Gulf News 17th October 2016 Promoting inclusive citizenship through education It is time to counter the extreme idea, currently popular in western politics, that co-existence is impossible by Gordon Brown, Special to Gulf News An estimated quarter of a million young people in Syria are missing out on college as a result of the civil… Continue Reading Promoting inclusive citizenship through education
China Development Brief 26th September 2016 The fifth Chinese Charity Expo inaugurated in Shenzhen The fifth Chinese Charity Expo was inaugurated in Shenzhen on the 23rd of September. The Chinese Charity Expo is an annual event jointly organised by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce, the Guangdong provincial government,… Continue Reading The fifth Chinese Charity Expo inaugurated in Shenzhen
China Development Brief 26th October 2016 Yellow bracelets help the elderly find their way home The “Let Love Go Back Home” project, initiated by Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, has just come to end for 2016 in Qingdao Province. 2016 was the fourth year in the project’s five-year plan to distribute yellow bracelets to the elderly.… Continue Reading Yellow bracelets help the elderly find their way home
China Radio International 27th October 2016 China to have 42 mln disabled elderly people by 2020 Xinhua Web Editor: Zhang Shuai China will have 42 million disabled senior citizens by 2020, and that number will more than double by 2050, according to an official with the China National Working Commission on Aging. China… Continue Reading China to have 42 mln disabled elderly people by 2020
South China Morning Post 27th October 2016 Teaching by native English speakers can benefit intellectually disabled students, say educators and parents In 2011, the Education Bureau rejected a school’s application to allow intellectually disabled students to join the Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) scheme primarily because it did not cover such schools in view of their special… Continue Reading Teaching by native English speakers can benefit intellectually disabled students, say educators and parents
China Disabled Persons’ Federation 24th October 2016 A Champion of Disability Rights Contemporary icon Zhang Haidi set to make a difference for people with disabilities worldwide By Ji Jing Zhang Haidi, Chairperson of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), will assume her new role as president of Rehabilitation International (RI) in late October at the… Continue Reading A Champion of Disability Rights Contemporary icon Zhang Haidi set to make a difference for people with disabilities worldwide
Forbes 25th October 2016 Entrepreneurs #ChangeTheWorld This New System Will Help The Blind To Read By Freddie Dawson , CONTRIBUTOR If a country was to announce equipment to teach kids to read was too expensive, so it was cancelling programmes it would be rightly castigated. Yet that is what is happening in major economies… Continue Reading This New System Will Help The Blind To Read
Mass Device 25th October 2016 Second Sight reveals 1st implant of Orion I visual cortical stimulator BY FINK DENSFORD Second SightSecond Sight Medical (NSDQ:EYES) said today the 1st patient was implanted with its Orion 1 visual cortical prosthesis device designed to restore vision to blind patients. The procedure was performed as part of a proof-of-concept… Continue Reading Second Sight reveals 1st implant of Orion I visual cortical stimulator
Shanghai Daily 25th October 2016 City eyes The Future for local high school students By Zhang Ningning ONLINE EDITION SHANGHAI has launched a series of competitions titled The Future for high school students to promote social responsibility, innovation spirit and practical ability. The finals of a social practice competition and an English speech contest, which… Continue Reading City eyes The Future for local high school students
South China Morning Post 16th October 2016 Hong Kong blind community calls for louder noise from electric cars to improve safety The silent nature of electric cars may improve quality of life, but Hong Kong’s blind community has demanded the city’s e-vehicles emit a louder noise, claiming their quietness threatens the safety of the visually… Continue Reading Hong Kong blind community calls for louder noise from electric cars to improve safety
