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New technology offers clearer view for people with poor vision
Shine 12th July 2020 New technology offers clearer view for people with poor vision By Cai Wenjun Trifocal lens are now available for...
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Disabled workers find opportunity at grape farm
The Star Online 5th July 2020 Disabled workers find opportunity at grape farm JIANGSU: As the weather became hot and wet in June, grapes...
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4 Ways To Understand The Diversity Of The Disability Community
Forbes 3rd January 2020 4 Ways To Understand The Diversity Of The Disability Community by Andrew Pulrang Diversity & Inclusion It’s...
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Self-identifying as disabled and developing pride in disability aid overall well-being
Medical Express 28th August 2017 Self-identifying as disabled and developing pride in disability aid overall well-being Experiencing...
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Across China: Unlocking the world of sound for hearing-impaired kids
Xinhua 17th June 2020 Across China: Unlocking the world of sound for hearing-impaired kids Loudspeakers blare out children's songs as...
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What Is Identity-First Language, & Should You Use It?
Bustle 9th August 2017 What Is Identity-First Language, & Should You Use It? By J.R. Thorpe Being part of the disabled community in the...
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Describing audio-description
European Blind Union - home The voice of blind and partially sighted people in Europe Newsletter. July - August 2016 Describing...
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New policy ensures better integration of children with disabilities
Xinhua 4th July 2020 New policy ensures better integration of children with disabilities With a new policy to allow more children with...
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Disabled Artist Makes Papercutting Work in Jilin
Disabled Artist Makes Papercutting Work in Jilin Hua Li makes a papercutting work in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June...
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Feature: football enriches lives of hearing-impaired teenagers in NW China
Xinhua 3rd July 2020 Feature: football enriches lives of hearing-impaired teenagers in NW China A group of boys proudly competed in a...
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Tsinghua and Sogou release World’s First Smart Keyboard for the Visually ImpairedBy India Education
India Education Diary Bureau 28th June 2020 Tsinghua and Sogou release World’s First Smart Keyboard for the Visually Impaired By India...
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Caregivers Get a Welcome Break
China Daily 28th June 2020 Caregivers Get a Welcome Break Chen Huixian, who is 81, pushed away a caretaker, mumbling something...
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Tedx talks, Ms Chen and guide dog Jenny
In early June, I was invited to Xi'an, China, to join speakers at a TEDx talk. The title of my presentation – which could be no more than...
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More Awareness For Guide Dogs in China, But Still a Long Way To Go
What’s on Weibo 15th October 2016 More Awareness For Guide Dogs in China, But Still a Long Way To Go Chinese media and social media users...
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Hearing-impaired Waiters of Restaurant Catch Media's Attention
Women of China 4th December 2014 Hearing-impaired Waiters of Restaurant Catch Media's Attention Editor: Tracy Zhu A restaurant in...
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A new university for people with disabilities in Wuhan
SUP China 1st July 2020 A new university for people with disabilities in Wuhan By Bea Hesselbart Prejudice and even official policies...
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The Gaokao: Now Available in Braille
Wall Street Journal (blog) The Gaokao: Now Available in Braille Apr 17, 2014 China’s famously difficult college-entrance exam is about to...
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Taking the lead in guide-dog training
IDEAL Shanghai 15th April 2014 Taking the lead in guide-dog training by Lu Feiran THE "father of Chinese guide dog training" is a...
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Lifeline Express, the Eye Hospital on Wheels Arrives in Beijing
Women of China 20th April 2014 Lifeline Express, the Eye Hospital on Wheels Arrives in Beijing Dozens of retired people, parents and...
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Learn to accept guide dogs - SHANGHAI -
Global Times 17th April 2014 Learn to accept guide dogs - SHANGHAI - From this month, blind people in Shanghai are allowed to take their...
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