Campaign aims to give disabled people dignity, independence

Home improvements and greater mobility are key to raising living standards and self-respect. Li Lei reports from Xinyang, Henan.

Ruan Guanqing called out instructions to her husband, who is blind and has a prosthetic leg, as he pushed her wheelchair out of their modest house via a gentle ramp so she could enjoy some fresh air.

The elderly, disabled couple said the installation of the ramp, which replaced a low staircase consisting of several steps, has improved their lives immeasurably.