May 16 marks the 31st National Day for Helping the Disabled, held annually on the third Sunday in May.

Luohu district has carried out some concrete measures to help the people with disabilities, and construction of a barrier-free environment is an important guarantee for them to live a convenient life.

These are not only the basic hardware for people's livelihood, but also important software that reflects social civilization especially in an urban environment.

The Luohu District Disabled Persons’ Federation actively responds to the deployments of the central, province, city and district governments, and is making joint efforts with relevant departments to promote such construction.

The Shenzhen Municipal Disabled Persons’ Federation has released the first batch of good performers in the construction of barrier-free environment in Shenzhen, and the Luohu District Disabled Persons’ Federation was one of them.

It has worked out the first district-level development plan for a barrier-free urban area in the country, and it has made every effort to resolve the problems of the physically challenged in Luohu.

Thanks to these endeavors, the recreational and sports causes for the people with disabilities have boomed. Relevant work has been supported by the national, Guangdong provincial and Shenzhen municipal disabled persons’ federations.

On July 9, 2020, Luohu issued an urban development plan (2020-35) for the construction of barrier-free facilities. This is the first such blueprint in the country.

The plan proposes that Luohu should ensure that, by 2035, at least 85% of its jurisdiction area should have barrier-free facilities.

Notably, the plan stresses the application of 5G technology, sign language robot, electric stair climbing wheelchair and other technological means to help the elderly, children, pregnant women and people with disabilities. Particularly, suggestions on the promotion of the accessibility of the road system, public buildings, public toilets, as well as other aspects of the practical solutions were put forward.