BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese think tank report released on Tuesday highlighted China's continuous efforts to secure cultural access for individuals with visual impairment in recent years.

The report, titled "China's Efforts to Safeguard Cultural Rights for the Visually Impaired: Insights from the 'Cinema of Light' Public Welfare Initiative," was released in Chinese and English by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and the National High-level Think Tank of Xinhua News Agency on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

As part of the efforts to enrich accessible cultural products for people with visual impairment, China has published over 500 new Braille books annually since 2021. Public libraries across the country provide approximately 35,200 reading room seats for visually impaired readers and hold a collection of 146.6 million Braille books, according to the report.

The China Braille Press has developed 870 barrier-free films, accessible to visually and hearing-impaired audiences and fully copyrighted. The China Braille Library screens one film every week with live narration by staff, with more than 300 scripts created for voice description, the report added.

China has more than 17 million individuals with visual impairment, one of the largest visually impaired populations in the world. Enditem

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