Although President Ronald Reagan proclaimed March Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in 1987, after the deinstitutionalization movement of the seventies and early eighties had laid the groundwork for social change necessary for people with developmental...
Recent Reports
Chinese premier stresses vocational training for people with disabilities
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Premier Li Keqiang has urged enhancing the vocational skills of people with disabilities and supporting their employment and business creation. Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made...
Majority of people in Japan with disabilities, illnesses have trouble working: survey
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
A Japanese labor ministry survey released Tuesday showed that the majority of people suffering with disabilities or illnesses here have trouble working with their impairments or trying to balance their professional lives with ongoing treatment. According to the 2018...
Disabled Australians spend extra on basic living costs every year
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Australians living with disability spend thousands more on basic living costs every year, according to a data from the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM). It said those with disabilities spend an extra 107 Australian dollars (73.3 U.S. dollars)...
Feature: Technologies enable China’s disabled in smart ways
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Hong Zhuo, a visually-impaired masseur in northeastern Beijing, calls a smart assistant his "eyes." Using just his voice, he can finetune the lighting and temperature in his workshop, as the smart assistant can understand his orders and control connected lamps,...
China makes progress in promoting sustainable economic growth, employment
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
China has made positive progress in promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all, according to a report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The country's economic operations are kept within a reasonable...
Feature: “Sports raise me up,” says one Chinese wheelchair basketballer
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
22-year-old Shang Ting received a pass from her teammate, and quickly rolled her wheelchair and dribbled ahead. She held the ball up, shot for the hoop and the ball directly fell through the basket. Nothing but net! Shang, the youngest member of the Sichuan women's...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro confirms attendance in UN General Assembly despite health problems
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed on Monday his attendance at the upcoming United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) despite his health problems. The president will undergo a surgery on Sept. 8, and is expected to have a 10-day recovery period. This may...
Politicians call for law to ban drivers parking on sidewalks in England
9 December 2019 | Recent Reports
A call to ban cars from parking on sidewalks in England was recommended Monday by a committee of House of Commons politicians. Parliament's Transport Committee criticised the Department for Transport for failing to take action on pavement parking, which MPs heard has...
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