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Disabled people overcome difficulties to reach success in life

The sixth national conference praising people with disabilities, orphans and outstanding sponsors, has been held in Hanoi, honouring many typical examples. They have all overcame obstacles to be useful people for the community.

Man with cerebral palsy grew up to be proficient in computing, foreign languages

Nguyen Kim Ngoc, 45, and Nguyen Cong Luan, in Long An, got married in 1999 and gave birth to a healthy son, Nguyen Hoang Phuc, one year later.

Participation rate of Vietnamese disabled people in labor force remains low

The overall labor force participation rate of people with disabilities (PWDs) in Vietnam remains low compared to the total population, with 31.7% of PWDs joining the labor force compared to 82.4% of people without disabilities between 2016-2019.

Paralysed man seeks for a better life

Han Van Thu refuses point blank to let his disability stop him from succeeding.

Children with eye impairments get life skills training

On a sunny Sunday afternoon, a weekly extra class to teach living skills for special students gathers three pupils at Nguyen Dinh Chieu School.

Scrap fabric co-operative offers disabled people hope

A disabled man in Hanoi has helped dozens of other disabled people find jobs from leftover fabric.

Scrap fabric co-operative offers disabled people hope

A disabled man in Hanoi has helped dozens of other disabled people find jobs from leftover fabric.

One-arm hairdresser follows dream job, raises two kids by herself

Despite missing an arm, Le Thi Kim Tram is doing an inspiring feat: making a living as a hairdresser and raising two kids by herself.

Handicapped businessman employs, trains people with disabilities

Despite being born handicapped, a man in Thai Binh Province has managed to open his own business and provide gainful employment for many others with disabilities.

Technology empowers people with disabilities

Twenty-two people with visual impairments are attending a digital business training and coaching course for four months in Hanoi to help them adapt to the fourth industrial revolution and co-exist with COVID-19.

Fears for future of special needs school in central Vietnam

The founder of a charity in Vietnam who was awarded one of the UK’s highest honours for her work with disabled children fears the doors to her school may soon close forever.

Disabled workers creating miracles

Making handicrafts is a tough job even for able-bodied people, yet many exquisite and vivid handicrafts have been brought to the world by the hands of people with disabilities.

Deaf hairdresser opens free courses for disabled people

A deaf man in Hanoi has opened free courses to help disabled people after achieving a successful career.

Clearing the country of bombs, bit by bit

Tet (Lunar New Year) is an important time of year for every Vietnamese person worldwide, but it's that little bit more special for Lu Van Phong and his family this year.

Software launched to better support disabled people

As of September 2019, nearly 75,000 people had registered with a software managing information of people with disabilities in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Binh Dinh.

 

Inspiring story of Vietnamese disabled young man

Story of Vietnamese disabled young man who makes determined efforts to pursue higher education inspires us in so many ways every day.

Creative student genius builds robotic leg

 VietNamNet Bridge – For Nguyen Nhat Lam, a student at the Nguyen Hue High School in the central province of Ha Tinh, his favourite place at home is his desk, which is always covered in wires and electrical components.

Losing a leg couldn’t keep him from the sea

When he was 11 years old, Nguyen Van Huynh left his home to go fishing—a routine task made dangerous by the raging resistance war. He had been going out to see with his father since he was 10 years old. 

More help needed to support young disabled people

 VietNamNet Bridge – Disabled people face a world of difficulty – especially young people who suffer.

Teacher loses her voice, finds her calling

 VietNamNet Bridge – A throat affliction putting paid to her chosen vocation as a teacher, a young woman stumbles on to a new art form, courtesy some lotus flowers and a Buddhist spirit.