STORY: Visually impaired young engineer's e-sports dream
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 6, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 4, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:59
LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Shen Guangrong
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHEN GUANGRONG, Visually impaired engineer
3. various of Shen Guangrong
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN GUANGRONG, Visually impaired engineer
5. various of e-sports competition
6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YANG HUA, Secretary general of Shenzhen Information Accessibility Research Association

STORYLINE:

Shen Guangrong, a visually impaired engineer in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, has been dedicated to providing barrier-free services for visually impaired people. 

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHEN GUANGRONG, Visually impaired engineer
"I have been interested in computers since I was a child. I think the programs in the computer are amazing, and it can do all kinds of things by itself. But I also found that there are many programs that are not compatible with the screen readers used by the visually impaired people. I wanted to learn what is programming, and how it works. Then, I gradually started learning programming."

Shen has designed a game called "Burst City" for the visually impaired.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN GUANGRONG, Visually impaired engineer
"Programming is very rewarding, because you can create products for people. And when people use your products, they will give you feedback. I think when you get the feedback, you will feel a sense of achievements."

This year, Shen also held an e-sports competition.

Facilities and services for the visually impaired have been improved across China over the past years.

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YANG HUA, Secretary general of Shenzhen Information Accessibility Research Association
"The visually impaired people can play games and participate in e-sports competitions. We recruit visually impaired engineers, hoping they can use their skills to promote the accessibility of our products. In addition, we hope that through the job, they can better integrate with the society, and achieve their social value."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenzhen, China.
(XHTV)