The first government-funded community library for visually impaired
people opened in the Xicheng District of Beijing on the eve of the
National Day for the Handicapped, which falls on May 19.
Located on the first floor of Xicheng Library, the library consists
of a stack room with books in braille, a reading room and a room
for audio material, and a recitation room.
The library has special facilities for visually impaired people,
including a specially constructed walkway inside and outside the
library, special printers and portable computers.
Li
Weihong, vice-president of the Beijing Municipal Association for
the Handicapped, described the library as a symbol of how the
community cares about visually impaired people.
He
said better learning conditions for the disabled will help enrich
their lives and make them more useful members of society.
(eastday.com May 20,
2002)