If the degree of respect people with disabilities get is a benchmark to measure how civilized a society is, we fall far short of what is required of such a society, at least in this regard.

Huang Rui, who has infantile paralysis, recently applied to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security for information about the number of people with disabilities government departments have recruited as civil servants. Huang took part in the examinations in 2011 but was rejected in the interview.

State Council regulations on the promotion of employment for people with disabilities, which came into effect in 2007, stipulate that the number of people with disabilities that government institutions and enterprises employ should not be less than 1.5 percent of their total employees.