What was China's first gold medal at the 12th Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, and who won it? Many people don't know.
This year China sent 200 athletes to the Paralympic Games. The number may not be impressive compared with that of the Olympic Games, but it is 2.3 times more than the one held four years ago.
It should have been a great opportunity to promote social awareness for people with disabilities. However, there's no 24-hour TV coverage or big splashes in newspapers. Compared with the intense focus and devotion given to Olympic athletes, we have neglected disabled athletes who work just as hard, or even harder.
Tuesday's Oriental Morning Post published a piece of news which echoes society's lukewarm attitude toward athletes with disabilities.
According to the newspaper, Shanghai's Luwan District last October began building handicap accessible facilities for wheelchair users. The project has benefited people with disabilities for sure, but there are problems. Some neighbors do not cooperate.
Zhou Weifang, a wheelchair user, had a ramp in her building constructed only after officials from an association for disabled people engaged in difficult negotiations with her neighbors who thought it would inconvenience them.
It's a simple lack of concern for the disabled and most of us are guilty. 
For the record, Yunnan Province's Li Jianfei won China's first Paralympic gold medal. Sadly enough, most didn't share in his moment of glory. Shame on us.