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China Focus. Tech for good. Innovation empowers disabled in China
Xinhua 18th May 2026 China Focus. Tech for good. Innovation empowers disabled in China At a rehabilitation room in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, 59-year-old Sun Renchun took steady steps forward with a bionic leg, an accomplishment he previously believed was impossible. Several other leg amputees were doing the same, their faces lighting up with each deliberate stride. "I thought I would never stand up again. But after wearing the bionic leg for just over half a mo
Chris McMillan
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Judicial services made more accessible to nation's persons with disabilities
China Daily 18th May 2026 Judicial services made more accessible to nation's persons with disabilities Ed DC exJudicial services have been made more accessible to people with disabilities in recent years, thanks to intensified collaboration between courts and disabled persons' federations. With details of five landmark cases released on Sunday, National Disability Day, the Supreme People's Court and the China Disabled Persons' Federation reaffirmed their commitment to better
Chris McMillan
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16 visually impaired runners to take on 6 half marathons in 6 days in Beijing
Global Times 17th May 2026 16 visually impaired runners to take on 6 half marathons in 6 days in Beijing By Lu Wenao Sixteen visually impaired runners will attempt to complete six half marathons in six consecutive days in Beijing starting May 19, in an initiative aimed at encouraging more blind and visually impaired people to take up sports. The event, to be held at the Olympic Forest Park, will see participants cover 21.0975 kilometers each day, totaling more than 126 ki
Chris McMillan
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