(BEIJING, May 22) -- The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the
XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) discussed how to properly treat the seeing-eye-dogs and
make them serve the Beijing Paralympic Games better at a meeting on Tuesday.
The S- E- D play an important role in integrating the blind into society,
promoting the cause of the disabled and helping to stage successful Paralympics,
said Tang Xiaoquan, BOCOG executive vice-president and president of the
Executive Board of the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF).
She urged the CDPF, the China Association of the Blind and BOOCG to attach
greater importance to the proper treatment and use of the dogs so that the needs
of the blind athletes can be met. The task with the S- E- D need to be stressed
in respect of cooperation between various organizations, public awareness as
well as communication and education, Tang added.
Li Zhijun, president of the China Association of the Blind, briefed the
meeting on the merits and services of the seeing-eye dogs, their training and
service in China, and discussed ways to proceed with the job.
A demonstration by two dogs from the S- E- D training center in the city of
Dalian aroused the attendants' interest.
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