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1、EnablingChina’sDisabledIlovethevocationalrehabilitationcenter.Ilovethedis-abledpersons’home.It’smysecondhome.”ThesewerethefirstwordswrittenbyYangJia,32,atthevocationalrehabilitationcenterofHeyiSubdistrictDisabledPeople’sHomeinBeijing.Yangsuffersfromamentia.
2、Forher,writingishard,butsheandotherhandicappedpersonsatthecenterareencouragedbyteacherstojotdowntheirthoughtsandfeelings.Doingsohelpsthemtoexpressthemselvesmoreeffectivelyintheirdailylives.TheBeijingMunicipalGovernmentproposedin2008thatbytheendofthe11thFive
3、-yearPlanperiod(2006-2010)everysubdistrictandtownshipinBeijingshouldhaveatleastonedisabledpeople’shomeinordertoprovideeasyaccesstoavarietyofservicesincludingrehabilitation,education,employment,socialsecurity,legaladvice,livingaidandculturalandsportsactiviti
4、es.HeyiSubdistrictDisabledPeople’sHomewassubsequently17established,anditsvocationalrehabilitationcentermakesuponeofthewingsofthe300-plus-square-meterhome.SinceitsopeninginAugust2009,YangJiahasbeenaregularparticipantinactivitiesatthecenter.“Thisvocationalreh
5、abilitationcenterismainlyformentallyhandicappedpeople.Comparedtopersonswithotherdisabili-ties,theyfacegrimmerchallengesingainingemployment,”XiaoChunhua,directorofHeyiSubdistrictDisablePersons’Federation,toldChinaToday.Sheisalsoinchargeofthedisabledpersons’h
6、ome.Inthevocationalrehabilitationcenter,the20orsomentallydisabledattendeesnotonlylearnvocationalskillslikehandicrafts,butalsoengageinotherlearning,whichisusuallyblendedintofungames.Moreimportantly,undertheguidanceoftheteachers,theylearnhowtobettercommunicat
7、ewithpeople.Thisisthemostdifficultbarrierforthemtobreak,accordingtoWanShuying,ateacheratthecenter.Toenrichtheirculturallife,calligraphy,flutelessonsandchoirrecitalsare17organized.Volunteerteachersalsoregularlylendextrahandstothecenter’spermanentstaff.Thereh
8、abilitationcenterhasbecomeanindispensablepartofthelivesofmentallychallengedresidentsintheregion.Butitwasn’talwaysthatway.“Atthebeginning,theyweren’tinterestedinvocationalrehabilitation.Familiesandthedi