Cover News Reporter Qin Yi Intern Shi Yuanyuan
From September 21st to September 23rd, the 2nd Chengdu International Welfare Expo and Carnival of Disabled Friends "Creating a Barrier-free Environment and Sharing a Better Life" was held in Chengdu Century City, and this welfare expo was co-hosted for the first time by the welfare foundation for the disabled in 12 provinces (municipalities and districts) in the eastern, central and western regions.
What are the highlights of this Welfare Expo? Walking into the Welfare Expo, in the rehabilitation barrier-free, education barrier-free, employment barrier-free, cultural and sports barrier-free, life barrier-free and other equipment display and experience area, many well-known brands made a wonderful appearance, cutting-edge products, technologies and solutions in various fields emerged, and more than 100 caring enterprises displayed innovative solutions, assistive devices, adaptation services, products, technologies and application achievements of the whole industry chain of cutting-edge welfare for the disabled.
In addition, in Hall 6, there is a public welfare exhibition area for outstanding cultural creations, handicrafts, intangible cultural heritage for the disabled, independent entrepreneurship achievements, etc., as well as the exhibition area for the achievements of public welfare projects such as rehabilitation, education assistance, and care participated by caring enterprises, public welfare institutions and charitable organizations, to comprehensively display the spiritual outlook of the disabled in the new era and the rising feelings of all sectors of society to help the disabled, so that the whole society can pay attention to and help the disabled groups. At the same time, 12 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) have set up exclusive welfare fund for the disabled exhibition and experience areas for co-sponsors, fully displaying the development of the cause of the disabled in each province (autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government).
Big coffee gathers to collide ideas
Thematic exchanges around the rehabilitation industry
At the same time, the expo held special activities such as the western rehabilitation assistive device industry development and exchange activities sponsored by the Rehabilitation Assistive Devices Application Professional Committee of the Chinese Rehabilitation Medical Association, the national continuing medical education project rehabilitation assistive device development and clinical application training course, and the 2023 "Healthy and Educational Integration" exchange meeting.
Li Xi, senior engineer of China Assistive Devices Center for the Disabled, Wu Jixiang, deputy director of the Rehabilitation Department of Southwest Hospital of Army Medical University, Liu Xidong, director of Sichuan Bayi Rehabilitation Center, and other experts shared around the interpretation of the development and application policies of the rehabilitation assistive device industry, the current situation and prospect of the application of rehabilitation assistive devices in China, and the current situation and planning of the training of professional talents in rehabilitation assistive devices in China, presenting a feast of high-end dialogue and wisdom sharing for exhibitors and visitors.
Carnival of Disabled Friends
Various barrier-free activities are staged one after another
"No hindrance because of love", happy experience. The carnival area focuses on the experience of handicapped products and the perception of handicapped scenes, focusing on the theme of "creating a barrier-free environment and sharing a better life", setting up a variety of barrier-free immersive interactive experience areas on site, inviting representatives of disabled people with different needs and their relatives to participate in various barrier-free related activities, portable dark experience warehouse, on-site clothing production for the disabled, intangible cultural heritage production, handicraft experience activities, display and sales of disabled products, barrier-free financial services, intellectual disability games, etc.
In addition, there is a national large-scale blind date and dating public welfare activity of Bird's Nest Network (the third session of Sichuan-Chongqing Station); SCI Spinal Cord Injury Group Club "Wano Club" National Round Friends Chengdu Meeting and Exchange Meeting; Fun competitions such as curling, darts, wheelchair skills and obstacle crossing; Experiential game activities such as the performance of the disabled orchestra "Know the Orchestra", the "parent-child sports day" for the mentally disabled and their relatives and friends, you are my eyes, you draw me guess, wheelchair experience and so on.
Image courtesy of the event organizer
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