China Disabled Persons Federation
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| Formation | March 1988 |
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Official language
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中文 , Chinese |
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President
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Lu Yong (卢勇) |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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China Association for the Blind and Deaf China Welfare Fund for the Handicapped |
The China Disabled Persons’ Federation, also known as the CDPF, is a national organization for individuals with disability in China established in Beijing, China in March 1988, aiming to represent and safeguard the rights and interests of disabled people. The predecessors of the CDPF are the China Association for the Blind and Deaf, established in 1960 and the China Welfare Fund for the Handicapped established in 1984. The three basic functions of the CDPF are to represent the interests of people with disabilities in China and help protect their legitimate rights, to provide them with comprehensive and effective services and to supervise affairs relating to people with disabilities commissioned by the Chinese government. The emblem of the CDPF looks like a plum flower which features prominently in Chinese art and culture. With its motto "humanity, probity, service and contribution" the CDPF has helped many disabled persons.
As of 2016, CDPF has estimated that there are 80 million people with disabilities in China, while only 30 million have registered with the government.
CDPF performs three functions:
CDPF is committed to: Promote the humanitarianism, Promote the human rights of people with disabilities, Promote the integration of people with disabilities in all aspects.
1. The CDPF propagates the Protection of Disabled Persons Law of the People's Republic of China; maintains the civil rights of persons with disabilities in the political, economic, cultural, and social equality and services for people with disabilities.
2. The CDPF educates the persons with disabilities to comply with law and fulfill their obligations.
3. The CDPF is the bridge of the persons with disabilities and government. It mobilizes the society to understand, respect, care and help the persons with disabilities.
4. The CDPF develops and promotes the rehabilitation of the disabled, education, poverty, employment, human rights, culture, sports, social security and disability prevention work to improve the environment and conditions of persons with disabilities for encouraging them to participate in social life.
5. The CDPF participates in the research, development and implementation of the laws, regulations, policies, planning for the disabled and plays the role of an integrated, coordinated, advice, services, management and guidance of the work in these field.
6. The CDPF manages and provides People's Republic of China Disabled Persons Card(中国残疾人证) for the Chinese disabled.
7. The CDPF the manages and guides all kinds of organizations for disabilities.
8. Being the UN ECOSOC special consultative, The CDPF carries out international exchanges and cooperation.
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