Blind lawyer helps seniors improve tech knowledge
China Daily
30th October 2020
Blind lawyer helps seniors improve tech knowledge
By YUAN QUAN and YIN PINGPING
TIANJIN－Wang Hui wears glasses, reads text on a computer screen and sends messages on his mobile phone. Few can tell at first that the 35-year-old apprentice lawyer is blind.
Against a stereotype in China that blind people can work only as massage therapists or instrument tuners, Wang passed a bar examination last year and has been employed by a law firm in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin. He has devoted his spare time to developing screen-reading software to help the visually impaired easily find information with modern technology.
Since last year, Wang has been a mobile phone guide for seniors.
"The elderly have similar troubles using regular mobile phones due to mobility, eyesight or cognitive difficulties," Wang said. "I understand their frustration."
In a country where opportunities for blind people are limited, Wang wants to prove they can contribute, too.
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