But services for the handicapped in Taiwan remain at the stage of caring for only their most basic needs, while such matters as guaranteeing employment, providing barrier-free buildings, and even providing exercise facilities have long been neglected. This has meant an extremely difficult set of circumstances blocking the way of paralympic athletics.
然而，目前國內殘障福利尚停留在照顧殘障者的基本生存條件上，如保障就業、無障礙環境的建立等，至於殘障運動一直未受重視，殘障者的運動風氣也極不盛行。