International Blind Day, dealing with blind friends 18 guidelines are widely forwarded

Reporter Gao Yan

Morning News

Yesterday was the 31st International Blind Day, the theme of "Approaching the blind, serving the blind". Many netizens online appeal to more people to accept guide dogs into public places, blind is occupied by the issue of users around the focus of attention. In addition, a hot post about the 18 guidelines for dealing with blind friends is also widely forwarded on Weibo.

Last October 15, this newspaper reported that the guide dog Jenny with the host to the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center 150 minutes to watch the drama of the news. As the first official in the country to officially allow guide dogs to enter the theater, the Drama Arts Center announces that a blind friend who needs to be accompanied by a guide dog can be informed 24 hours in advance to arrange for a seat, and in the event of an inability to accept a guide dog, the theatre will provide a replacement for the ticket, arranging the audience to the same price position or for a change of view.

However, the public places that allow guide dogs to enter are far from fully covered. As a result, many netizens made an online appeal yesterday, hoping that more people would realize that the guide dog is the same working dog as the dog and the Indispensable "eyes" of the blind, and that the public and the institutions will accept them to accompany their owners in the shopping malls, hospitals, theatres, buses and subways.

In the discussion of how to better care for the blind friends around, the only suggestion to accept the guide dog is not to take up the blind. Reporters see, enthusiastic netizens all over the sun out by bicycles, sundries, illegal construction occupy the "decapitation" blind. Subway volunteer Zhao Jiali told reporters, "In my opinion, in the subway, the most inconvenient for the blind is the blind occupied." She had met a blind couple, came forward to provide help, the couple politely declined, insisted to walk blind, but walked, was blind on a fence to be puzzled, do not know how to move forward.

Yesterday morning, "People's Daily" official Micro-blog, "There Is love, the world is not dark," the text of the post was hot turn: "At present, our country has a single vision of the disabled 12.63 million, with other disabilities of the visually handicapped 4.68 million." When you actually meet them, do you know how to reach out to help? "It advises you to keep 18 guidelines in mind when you communicate with blind friends, including specific suggestions such as" speak to them in normal tones and voice, "and" Let the Blind man Hold your elbow and let him step back and follow you. " Netizens have forwarded and point praise, "gentle fan" message: "More love, is in their hearts lit a lamp." ”