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Percentage of Chinese disabled children enrolled in school reaches 80.7%

According to a report from the China Disabled Persons' Federation on November 9, since reform and opening-up, the special education for disabled people in China in its early stages already includes basic education, vocational education, higher education... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Nov 10 2008

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