We've caught ourselves thinking about the difficulties of being disabled in China on many occasions: a significant amount of city spaces and public transport are simply handicapped-unfriendly. Besides the occasional beggar, you rarely see disabled people... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Mon, Nov 02 2009
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