FEATURE/Taiwanese lawyer leaves enduring legacy in championing disability rights
02/27/2024 05:00 PM
On a rainy Tuesday morning in Hsinchu, hundreds of people clad in black, including many in wheelchairs, gathered from across Taiwan at the public memorial service for lawyer Chen Chun-han (陳俊翰), a stalwart of disability rights who passed away at the age of 40 during Lunar New Year.
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