The Opinions of Jiangsu Province on Accelerating the Development of Disabled Persons (hereinafter referred to as the Opinions) was officially promulgated today. On the basis of emphasizing compulsory education and preschool education for the disabled, the Opinions put forward to vigorously develop special education in senior high schools with vocational education as the mainstay and accelerate the development of higher education for the disabled. Not only the disabled high school students in Jiangsu attend free education, but also the disabled college students admitted to colleges and universities will be rewarded and funded.
In order to achieve this goal, Jiangsu Province will increase the investment in special education funds and allocate public funds for students in special education schools according to the standards higher than those of ordinary schools. At the same time, all parts of Jiangsu Province are required to arrange a certain proportion of funds from the employment security fund for the disabled for vocational education and training in special education schools.
The opinions issued by Jiangsu province this time put forward a series of policies and measures from the aspects of basic living security, medical rehabilitation, education and employment, culture and sports, and participation in social life. These measures will make 4.793 million disabled people in Jiangsu Province have no worries.