"My Dream" has been performed by artists from the China Disabled
Persons Arts Troupe at the Great Hall of the People in central
Beijing these days, as part of a program to mark the 14th
International Day of Disabled Persons, which falls on Saturday this
year.
"My Dream" is scheduled to continue at the national auditorium
from December 1 to 4, said an official with the China Disabled
Persons' Federation (CDPF).
A series of celebration or academic activities have been or will
be held across the country by local governments and the CDPF
branches at different levels, according to official sources.
On Friday, a symposium on information technology for handicapped
people was held in Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong
Province in south China.
In related developments, a website, www.cjfj.org, which deals
with special tools used by handicapped people, was launched on
December 1.
China has more than 60 million people with physical or mental
disabilities who account for 5 percent of the nation's total
population.
(Xinhua News Agency December 3, 2005)
