The conference started its first date with an Opening Ceremony to celebrate the theme "Innovation with Vitality Development for Inclusion". It had four host speakers comprising of Chairperson of Women Commission of Hong Kong, Chairperson of the Guangzhou Women Federation, Deputy President of the Guangzhou Disable Persons' Federation, and Deputy President of China Disabled Persons' Federation.

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A new initiative enables users to find deaf organizations and schools in 149 countries around the world. Launched by the Gallaudet University Center for International Programs and Services (CIPS) in October 2009, the World Deaf Information Resource Project provides contact information for hundreds of international-, national-, and local-level organizations and schools globally. The website also links to on-line reports about the human rights conditions and living situation of deaf people around the world and other information resources for deaf individuals and organizations.

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Last week, the Chinese government adopted a law amendment to better protect the country more than 83 million persons with a disability, in the run-up to the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in September.

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Landmark UN treaty on rights of persons with disabilities enters into force

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised the courage of children with autism and their families on the first World Autism Awareness Day, calling Wednesday for all countries to respond to their needs.

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