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  • Equal Opportunities Commission hopes suggestions will ensure guide dog users do not face discrimination taking transport or going to restaurants
  • Official statistics show there were about 47,600 visually impaired people in Hong Kong in 2020
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A husband in China, who suffered a cardiac arrest and has been barely conscious for many years, has now recovered thanks to his wife’s love and devotion.

Oo Saw Kee, 39, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for intentionally inflicting serious injury to the 33-year-old victim. The judge called her actions ‘cruel and inhumane’.

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A disabled woman in China who uses her hands to propel her along after her legs were damaged by a childhood illness has hit back at vicious online abuse saying that she is unfit to be a mother.

A man in China with an obvious disability forgot his government-issued pass at a railway station and was asked by staff to show evidence he was eligible to travel without paying.

The only son of a Chinese single mother was about to complete his PhD when he took part in a university kickboxing match in which his much more experienced opponent kicked him so hard he suffered serious head injuries.

Paralysed from age 6, the polio survivor from Texas earned a law degree and wrote a book while relying on the submarine-like device to help him breathe.

A video of a toddler in China putting her prosthetic leg on for the first time has gone viral, sparking a wave of sympathy and support on mainland social media.

A young woman in China who suffers from polio has had her life turned around by a specialist photographer whose work helps disabled people regain their confidence.

Ida Lam worked on the first Festival of Arts with the Disabled, in 1986, and was moved by the way it championed people with mental and physical disabilities, who often faced discrimination in the city.

When a little boy went missing from his home in China and the hunt for him proved fruitless, a smart police officer tried playing the child’s favourite TV theme tune to find him.

Mainland social media has been outraged by the story of a woman in a wheelchair with no legs who was barred from boarding a flight in China because she was travelling alone.

The YouTuber and former state media reporter is blocked from visiting the island after saying the ruling Democratic Progressive Party uses disabled people to gain support during talk show appearance in Taipei.

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No Limits returns to Hong Kong for its sixth edition, with live and online performances by people with disabilities that afford them a barrier-free platform through which to share their ‘unique challenges’.

A firefighter in China who nearly died as a result of his bravery while fighting a fierce forest blaze, has received the happy news that he is about to be a father with the loyal girlfriend who has stood by him through the toughest of times.

Number of subsidised service places for disabled will be raised by 10 per cent to 38,800 in 2026-27, according to deputy director of social welfare Alex Wong.

A wheelchair-bound husband and wife duo in China have refused to let misfortune dictate their lives by setting themselves challenges and enjoying life to the full.

The city ‘has the facilities, there’s going to be a National Games … and I think that will be a great lead-in’, CEO Mary Davis says during fundraising visit.

Mandy Harvey lost her hearing at 19 but later wowed Simon Cowell with her music on America’s Got Talent. The singer talks to the Post ahead of her performance with Hong Kong’s largest inclusive orchestra.

Imagine going for yum cha and not hearing any of the clatter or chatter, or being able to speak to the waiters. A Hong Kong charity and a hotel have replicated deaf diners’ experience to show the challenges they face.

She won Indonesia’s Got Talent at age 8. Now, Putri Ariani is seeking to dominate the US version of the show, having already wowed Simon Cowell.

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Firm says multilingual AI can help bring rarely accessed services to remote areas, monitoring the likes of eye issues and falls, pollution and traffic. However, senior executive says big challenge will be ensuring AI is used ethically.

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