Sagun-Ongtangco’s presentation was entitled “Transportation Accessibility in the Philippines: Barriers and Challenges Faced by People with Limited Mobility”. In her talk, she reiterated how mobility as an occupation, is affected by different types of disabilities, encompassing not just those with physical and sensorial disabilities, but also for those with learning and psychosocial disabilities. She advocated for inclusive transportation by addressing infrastructure accessibility, availability, and affordability through holistic approaches that looks into disability sensitive initiatives and mainstreaming disability issues in the general system.

Sagun-Ongtangco is also a Research Associate of the ’s Social Health Research Research Interest Group.

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As part of the 55th anniversary celebration of research in the University, the Education Studies Research Interest Group of the Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSED) in cooperation with the Learning
Resource Unit for Inclusive Education of the University, conducted a Disability Awareness and Sensitivity Training for high school teachers and other education stakeholders held at the SWR of the Thomas Aquinas
Research Complex.

The activity was part of the multi-year project aimed at supporting public schools in implementing inclusive education and addressing key issues in the education of children with disability. The training was designed to help inculcate the value of helping and accommodating students with learning disabilities. One of the highlights was an exercise that allowed the participants to experience the feeling of having a learning disability.

On hand were experts from the University, namely, Mr. Hubert Ramos, , , and , who shared not only their technical knowledge but their experiences as well.

Inang Kalikasan Art Exhibit
In a parallel event, the Environmental Science students of the raised the environmental awareness of the Thomasian community through their artwork mounted at the Inang Kalikasan 2018 Art Exhibit.

The exhibit, which was also a way to showcase the giftedness and creativity of the Fine Arts students, was sponsored by the Sustainability Research Interest Group of the RCSSED as part of the celebration of the 55th anniversary of research in the university.

It was inaugurated by , and RCSSED Director The members of the Research Center for Social Science and Education (RCSSED) Sustainability Research Interest Group (RIG) include (AB); Asst. Prof. Rhodoralyn C. Lintag (AB); Assoc. Prof. Maria Rosario Virginia C. Garcia, Ph.D. (Science); RIG Lead (AB); Education RIG member Assoc. Prof. Moises Norman Z. Garcia, Ph.D. (Science) and Arch. Rizalito M. Mercado (Architecture).

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