China Daily 24th June 2026 Frontline civil affairs members share their stories of working with vulnerable groups By Li Lei Five grassroots civil affairs workers from across China shared their stories of working with vulnerable groups at a State Council news conference on Wednesday, also outlining their priorities for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2025-30) period. The briefing, with a theme on how civil affairs workers delivered better services for people's well-being, featured rep

The State Council of China of The People's Republic of China 2nd July 2026 China unveils five-year plan to improve services, quality of life for people with disabilities China unveiled on Thursday a plan aimed at further improving social security, public services and living standards for people with disabilities over the next five years. The plan for the protection and development of persons with disabilities during the 15th Five-year Plan period (2026-2030) was released by t

Asianet News 1st July 2026 Lost After Boarding Wrong Train, Deaf Man in China Reunites With Family After 35 Years By Shweta Kumari SYNOPSIS A deaf and non-speaking man from central China has been reunited with his biological family after being separated from them for 35 years, following an unexpected train journey that changed his life. A playful childhood adventure turned into a heartbreaking separation that lasted more than three decades before a deaf and non-speaking ma

Gulf News 1st July 2026 A deaf man reunites with family 35 years after boarding wrong train as a child A childhood train ride changed his life. DNA finally brought him back to his family By Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor Dubai: He was only four years old when he wandered onto a train while playing at a railway station in China's Henan province. By the time adults realised he was alone, the train had already left. Lei Zeqing couldn't tell anyone who he was. Deaf from bir

LA Times 29th June 2026 An Educator’s Bond With Those in a World of Silence By May Zhou Kathryn Johnson’s connection to China started with a Chinese family in her community in 1999, when a child of Chinese heritage died in a swimming pool. At that time, she was a teacher for the deaf and hard of hearing at a public school in St. Cloud, Minnesota. “I wanted to help the family out in some way. So, we got white carnations and sold the carnations to help pay for the funeral,” Joh

China Daily 28th June 2026 Against all odds, blind teen earns place among nation's academic elite Guo Bin, a 19-year-old student from Shanxi province, has ranked first nationwide on China's undergraduate medical entrance track for students with disabilities, scoring 721 out of 800 points to secure admission to a dual-degree program at Changchun University. Guo, who lost his sight at the age of 6, will matriculate this September in Jilin province to concurrently study traditio

Beijing Review June 26, 2026 Model Youth By Lu Yan In Beijing on April 27, Xinjiang native Guzailinuer Abula received a 2026 China Youth May Fourth Medal, the country's top award that recognizes outstanding young figures. This year, 29 individuals and 30 organizations received China Youth May Fourth Medal in recognition of their remarkable contributions to sectors including scientific research, rural revitalization, green economy development and public services. Where heart t

China Daily Shanxi teen who lost sight at six headed to university for dual degrees By Guo Yanqi When Guo Bin was six years old, he lost his sight in a brutal attack. Roughly thirteen years later, the 19-year-old from Shanxi province has achieved a remarkable academic feat. He recently scored 721 out of 800 in China's college entrance exam for students with disabilities, the highest mark among those applying for medical majors. This fall, he will attend Changchun University t

The Macao Post Daily 23rd June 2026 Macau Autism Association presents nearly 100 works at Maritime Museum At the Maritime Museum near A-Ma Temple, close to a hundred colourful works are being showcased for the Macau Autism Association’s (MAA) 2026 “Life Everlasting” Art Exhibition. With venue support from the museum, the free-admission touring exhibition, which opened on Saturday, is displayed on the ground floor until July 27. Entering the venue, exhibitiongoers will be gree

Chinese University of Hong Kong 22nd June 2026 CUHK reveals a potential treatment target for glaucoma that can restore 70% of lost vision in animal models. A pioneering breakthrough in neuroprotection therapy The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) has identified the growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) as a new potential therapeutic target for glaucoma, which could eventually lead to a breakthrough in neuroprotection treatm

