EVENT: “Disability and Cerebral Palsy in Rural China,” A talk with Fulbright researcher Kait Szydlowski
Beijing Healthcare Forum is proud to present:
“Disability and Cerebral Palsy in Rural China”
A talk with Fulbright researcher Kait Szydlowski
Wednesday, November 23rd, 8:00pm LOCATION: , 东城区五道营胡同19号 (Take either exit A or D from Yonghegong station, and it is No. 19 in Wu Dao Ying hutong)
This event will be an intimate discussion with Fulbright scholar Kait Szydlowski on her work concerning children with cerebral palsy in rural China. She will start with a brief introduction to her work, followed by a discussion.
Hope to see you there!
BIOGRAPHY
Kait Szydlowski was on a Fulbright Scholarship researching social welfare provision for children with cerebral palsy in rural China. Affiliated through Beijing’s Renmin University Department of Sociology and Hefei’s Chunya Rights into Action for Youth with Disabilities NGO, Kait spent months interviewing and surveying families in northwestern Anhui province to better understand the health care provisions, rehabilitation and special education programs, and government subsidies available to children with cerebral palsy and their caretakers. She will be sharing with the group her experiences and key trends in health and social welfare provisions for disabled children.
BACKGROUND READING
Authorizing a Disability Agency in Post-Mao China: Deng Pufang’s Story as Biomythography, Cultural Anthropolgy, by Matthew Korman.
China’s Village Doctors Take Great Strides, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, by Cui Weiyuan.
The Care and Education of Orphan Children with Disabilities in China, Childhood Education, by Bi Ying Hu and Judit Szente.
, This is currently the only government sponsored foundation working to improve living conditions for people with cerebral palsy.
About the Author
James Flanagan
After a few years of living in Singapore, James headed to Montreal to study at McGill where he received a B.Com in 2006. He jumped on the first plane back to Asia and landed in Beijing.
After trying his hands at a couple of different projects, he focused on developing a consulting firm focusing on Asian IT/Biotech firms. Currently, James Flanagan is on the board of The Beijing Rotaract Club, and spends most of his time working on TedxBeijing 2012 with his laptop, in Beijing, PRC.
