Disabled support plan outlined

China has set a rough timetable for lifting over 20 million rural disabled people out of poverty, according to a statement from the China Disabled Person's Federation Wednesday.

The statement confirmed that nearly one-third of rural disabled people are still living in poverty with their living standard "way below" the average.

It also set a long-term target for 2020, when the country's disabled population could expect all-round equal access to basic healthcare, education, public housing as well as relocation services, with their family income reaching the local average level.