Blind singers in tune with society

Support, success

The band receives a lot of support, including free accommodations and a rehearsal room provided by the local disabled persons' federation, as well as opportunities to perform. The members' ability to take planes to travel outside the province to perform is a source of encouragement and pride, Huang said, adding that he expects more performances this year as the COVID-19 epidemic is over.

Chen, who has been living on his own for 20 years, said visually impaired people should work hard to be independent and show their ability to society."I learned to make mobile payments and I can call a taxi on my phone. If the driver wonders how a blind person can find the car when picking me up at the gate, I tell him to just honk the horn so I can locate it by sound," he said.

Huang said he is happy to see there are more choices for blind people, including more colleges and new types of employment, such as becoming accessibility testers for tech companies. He said he just finished his dream of holding a concert featuring various TV theme songs.

He dotes on his 6-year-old son, and even though the child was born blind, and Huang's wife only has sight in one eye, Huang said the family is still full of enthusiasm and hope for life.

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Huang Xuanrui contributed to this story.