China-Rehabilitation Service/Disabled

Shotlist

Changsha County, Changsha City, Hunan Province, central China – Recent (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shot of buildings
2. Various of kids having class, writing Chinese characters, drawing picture
3. Various of kids playing games in corridor
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Liu Xiaofang, mother of kid with Down symptom (starting with shot 3/partially overlaid with shots 5-7):
“The school offers free lunch, a yearly allowance of 1,000-yuan, and an escort subsidy of 200 yuan per month. We feel assured when my kid studies here. I’m grateful for the love and help from the state, the society.”
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5. Interior of rehabilitation center
6. Kids having class
7. Various of teacher helping kid recognize vegetables
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Beijing, China – Recent (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
8. Aerial shot of city view

China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of people having rehabilitation training
10. Various of people with disability
11. Building
12. Various of elder residents
13. Various of people in hospital
14. Doctor
15. Various of pupils skipping rope

Beijing, China – June 18, 2022 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
16. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Lin Jia, executive vice president, China Social Law of China Law Society (ending with shots 17-18):
“China’s human rights are universal rights enjoyed by the vast majority of the people, especially paying attention to the protection of certain groups of people’s rights and interests.”
17. Seniors exercising
18. Pupils skating
19. Various of pupils playing football
20. Aerial shot of football field
21. Pupils waving to camera

Storyline

A wide range of rehabilitation services and training programs have been implemented across China to help people with disabilities develop their physical, mental and social capabilities.

In 2018, a nationwide scheme dedicated to improving rehabilitation services to children with disabilities was rolled out and had benefited 33.2 million children as of November 2021.

The scheme requires local governments above the county level to render rehabilitation relief to children aged six or younger with disabilities related to eyesight, hearing, language, limbs or intelligence, as well as autism.

Liu Xiaofang and her daughter Li Xinyu who was diagnosed with Down syndrome in Changsha County of central China’s Hunan Province have benefited from such rehabilitation services.

The little girl, who was mentally retarded and had poor motor abilities, is now able to walk unaided and has been enrolled into a special education school.

“The school offers free lunch, a yearly allowance of 1,000-yuan, and an escort subsidy of 200 yuan per month. We feel assured when my kid studies here. I’m grateful for the love and help from the state, the society,” said Liu.

The Ministry of Education, together with relevant authorities, released an action plan earlier this year to boost the development of special needs education, aiming to achieve a 97 percent enrollment rate for school-age minors with disabilities in compulsory education by 2025.

In addition, targeted measures have been taken to ensure education, employment and barrier-free environment for people with disabilities across the country.

According to a three-year plan issued by the central government, one million new jobs for persons with disabilities in urban and rural areas will be created between 2022 and 2024.

Meanwhile, a total of 340,000 institutions and facilities for the elderly have been set up nationwide, providing more than 8 million beds for the elderly.

Of the townships across the country, 68.1 percent have set up institutions with comprehensive functions to serve the elderly.

“China’s human rights are universal rights enjoyed by the vast majority of the people, especially paying attention to the protection of certain groups of people’s rights and interests,” said Lin Jia, executive vice president of China Social Law of China Law Society.