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Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System Date: 04 Sep 2008 Title: Beijing ramps up community service for disabled people -------------------- Beijing - Host city to the Paralympic Games, Beijing, has ramped up community services for its disabled population to improve the quality of their lives. More than 150 community service centres have been built, totalling 45 814 square metres, to benefit more than 45 000 people with impairment in the city, said Zhao Chunluan, Chief Director of the Beijing Disabled Persons Federation. The centres were established to provide services like rehabilitation, education, employment counselling, rights protection and improve their cultural lives. "The facilities prepare them for independent living and help them to develop careers to support themselves. "Having the centres in place also help raise awareness in the general population to care for those in special needs," Ms Chunluan said. The centres are mainly funded by the government, with the support of social security funds and other social sources. She said the 150 homes are only the beginning and more such facilities need to be built for the disabled people. Beijing has about one million disabled people, about 6.49 percent of its total population. Ms Chunluan said the hosting of the Paralympic Games, between 6-17 September, will also accelerate the improvement of the lives of those with disabilities. - BuaNews-Xinhua |
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