The way walked with children: medical treatment and rehabilitation

• Author: HAN Wanchuan, ZHAO Xiaoyan
• Pages: 21-29

FRONTIERS OF LAW IN CHINA

VOL. 11 MARCH 2016 NO. 1

DOI 10.3868/s050-005-016-0003-2

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DISABILITY RIGHTS IN CHINA AND IN THE WORLD

THE WAY WALKED WITH CHILDREN: MEDICAL TREATMENT AND

REHABILITATION

HAN Wanchuan∗, ZHAO Xiaoyan**

Abstract Due to obstacles in expression and communication, as well as a societal lack

of humanitarian spirit and deficiencies in system design, children with intellectual

disabilities are confronted with various problems when seeking medical treatment. The

dilemma of medical treatment seriously restricts the survival and development of

disabled groups. By reviewing the way in which a mother accompanied her disabled

child for 28 years together, this article analyzed the reasons for the dilemmas of medical

treatment, and appealed to improve the living conditions of persons with intellectual

disabilities to guarantee their rights for rehabilitation. In addition, by introducing the

recreational and sports activities that parents’ spontaneous organization created for

children with intellectual disabilities, it put forward the proposal to prevent in advance

the possible deterioration of conditions caused by social isolation, which is definitely a

∗ (󳒾) Director of Beijing Rong Ai Rong Le Parents Organization of Persons with Intellectual

Disabilities (the “Rong Ai Rong Le”), Beijing 100142, China. Contact: hanwanchuan@sina.com. She has

been focusing on the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities since 1999, and was the sixth Chairwoman

of the Organization of Families with Mentally Disabled People in China Disabled Persons’ Federation of

Beijing, Haidian District. She often made appeals on domestic and international meetings regarding the most

urgent issues for families of persons with intellectual disabilities, such as employment, social security,

medical treatment and so on, and she also submitted proposals to the China Disabled Persons’ Federation and

all levels of disabled persons’ committees. In 2011, she participated in the organizing and serving for happy

camp for people with intellectual disabilities, and devoted herself to promoting rights protection, supportive

employment, and community inclusion for persons with intellectual disabilities.

󲑢󰼆󲑢 (Rong Ai Rong Le) is a volunteer public organization funded by parents of persons with

intellectual disabilities in Beijing. It was set up in May 2011, and registered in Jul. 2012. The organization has

been launched and operated by ordinary parents for four years. Up until now, it has grown to a professional

public organization with 20 employees, which developed clear strategic positioning. It promoted parents and

society advocacy from the perspective of rights, and created a working mode that changes society by

organizing a lot of cultural and sports activities. It also created a new solution to provide employment support

for persons with intellectual disabilities. Add: Room 534, Building 1, Courtyard 62, Balizhuang Road,

Haidian District, Beijing 100142, China. Contact: website: http://www.co-inclusion.org. Tele/Fax: 010-

63962366. E-mail: rongairongle@co-inclusion.org. WeChat account: weiaiyi2908.

** (󲩊󱓯) Undergraduate student in law, at School of Law, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872,

China. Contact: angel940208@outlook.com