disability, or the lived experiences of Persons with Disabilities, as a means of ridicule, entertainment, or public amusement at the expense of their dignity.
Disability is not a joke. Behind every disability is a person whose dignity, rights, and humanity deserve respect. Turning disability into a punchline, even under the guise of comedy or casual conversation, risks perpetuating harmful stereotypes, normalizing discrimination, and reinforcing the barriers that persons with disabilities continue to face in society. When disability is used to generate laughter at the expense of persons with disabilities, it reinforces exclusion rather than promotes understanding.
As an association representing Persons with Disability Affairs Officers across the National Capital Region, NCRAPDAOI stands firm in its commitment to protecting the dignity, rights, and equal participation of persons with disabilities. We call on podcast creators, hosts, producers, media practitioners, and all content creators to exercise responsibility on their platforms and recognize the influence their words have in shaping public attitudes.
Persons with Disabilities are not props for comedy, nor should their conditions be reduced to punchlines for the entertainment of others. They deserve representation that recognizes their humanity, respects their experiences, and upholds their rights.
NCRAPDAOI stands in solidarity with the disability community in rejecting ableism in all its forms. We will continue to challenge ableist attitudes, call out harmful narratives, and advocate for a society where the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities are upheld in policies, institutions, public discourse, and everyday interactions.
𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫: 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐀 𝐏𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄. We do not tolerate the use of disability to demean, ridicule, or diminish the dignity of persons with disabilities. Respect is not optional, and inclusion must never be compromised for the sake of a laugh.
