Key characteristics of CBR in China
Top-down : Disability Issues & CBR strategies are integrated into China’s Five Year National Plans
Government led & supported (regulations & national planning), funded and monitored
Bottom-up:
CBR is planned, implemented, funded at local levels (city, district, county) with responsible officers/staff at each level
Voice of People with Disability and their families
China Disabled Persons Federation(CDPF) & disability associations
Community/villages: gdisability commissionerh: village selects a person with disability to take on this position
Self-help and parents’ groups (in some CBR projects); NGOs; internet discussion groups/social media