On March 5, the second session of the 14th National People's Congress opened, and Wang Yongcheng, a representative of the National People's Congress, got a special ** work report - snow-white 8K paper, ring-bound, with concave and convex braille arranged in an orderly manner, which is not only the report specially prepared by the current NPC for the only visually impaired representative, but also the first braille version of the ** work report in the history of the NPC.
If the first work report a few years ago began to be set before the report to take the initiative to respond to the new era, then this Braille version of the report represents the full respect and protection of the right of some people with special needs to participate in the country's political life.
In September 2023, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Construction of a Barrier-free Environment came into effect, which aims to ensure the equal, full and convenient integration of persons with disabilities and persons with disabilities into social life, and clarifies that "persons with disabilities and the elderly shall be facilitated to access public information". As a national responsibility, "taking measures to promote the construction of a barrier-free environment and facilitating the independent and safe passage of roads, buildings, ancillary facilities, public transportation, access, information, and social services by persons with disabilities and the elderly" has been recognized by law and requires the joint efforts of society at a deep level.
Just a few days ago, the Supreme People's Court and the China Disabled Persons' Federation jointly issued the "Ten Opinions on Providing Better Litigation Services for Persons with Disabilities" and the "Specifications for the Construction of a Barrier-free Environment for the People's Court's Litigation Service Centers", which put forward specific requirements and normative guidelines for improving the barrier-free environment construction of litigation service centers and strengthening the protection of the litigation rights of persons with disabilities, so as to eliminate the inconvenience of litigation for persons with disabilities to the greatest extent.
The venue of the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress echo the barrier-free litigation scene of the courts nationwide, which can be said to be an exemplary implementation of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Construction of a Barrier-free Environment", and has a considerable exemplary role in public facilities and services at the social level.
The delegates and committee members discussed the state with the expectations of the public, and the details of the conference arrangements for the visually impaired delegates can be described as considerate, which is conducive to the high-quality and high-experience participation of the visually impaired delegates and their integration into the national public life.
Among the nearly 3,000 deputies to the 14th National People's Congress, Wang Yongcheng is the only visually impaired person, and the Braille version of the report produced and provided for him is more sincere and exemplary. In the heart of Deputy Wang Yongcheng, he regards it as his responsibility to "speak for tens of millions of visually impaired people across the country", which makes this unique Braille version of the report of great significance. The construction of a barrier-free environment is not a simple policy declaration, but requires very detailed and normalized public governance efforts.
Even a simple barrier-free passage that does not listen to the real feelings of its specific users may backfire. Prior to this, Nandu had repeatedly cooperated with the Guangzhou Municipal and District procuratorates to "clear obstacles" for barrier-free passages, and found that the design of many barrier-free facilities had become obstacles due to the lack of early experience and speech participation of people with disabilities. Representatives of visually impaired people brought the basic public life demands of groups with limited physical functions to the two sessions and appealed to public discussions, which obviously made the solution of specific problems and the optimization of the barrier-free environment more targeted and penetrating.
If we can't see it, let more people see us", this is the testimonial of Wang Yongcheng, and the Braille version of the report is also showing with facts that the protection and respect of the rights and interests of the visually impaired are seen by more people, and related topics are focused on in more public scenes, which is becoming a consensus of the whole society and an action guide for the construction of a barrier-free environment.