China Daily 29th April 2026 Chinese man supports 6 siblings while parents want more kids, say it boosts chance of success With a physically disabled sister and a young brother with Down syndrome, eldest son faces ‘enormous’ financial pressure By Zoey Zhang A 21-year-old man from central China, whose greatest wish is for his parents to stop having more children, sells pork to support his six younger siblings. In April, Sun Pan, from Shaoyang in Hunan province, captured nationa

City News Service 22nd April 2026 Therapy Dogs Bring Comfort and Joy to Autistic Teens For 16-year-old Xiao Xia, holding a pet dog in his arms was a first-time experience. Though nervous, he wore a smile and said he felt happy. "I don't have a pet at home, so it's really nice to play with a dog," shared the teenage boy with autism. He was among a group of autistic children taking part in a special charity activity at the Dapuqiao Neighborhood Health Center in Shanghai's Huang

China Daily 18th April 2026 China limbless mum sews with mouth, uses limb stumps for daily tasks, raises 3 kids alone An 81-year-old Chinese woman dubbed “ the strongest Chinese mother” was born without limbs and managed to raise three children. The octogenarian who has moved many people online sewed with her mouth and used her elbows to hold chopsticks while looking after her family. Wang Yushi, 81, from Baiyin in Gansu province, northern China, was born with a congenital di

Disabled Woman Said She Was Fine And Didn ’ t Need Emergency Care, But Her Sibling Ignored Her Wishes And Sent Her Into A Hospital Anyway Nothing gets messier faster than someone deciding they know your needs better than you do. When a disabled woman said she was fine and did not need emergency care, her sibling ignored her repeated “ no” and had her taken to the hospital anyway. The end result caused quite the drama between them. https://twistedsifter.com/2026/04/disabled-wo

The Hong Kong Standard 18th April 2026 Single mom with breast cancer begs for more time with her son by Khan Heeba Lazmi A single mother in Hong Kong was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after her son was born. Just as she was fighting the disease with all her strength, fate dealt another heavy blow – her young son was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Struggling to care for her child while covering her own mounting medical expenses, she has

China Daily 16th April 2026 Exhibit by autistic kids raises awareness Young artists from special education institutions in Taiyuan showcase talent in dozens of paintings By ZHU XINGXIN in Taiyuan and CHEN LIANG In the northern Chinese city of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, a unique art exhibition recently opened, showcasing the works of children with physical and developmental disabilities. The event was aimed at raising awareness of the condition and fostering understanding, resp

Xinhua 7th April 2026 Feature. Intellectually disabled artists paint lives beyond definition at Art Basel Hong Kong Art Basel, long known for spotlighting expensive canvases, rare materials, and renowned creators, concluded this year's Hong Kong edition at the end of March, where a modest, quiet exhibition space has drawn a large number of visitors to pause and linger. Inside the booth, there was no showmanship, no gimmicks, but only the trees, stone houses, vehicles, and p

Xinhua 13th March 2026 Fashion show spotlights rare disease community A charity fashion show was held in Yantai, Shandong province, on Saturday to mark International Rare Disease Day and launch a new support network for affected families. The event brought together nearly 300 patients with rare diseases, medical experts, business representatives and volunteers. Through diverse and creative formats such as a fashion show, patient talk shows, a photography exhibition showcasing

China Daily 4 th April 2026 Shanghai unveils first vocational competence assessment for autism rehabilitation services By He Qi Shanghai officially launched China's first specialized vocational competence assessment project for autism rehabilitation services on Thursday, during the 19th World Autism Awareness Day, addressing a gap in professional certification in this field nationwide. Led by the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau and evaluated by the city's vocational skills app

Xinhua 1st April 2026 China Focus. From learning to earning, China explores new support for autistic adults Though it was winter vacation, 17-year-old Yangyang started his day early, walked to the supermarket on his own and returned home to whip up a bowl of seafood noodles for his younger sister. To outsiders, he seemed like a caring and responsible older brother with a passion for cooking, yet only his parents truly understood the immense effort involved in helping Yangyang

