"Because of the computer age, it is very sure that the world is getting smaller and smaller everyday. Communication barriers are slowly being removed. But now, the biggest problem to the Deaf's acceptance into the hearing world is the hearing person himself."

Thus said Ervin R. Reyes, MCCID Deaf Coordinator for more than ten years. He has encountered numerous companies and agencies that seem to be unaware of the enormous capabilities of the Deaf. They only focus on their "disability" and not think of their potential for the progress of their companies.


His experience about discrimination among hearing people never started in his home. He was blessed with such caring and wonderful family. As the sixth child among seven, "Papu" or "Papo" as he was fondly called because it's the only word that he can say, has four more brothers and two sisters. The first time his mother noticed about his disability was when he was almost two years old. Mrs. Clarita Ruiz Reyes started worrying about his hearing impairment when one New Year's day, as everybody was covering their ears due to loud bangs and booms, her son was very much comfortable sleeping. Even though he was born from a poor family, her mother tried her best to spend money on hospitalization and treatment for Ervin.

Her mother cannot accept that Ervin is deaf. "What would happen to him when he grows up?" She just cried and cried for many days praying to God about his son. But eventually, through the support of his father Mr. Demetrio Villanuevo Reyes and his brothers and sisters, they were able to accept his condition. He grew up very much loved and well taken cared.

In his school days he studied at the now Philippine School for the Deaf (formerly National School for the Deaf and Blind) in Pasay City. He was just an average student enjoying the normal life of being with deaf friends


In college, he was one of the pioneer students in the newly established CAP College School for the Deaf. He took up Associate in Information Technology course together with other 12 deaf. It is in that school where he met Jojo who was a computer instructor there.

When Jojo encouraged him to join MCCID in 1994, he thought it over many times until he said yes. He knew it would be difficult but he already have a burden for his fellow Deaf. With his knowledge in computers, he trained with Jojo about the latest in computers. He studied and finished Computer Hardware Technology Course for one year at Manila Christian Computer Center.

When the internet arrived in 1995, Ervin was probably the first Deaf in the Philippines who was hooked online and created his own web page. He got in contact with many Deaf from Germany, USA, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, South Africa and the rest of the world.


MCCID started out with 11 hearing impaired students. Six years later, MCCID graduated more than a hundred Deaf and is currently training 47 more. He is always with Jojo observing companies and learning what skills they need to achieve in order to be accepted by them.

This is where his burden to his fellow Deaf has taken shape. Why do companies give a hard time when it comes to accepting the Deaf? What more skills do they need? When he learned that the industry needs people who can type 21,000 keystrokes per hour, he trained the Deaf with 19,000 keystrokes per hour. When they require to know Windows, he trained learning Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Publisher, Macromedia Flash and Fireworks, Adobe Photoshop, Photo deluxe, Pagemakers and Website ASP and Action Script, Visual basic and Java script.

"We don't have big schools like for the Deaf like University of the Philippines or De la Salle University but we can do it on our own."


"If the hearing person walks, then the Deaf need to run. If the hearing wakes up at 7:00 am, the Deaf should wake up at 6:00 am." To even be equal with the hearing world, the Deaf need to exert more effort even with less than one sense, the sense of hearing.

Me and My kuya Jojo

In 1998, Manila Christian Computer Institute for the Deaf recognized the tremendous effort that Ervin did to the Deaf community by awarding him a plaque of appreciation, his first ever. He has trained more than 25 Deaf who are currently working at Nova Management Corporation, 2 for Cybersoft Inc., two at Ayala Foundation Inc. and four from LTA, Inc. including one as one of the staff of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Aside from enhancing their skills, Ervin also advises them concerning their spiritual life and integrating values at work in his every lesson. Thus, MCCID honors this wonderful pioneer in computer education who has helped many Deaf in the Philippines.
This is a left Sir Jojo,me,Ma'am carolina and Sir Oscar.

Webmaster: Sir Ervin R. Reyes
(Bronze Medalist, 6th International Skills Competition)

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