Xinhua 28th December 2016 Balancing above poverty line, many rural Chinese “too poor to get ill” In remote Chinese villages, even well-off households can fall into poverty with a simple misstep. For Lei Zhiqin, 42, from east China’s Fujian Province, that misstep was a fall from his motorcycle two years ago. Lei used to drive… Continue Reading Balancing above poverty line, many rural Chinese “too poor to get ill”
Inclusive Education Academy: Changing Perspectives on Disability The British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ) 27th March 2017 Inclusive Education Academy: Changing Perspectives on Disability Since April 2012, the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan has been running a D&I programme designed to promote greater understanding of, and develop support mechanisms for, the growth of… Continue Reading Inclusive Education Academy: Changing Perspectives on Disability
Humanosphere 15th March 2017 GLOBAL HEALTH China’s oldest are living longer with fewer disabilities, but not healthier BY JOANNE LU Life expectancy is increasing in nearly every country in the world – a testament to modern medicine, public health policies and socioeconomic development. Nowhere is this more evident than in East Asia, where a recent… Continue Reading China’s oldest are living longer with fewer disabilities, but not healthier
ECNS 29th March 2017 Blind man and one-handed sidekick start factory for disabled A blind man and his sidekick who lost four fingers on his right hand have overcome their disabilities by becoming each other’s eyes and hands. The unlikely duo set up a cleaning and disinfection factory in Yuping Dong autonomous county, southwest China’s… Continue Reading Blind man and one-handed sidekick start factory for disabled
Macau Daily Times 27th March 2017 Uber launches uberASSIST to help persons with disabilities in Macau Worldwide ride-hailing company Uber is launching “Uber-Assist” in Macau today, a new function of its well-known mobile app. Designed to provide additional assistance to seniors and people with disabilities, Uber-Assist pairs passengers with “specialised” driver-partners. According to Uber Macau… Continue Reading Uber launches uberASSIST to help persons with disabilities in Macau
South China Morning Post 22nd March 2017 Redouble efforts to improve transport services for the disabled There are only 156 special buses in Hong Kong to meet the needs of 320,000 people who cannot move freely, even for medical appointments A place that prides itself on a world-class urban transport system should be user-friendly to… Continue Reading Redouble efforts to improve transport services for the disabled
That’s Shanghai 23rd March 2017 #TBT: The Struggle of Shanghai’s Disabled By That’s Shanghai, Throwback Thursday is when we trawl through the That’s archives for a work of dazzling genius written at some point in our past. We then republish it. On a Thursday. By Celine Song Han Wenyu, a 44-year-old Shanghai native, suffered a… Continue Reading The Struggle of Shanghai’s Disabled
china.org.cn 20th March 2017 Blind masseuse runs for a bright life By Lin Liyao Cheng Ming, 47, works as a masseuse at Tonghe Hospital in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province. Although she hasn’t been able to see anything since birth, in her mind, there is no difference between herself and other people. In the first half… Continue Reading Blind masseuse runs for a bright life
China Christian Daily 22nd March 2017 Amity Foundation Opens Braille Library in Jiangsu By Yetta Yao On March 15, 2017, a Braille library was opened in Lianyungang Special Education Center of Jiangsu, funded by the project for blind children of the Amity Foundation. The foundation said that more than 3000 runners engaged in a charity… Continue Reading Amity Foundation Opens Braille Library in Jiangsu
Ability Magazine China — Love and Albinism Hunted in East Africa for their body parts and portrayed as scoundrels by Hollywood, people with albinism are often deeply misunderstood around the world. A rare genetic disorder, albinism is the absence of pigment in the skin, hair and iris of the eyes. And with it comes a… Continue Reading China — Love and Albinism
