The number of blind people, or those with severely impaired sight in China is between 13 and 17 million depending on how the condition is defined.
While the China Association for the Blind and other official organizations work hard to educate the public about the abilities and needs of this sector of society, prejudice and discrimination are, unfortunately, still widespread. BONs Niva Whyman reports on one Beijing-based initiative which has been strikingly successful in giving a voice to this long silenced group.
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