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  • READING PEACEFULLY: Visually handicapped readers immerse themselves in Braille books in a reading area of the China Braille Library on June 28 (WAN XIANG)
  • READING WITH FINGERS: With finger tips touching the raised dots, a visually impaired person is reading in the China Braille Library on June 28 (WAN XIANG)
  • MAGNIFICENT HELP: A reader with partial sight is using a page magnifier in a reading area of the China Braille Library on June 28 (WAN XIANG)
  • SURFING THE NET: A woman with visual difficulties is surfing the Internet with a Braille display, an electronic device which displays Braille by raising dots through holes in a flat surface in China Braille Library on June 28 (WAN XIANG)
  • LISTENING TO BOOKS: A reader with non-existent visual capability is listening to an ordinary Chinese book with a text-to-audio reader in a reading area of the China Braille Library on June 28 (WAN XIANG)
  • CONVENIENT GUIDANCE: Handrails guide visitors to different reading areas of the China Braille Library on June 28. The entire premises are designed to be easily accessible for people with visual impairments (WAN XIANG)
  • TOUCHING ARTWORKS: A visually impaired woman touches reliefs of famous paintings in China Braille Library on June 28 (WAN XIANG)
  • EMBRACING PHILOSOPHY: A man with visual difficulties touches a sculpture of Socrates while listening to audio notes at the China Braille Library on June 28 (WAN XIANG)
  • REACH FOR THE STARS: People with visual impairments touch a model of the eight planets of the solar system in China Braille Library on June 28 (WAN XIANG)
  • SPECIAL GAME: Two visitors are playing a special version of Xiangqi (Chinese chess) adapted for the visually impaired at the China Braille Library on June 28 (WAN XIANG)
Visually-impaired people get a feel for the new China Braille Library
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