A volunteer skillfully controls the exoskeleton robot. [Photo/Chinanews.com]
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 department, at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
"It has gradually evolved into a comprehensive social undertaking encompassing rehabilitation, education, employment, poverty alleviation, social security, culture and sports, and accessibility development," he said.
Overall, this had improved the level of social protection and development opportunities for Chinese people with disabilities, Ren told the 19th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, or COSP19.
