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China’s e-commerce platforms make online shopping accessible for people with disabilities
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Are you ready for the online sprint of Singles’ Day? Now, even more people can enjoy the largest online shopping festival in China as platforms make the online shopping experience more accessible for people with disabilities. People with visual impairments can access...
The dilemma between eyes and excellence for China’s youth
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
More than half of Chinese children and adolescents suffer from nearsightedness, according to a 2018 survey report released at a press conference held by the National Health Commission in April. A National Vision Care Report noted that in 2012, nearly 500 million...
Vulnerable Lao kids to benefit from ASEAN ministerial meeting
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Lao children at risk and persons with disabilities will benefit from the 10th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare and Development -- "Strengthening Social Protection on Vulnerable Children" being held in capital Vientiane. Lao Minister of Labor and Social...
Kenyan lobby urges greater access to contraceptives among disabled women
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
The Kenyan government and bilateral partners should earmark additional resources towards programs that promote access to birth control services among women living with disabilities, campaigners said on Thursday. Mildred Omino, advocacy officer at Women and Realities...
Chinese embassy makes donation to help disabled children in Mongolia
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Chinese Embassy in Mongolia on Friday donated 19 million Mongolian tugriks (7,037 U.S. dollars) to disabled children from poor families. The charity event entitled "Warm Heart," which was held at the Development Center for Disabled Children in the capital, supported a...
Across China: Folk handicraft of pit carving inspirits the handicapped
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Wedging her way off a crowded bus, Yan Ming, 60, strolls down the road towards a small workshop with the help of a crutch and warmly greets her workmates as she goes in. She takes a seat, puts on her reading glasses and plays with her "dental drill" (an electric...
Across China: Barrier-free designs to support more people in need
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
The Yalu River Park in the city of Dandong, northeast China's Liaoning Province, welcomed a group of special guests. Unlike most visitors looking for a glimpse of the DPRK-China border across the Yalu River, they came to test the newly built barrier-free designs of...
Profile: Meet Dr. Song, the therapist who treats patients with music
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Unlike most doctors with stethoscopes in their hands, wheelchair-bound Song Yichuan treats his patients with a guitar, a piano and several microphones. Surrounded by five patients, among which four are sitting in wheelchairs, 34-year-old Song chooses a soothing song...
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