介绍:
A report out last week says that China is to introduce braille in the gaokao for the visually-impaired. This is seen as the latest efforts to protect the rights of the 16-million disabled in the country.
To talk about this, we're joined by,
Prof. Susanne Choi,
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hongkong.
1) The introduction of the braille to the national college entrance examination has been hailed as an important step in improving the rights of the blind. But others say there's still a lot that needs to be done. What's your take on that?
2) Bizarrely, what seems like one of the most positive stories in disability rights doesn't seem to have made the news here in China. By offering visually-impaired students an equal opportunity to take part in the gaokao using Braille is surely one of the most positive progressions in Chinese society vis-a-vis disability rights. Why is there a lack of media coverage within China about this?
2) Do you also expect the venues at the gaokao to have facilities for the disabled, wheelchair access and even staff who are trained to deal with questions from these students?
3) It used to be like this: if somebody was, say, disabled in China, many would reluctantly accept it. Few people would think of disability rights. Do you sense a sea-change now? From left-behind children to old people and now visually-impaired students, is China finally getting to grips with the disadvantaged after two decades of growth which had left these people behind?
4) In terms of the rights of the disabled, is it more about a law issue or social topic?
5) How has China failed in granting equal rights to people with disabled people - a basic right and equality being one of the founding socialist principles of the PRC? Is it cultural prejudice or it is institutional as well?
6) How do you see disabiity rights going forward in China - like civic groups? What needs to happen on governmental levels beyond offering ramps at subways or slopes at the edge of pavements?
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