On July 22, the State Council Information Office held a series of themed press conferences on "High quality Completion of the 14th Five Year Plan" to introduce the development of the disability cause during the 14th Five Year Plan period. After five years of efforts, the level of protection and development capacity for people with disabilities in China has been further improved, and the development of the disability cause has taken solid steps towards high-quality development requirements and modernization goals. ”Chinese Disabled Persons' Federation Chairman Cheng Kai said. The network of basic living security for people with disabilities is woven more tightly and the bottom is more secure. Cheng Kai introduced that the 11 main indicators specified in the "14th Five Year Plan" for the protection and development of people with disabilities will be achieved as scheduled. In terms of income and employment, the annual net income of disabled households continues to grow, with an average annual growth rate of over 6.9% from 2020 to 2023, which is basically synchronized with the growth of gross domestic product; Over 2.17 million disabled people participated in vocational skills training. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, 9.01 million disabled people have been employed nationwide, and a total of 2.31 million new disabled people have been employed in urban and rural areas. In terms of social security, disabled persons are entitled to the minimum living allowance, rehabilitation assistance for disabled children, living subsidies for disadvantaged disabled persons, and nursing subsidies for severely disabled persons. The participation rates of basic pension insurance and basic medical insurance for disabled urban and rural residents remain stable at over 90% and 95%, respectively. As of June 2025, the two subsidies for disabled persons have benefited 11.884 million people with disabilities in difficulty and 16.4 million people with severe disabilities respectively. In terms of public services, the enrollment rate of compulsory education for disabled children has reached 97%, the coverage rate of basic rehabilitation services and assistive device adaptation services for disabled people has remained stable at over 85%, and 1.28 million households with severe disabilities have completed barrier free renovations. Focusing on new needs and expectations, and effectively safeguarding the rights and interests of people with disabilities during the 14th Five Year Plan period, significant progress has been made in technology assisted disability work. Zhou Changkui, Secretary of the Party Group and Chairman of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, introduced that during the 14th Five Year Plan period, the China Disabled Persons' Federation signed strategic cooperation agreements with universities and high-tech enterprises to jointly carry out research and development of assistive technology, achievement transformation, and talent cultivation; The China Disabled Persons' Federation also actively participates in key scientific and technological research and development programs, promoting the inclusion of the needs of different disability groups such as visually impaired people and disabled youth into national key projects. Next, the China Disabled Persons' Federation will continue to gather research and development capabilities in assistive technology and increase research and development efforts. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, we implemented the Action Plan for the Development and Improvement of Special Education, ensuring that disabled students have access to education while striving to help them learn well. ”Li Dongmei, Vice Chairman and Vice President of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, said. Special education extends to both ends. Establish a 15 year integrated special education school that connects kindergarten to high school in areas where conditions permit; The policy of higher education for disabled people is constantly improving, providing reasonable convenience for tens of thousands of disabled students to participate in the regular college entrance examination every year. At present, there are over 100000 disabled college students in school, and in the past three years, more than 30000 disabled students have entered universities for study every year. The education of children with autism is constantly being strengthened. The National Autistic Children's Special Education Resource Center and 61 special education reform pilot zones have been established successively; The implementation of the Autism Children's Care and Promotion Action has established 12 specialized schools for autistic children nationwide. A series of measures have been launched to meet the accessibility needs of people with disabilities. It is reported that over 3000 websites and mobile apps have completed accessibility upgrades, with features such as speech recognition and text conversion being launched; The public welfare accessible navigation of related enterprises has covered 69 cities, and the intelligent public transportation service system is gradually being promoted; Disabled persons' federations in various regions have established barrier free supervision teams. As of the end of last year, there were 20608 supervisors or promoters, including 9458 disabled supervisors. During the 15th Five Year Plan period, efforts will be made in five areas to promote the high-quality development of the disability cause. The main theme will be to improve the social security system and care service system for people with disabilities, with a focus on five areas. ”Zhou Changkui said. Improve the level of livelihood security for people with disabilities. The primary task is to improve the level of livelihood security for people with disabilities, especially those who are difficult or severely disabled. We will improve the inclusive, basic, and guaranteed livelihood security system related to people with disabilities, and adjust and gradually improve the level of social security for people with disabilities according to the dynamic development of the economy and society. Improve the quality of public services for people with disabilities. Continuously expanding the supply of urgently needed and scarce services such as care for severely disabled individuals and rehabilitation education for children with autism. Promote the coordinated development of disability assistance services and elderly care and childcare services. Ensure equal rights and interests for people with disabilities. Deeply implement the Law on the Construction of Barrier free Environment, effectively strengthen judicial protection, and provide better and more convenient legal services. Promote innovative applications of technology to assist the disabled. Build a collaborative platform for "government, industry, academia, research, and application" to promote the application of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence in the field of disability. Enrich the spiritual and cultural life of people with disabilities. Support the participation of people with disabilities in literary and artistic creation, and cultivate and develop the cultural industry for people with disabilities. Along with the development of competitive sports, more attention should be paid to the development of mass sports for people with disabilities, allowing more people with disabilities to step out of their homes and engage in leisure and fitness activities. (New Society)