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China provides schooling for about 580,000 disabled, mentally-retarded kids

China is offering education to more than 580,000 disabled and mentally-retarded children but about 227,000 are still out of school, according to the China's Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) in Beijing Friday. The children are studying in 1,667... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Sep 12 2008

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