Services for the Disabled
13.
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Successful integration could only be achieved when
the
vital
disabled became financially independent,
which was
in elevating their status. Services for the disabled
were thus concentrated on providing work opportunities, ie.
'social welfare
welfare production"
the provision of prosthesis.
( 社会福利生產
), and
14.
The
importance
their integration
of
public education to facilitate
was also recognized. The third Saturday
of May had been marked as a National Help the Disabled Day
( ) since 1991.
15.
China had
a disabled population of 50 million.
welfare enterprises with a workforce
There were 41,000
(able and disabled) of 650,000 and their productions ranged from cosmetics to satellite spare-parts. These enterprises enjoyed tax-reduction and other support, eg. exemption of
profits-tax if 35% of the workforce were disabled;
exemption of products tax if 50% of the workforce were
disabled and other technical or financial assistance. In
the cities, about 70% to 90% of the disabled were reported to be employed.