(BEIJING, May 22) – When the Beijing Paralympic Games open on September 7, an unprecedented cast of 400 people with hearing disabilities will perform a dance entitled “Greetings to Stars,” chief director Zhang Jigang told the press recently.
The opening ceremony, he said, will sing the praises of “creativity, humanity and great [...]
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(BEIJING, May 20) — BOCOG and IPC members convened here on Monday to begin the 4th Beijing Paralympic task force meeting.
BOCOG’s various departments in charge of 18 Paralympic areas, including ticketing, the Torch Relay, the opening and closing ceremonies, education, the Paralympic Village, barrier-free facilities, and [...]
Disabled tourists now have better access to Beijing’s famous Forbidden City following extensive renovations. New facilities were opened yesterday, to mark National Help-the-disabled Day.
“This is an excellent example of how Beijing and China intends to advance accessibility for all people in the years to come,” said Sir Philip Craven, president of [...]
Liu Yandong, Lu Yongxiang and Deng Pufang receive a brief introduction to Olympic sailing venues. (Photo credit: Li Ziheng/Xinhua)
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(QINGDAO, May 16) — In anticipation of National Helping-the-Disabled Day on Sunday, BOCOG Vice-President of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG) Liu Yandong heard about the progress of [...]
(BEIJING, May 14) – More than 4,000 athletes from 150 countries and regions will take part in the Beijing Paralympic Games which will open on September 6. This is 12 days after the Olympics are over, according to Tang Xioaquan, executive vice-president of BOCOG.
They will be joined by 2,500 coaches and technical officials, [...]