Being disabled no longer means being a second-class worker

Chris McMillan
Jul 24, 2022
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Shine

22nd July 2022

Being disabled no longer means being a second-class worker

By Lu Feiran

Visually-impaired Shen Guangrong is now an engineer specializing in barrier-free application development

Ma Shenying, who suffered visual impairment after her premature birth 32 years ago, majored in music at university and might have ended up working as a piano player or tuner. After graduation, she had a succession of jobs as a performer, saleswoman and spice taster. What she never expected was a career in technology

A job with a tech firm has changed her whole outlook on life.

https://www.shine.cn/news/in-focus/2207228306/

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