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3. To celebrate the Double Ninth Festival and express Chapter 4 Welfare for Persons with
our care and respect for the elderly nationwide, Disabilities
the "Continuing to Grow: Exhibition on Life in Later
Responding to the increasing number of persons
Years" was held during the festival. With a focus on
with disabilities, their varied individual needs, and
individual, family, and societal aspects, the exhibition
international trends, the MOHW defined disabilities
featured 14 zones, aiming to encourage the general according to WHO's International Classification
public to plan ahead for a healthy and fulfilling life in of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Taiwan
their later years through their visit to the exhibition. integrates its welfare policies for persons with disabilities,
4. Local governments were encouraged to work with Taiwan desires to provide services according to the
evaluation and assessment results to protect the rights
village offices and community groups to establish
and interests and the economic security of persons with
4,799 community care stations as shown in Figure
disabilities, and to enhance their social participation
9-6. The stations provide care visits, telephone visits
and their living standards through comprehensive
and referral services, catering services, and heal
and continuous services. At the end of 2022, there
promoting activities. 2,834 community care stations
were 1,196,654 persons with disabilities in Taiwan,
set up Community Long-Term Care Stations (C) in
accounting for 5.14% of the population.
line with the long-term care policy. 2022 Golden
Community Care Stations Awards were held to Section 1 Rights Protection for Persons
honor the benchmark groups and individuals who with Disabilities
have contributed to community care stations, giving 1. In accordance with the provisions of the Act
out 15 Golden Community Care Stars Awards (for to Implement the Convention on the Rights of
groups), 5 Golden Community Care Heroes Awards Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Taiwan has
(for individuals). submitted the second report under the CRPD. The

● On October 2, 2022, the
"Continuing to Grow: Exhibition
on Life in Later Years" was
held at the Huashan Red Wine
Factory in Taipei City as part
of the Double Ninth Festival
celebration.

● Golden Community Care
Stations Award Ceremony was
held at Sun Yat-Sen Memorial
Hall on December 28, 2022.

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