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Better education and more jobs for disabled

A BETTER deal for disabled people was approved by China's State Council, or Cabinet, yesterday - offering more education, rehabilitation, a higher standard of living and more jobs. Revision of the 1991 Law on Protection of the Disabled was imperative,... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Jan 23 2008

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