China Disabled Persons' Federation

China Disabled Persons' Federation
中国残疾人联合会
FormationMarch 1988 (1988-03)
TypePeople's organization
Official language
Chinese
Chairman
Cheng Kai
Websitewww.cdpf.org.cn Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
China Association for the Blind and Deaf
China Welfare Fund for the Handicapped
China Disabled Persons' Federation
Simplified Chinese中国残疾人联合会
Traditional Chinese中國殘疾人聯合會
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Cánjírén Liánhéhuì
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese中国残联
Traditional Chinese中國殘聯
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Cánlián

The China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF; Chinese: 中国残疾人联合会) is a people's organization for individuals with disabilities in China established in Beijing, China in March 1988. 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.[1] 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.[2]

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.

  1. ^ "中国残联主要职能 (Main functions of the China Disabled Persons' Federation)". China Disabled Persons' Federation (in Chinese). 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. ^ "中国残疾人联合会概况 (Overview of the China Disabled Persons' Federation)". China Disabled Persons' Federation (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.