The Qingdao Paralympic village is ready now to provide accommodation for athletes and officials attending next week's Paralympic Games.(Photo: CCTV.com) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- The Qingdao Paralympic village is ready now to provide accommodation for athletes and officials attending next week's Paralympic Games.

    Transformation work at the village has been finished, focusing on the needs of disabled people. The co-host city for the sailing events fine-tuned the facilities to provide integrated services for the disabled.

    Organizers have installed special lanes for the blind and obstacle-free ramps for wheelchairs. Advance members from America and Hungary have already checked in.

    The village will officially open on August 30th, and close on September 20th.

(Source: CCTV.com)

Athletes village for Beijing Paralympics opens

Athletes of Chinese delegation walk through the Paralympic village in Beijing, China, Aug. 30, 2008. The Paralympic village officially opened to athletes from all over the world on Saturday for the Beijing Paralympic Games.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The athletes' village for the Beijing Paralympics opened on Sunday.

    The village, which was transformed from the Olympic Village, will be home to more than 7,000 athletes and officials from 148 countries and regions during the Sept. 6-17 Games. Full story