Boston Globe 22nd June 2026 A robotic hand ‘talks’ to deaf and blind people. Here’s how it works. By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff Ducharme uses a product called Tatum1, a disembodied mechanical hand plugged upright into a box studded with push buttons. Developed by Samantha Johnson, a bioengineering graduate of Northeastern University, Tatum1 uses gestures and touch to communicate with people who can neither see nor hear. The Tatum1 control box keeps it simple. There are buttons

ECNS 16th June 2026 Making toys and rebuilding lives On a late morning in May, the high-pitched whine of 3D printers filled a small workshop in Beijing's Chaoyang district. Cao Qiuping, a former Paralympian who uses a wheelchair, had arrived early and was sorting piles of brightly colored plastic toys — stress-relief ribbons, Minecraft-style blocks and cartoon character figurines. The souvenirs were destined for a Children's Day event in the nearby Sanlitun neighborhood. The

Unicef in Belarus 15th June 2026 When a child can say, “I want a hug” How assistive technologies help children with severe disabilities communicate and learn Roma presses a brightly colored button on communication device. A voice says out loud: “I want a hug!” He freezes for a second, then suddenly lights up: he smiles, looks at his teacher and immediately presses the button again. “There were such excited cries in the room,” his special needs teacher recalls. “It was pure ch

Xinhua 12th June 2026 China Focus. China promotes "tech for good" to safeguard human rights At the 2026 Forum on Global Human Rights Governance, Jaber Alsalaj picked up the English and Arabic copies of the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2026-2030). His sights were fixed on a chapter: creating a better digital and intelligent life. This keen interest was far from a sudden impulse. Days before the forum, Alsalaj, senior advisor with the Independent Permanent Human

China Daily 12th June 2026 China highlights major strides in disability rights By BELINDA ROBINSON in New York | China has made significant progress in developing disability-related programs, a representative of the China Disabled Persons' Federation said on Wednesday. "The development of disability-related programs has been incorporated into China's national economic and social development plans," said Ren Zhanbin, director of the federation's education and employment depart

Xinhua 1st June 2026 China Focus. Social workers bring sunshine to lives of vulnerable children The sky had cleared after the rain, when two rehabilitation therapists picked their way along the muddy path to Yao Xueliu's home. One led a targeted rehabilitation session for his 10-year-old son Xiaoyu (pseudonym), who lives with autism, while the other walked the father through hands-on, home-based care techniques. Yao's home is in Changtang Town, Anhua County of central China's

Xinhua 10th June 2026 Chinese researchers treat rare disease via new RNA editing technology Editor: huaxia A Chinese research team has achieved a breakthrough with its newly developed RNA editing technology, named LEAPER, in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a severe and rare hereditary disease. Both details of this technology and its clinical application were published on Wednesday in the journal Cell. https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202606/09/WS6a2768c

People's Daily online 11th June 2026 Inheritor in SW China's Yunnan breathes new life into Yi embroidery through fashion, innovation Yi embroidery from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, is recognized as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. Inspired by everyday life, artisans transform familiar objects into intricate patterns embroidered onto garments. https://en.people.cn/n3/2026/0611/c98649-20466367.html

China Daily 10th June 2026 International delegates observe AI-assisted special education in Hangzhou A delegation of experts and officials from multiple countries visited Yanglingzi School on Monday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, to see the achievements of AI-assisted special education. Founded in 1984, Hangzhou Yanglingzi School has a reputation as a benchmark institution for special education in Zhejiang province. In recent years, the school has shifted its support service

China Daily 10th June 2026 New tech surgery aids recovery of vision A blind woman in China has recovered partial vision after receiving a brain-computer interface surgery in Changsha, Hunan province, bringing new hope to patients suffering from degenerative retinal diseases. Chen, 61, was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at the age of 40, a condition that eventually left her completely blind in both eyes. On April 23, she was selected for a clinical trial and underwent an