China Daily 31st March 2026 Writer with cerebral palsy pens love letter to Yinxu culture By Shi Baoyin and Qi Xin Zhao Dian, a 38-year-old with cerebral palsy from Anyang, Henan province, concentrates as she taps on a mobile phone screen, while the rest of her body stays completely still. Books are stacked in piles around her. Zhao's mother, Zhao Li, 66, keeps a few books set aside, making them easy for her to reach whenever she needs them. Though Zhao Dian has never spent a

China Daily 23rd March 2026 Books without barriers As China expands digital lending and accessibility services, public libraries are working to ensure reading is within reach for everyone, Yang Yang reports. Ou Hailin, a 38-year-old media employee in Beijing, visits libraries often. One of his favorites is the Capital Library of China, which he says is continually improving its services and keeping them centered on the reader. The latest improvement, he finds, is the digital

South China Morning Post 21st March 2026 Being Chinese In China, some of us are keeping elderly care in the family – for now My grandma, now in her 90s, has long held together an extended family including four children and six grandchildren. As a Chinese saying goes, “ Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure.” While my aunt, father and two uncles all live near her in the same city in northern China, my generation has ventured out to different places. Yet no ma

South China Morning Post 14th March 2026 Chinese man posts a big note on mother-in-law’s suitcase to seek help for her solo travel Thoughtful son-in-law goes the extra mile to make sure illiterate woman in her 60s is safe; Good Samaritan student on same flight offers help More than a million people online have been touched by a Chinese man who posted a huge note on his illiterate mother-in-law’s suitcase to help in case she needed help during her first solo flight. On Februar

China Daily 13th March 2026 Trusting thought to be its own light Remarkable courage, persistence of blind academic overcomes disability, inspires thousands of students By Zhao Xu In a modest room in the Wuchang district of Wuhan, Hubei province, time seems to move at its own gentle rhythm. Fingers glide quietly across yellowed pages, while a young university student reads aloud, patiently tracing formulas and diagrams. This is where Zhou Shun studies — a classroom, a library,

China Daily. 23rd January 2026 Raising a glass to accessibility HandyCup pub fosters a community of people with disabilities and the able-bodied, spreading compassion and acceptance, Wang Xin reports. By Wang Xin Fu Ming, a 38-year-old business owner with a physical disability who is dedicated to promoting accessibility, recently celebrated his birthday with a heartwarming crowd of friends at Pub HandyCup in Shanghai. As the first accessible pub in China, owned by Xia Yujie,

South China Morning Post 10th January 2026 China woman who lost limbs in car crash assigns disabled staff to jobs based on their strengths 30-year-old who suffered 3 heart attacks, 14 rounds of surgery dresses like a ‘warrior’; is described as the ‘pride of all women’ online By Fran Lu in Five years after she lost her left arm and leg in a car crash, a Chinese influencer started a shoe-cleaning business that provides jobs for disabled people. Weng Xinyi has continued to move

South China Morning Post 5th January 2026 China mum shares toddler ’ s recovery from underdeveloped hip joint, receives online support A mother in China who helped her toddler daughter through rehabilitation to fix a malformed hip has trended on social media, attracting more than a million likes. According to a report by the China News Service, the little girl, nicknamed Tiantian, began the treatment last year at the age of one when she was diagnosed with dysplasia of the hip

South China Morning Post 28th December 2025 China paralysed man, who can only move a finger and a toe, creates smart farm system, start-up Man who survives on a ventilator teaches his mother to become a ‘ super technician ’ , plans future experiments using state-of-the-art technology By Yating Yang in Beijing A paralysed Chinese man who can move only one finger and one toe has successfully developed a smart farm control system and founded a start-up. The determination of Li X

Global Times 30th December 2025 Patient with cerebral palsy completes Chinese chess match via non-invasive BCI, marking world ’ s 1st application in national-level sports event A cerebral palsy player competed in a Chinese chess competition while wearing a non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) device, marking the world's first competitive application of non-invasive BCI technology in a national-level public sports event, domestic media outlet Jiemian News reported on Tu