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

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 1st June 2026 China makes substantial progress in improving accessibility for children with disabilities. UNICEF representative China has made substantial progress in improving accessibility for children with disabilities, said Amakobe Sande, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative to China. Sande made the remarks ahead of International Children's Day, noting that China's law on building a barrier-free living environment marks an important step forwa

Xinhua 1st June 2026 AI-driven innovation opens new possibilities for smart living in China At the World Intelligence Expo 2026 in north China's Tianjin Municipality, a smart mirror provides an instant snapshot of a person's health status, a robotic arm deftly prepares a savory Chinese crepe, and a robot plays Go and tells stories to children, as what once seemed like science fiction increasingly becomes part of everyday life in China. Concluding on Sunday, the four-day expo

China Daily 1st June 2026 UNICEF campaign calls for inclusion of children with disabilities By Yao Yuxin UNICEF China launched a nationwide campaign on Friday to draw attention to the barriers faced by children with disabilities and promote their greater inclusion in schools, health centers and communities. The campaign, Childhood, Without Barriers, was launched in partnership with the China Commission for Promotion of Publicity for the Undertakings of Chinese Disabled Person

Xinhua 23rd May 2026 Cinema enters a new age of immersive filmmaking With a virtual reality headset strapped over her eyes, a 9-year-old girl surnamed Zhao stepped into a shimmering cinematic world, where she moved her small hands with purpose through the air as she learned sign language to help a character in an animated VR film. In similar immersive experiences, audiences are no longer mere viewers but active participants. As more people flock to VR films, drawn by blockbus

Shanghai Daily 29th May 2026 Shanghai Railway Services Get More Accessible for Passengers With Disabilities by Ke Jiayun For most travelers, a train station is where a journey begins. And for passengers with disabilities, it is where every detail counts, from a working elevator and a wider security lane to a wheelchair ready at the entrance and a staff member waiting on the platform. At Shanghai railway stations, those details are becoming part of a smoother travel experience

People's Daily 28th May 2026 Technology opens new doors to accessible living Recent advancements in technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), brain-computer interfaces and bionic engineering are offering renewed hope and expanding possibilities for people living with disabilities. China's 2025 statistical bulletin on the development of the cause of people with disabilities reported that 1.487 million people with disabilities received basic assistive devices last year. F

China Daily 29th May 2026 SPP hikes protection for disabled minors By Yang Zekun China's procuratorial authorities are strengthening legal protection for minors with disabilities by using case-based supervision and cross-departmental coordination to address difficulties in accessing education, medical assistance, compensation and long-term development. The Supreme People's Procuratorate and the China Disabled Persons' Federation recently released seven typical cases related t

State Council People’s Republic of China 29th May 2026 China to launch 3rd national sample survey on disabled population China will in June launch its third national sample survey on people with disabilities, which is set to run through December 2028, according to a statement released by the General Office of the State Council on Thursday. The third survey comes 20 years after the second one, conducted in 2006, and nearly four decades after the first one was carried out back

China Daily 26th May 2026 Using good as bait’. blind China girl detained after fake hit-by-bike clip gets 100 million views A viral video of a blind woman on a tactile pavement being hit by an electric bike, which turned out to be staged, has sparked a wave of public anger in China. The video has been viewed more than 100 million times online. It has also raised questions about similar scams involving the visually impaired and fears that it could diminish public’s trust in t

China Daily 25th May 2026 Discovering white-knuckle thrills in an unlikely place By Wang Xiaoyu | As a sports fan, I grew up watching the Olympics, but I had never paid much attention to the Paralympics. That was probably because I rarely encountered visibly disabled people in my daily life, and I also assumed that Paralympic events lacked the same drama and excitement as able-bodied competitions. So when I went to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics in early March as a