This picture, taken on last Thursday, August 9, 2007, shows two blind people using specially designed cell phones to send text messages. A welfare home in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China, has recently introduced several hi-tech gadgets designed especially for disabled people, bringing their patients closer to modern life.

This picture, taken on Saturday, August 11, 2007, shows two blind people using a computer with the assistance of reading software specially designed for disabled people. A welfare home in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China, has recently introduced several hi-tech gadgets designed especially for disabled people, bringing their patients closer to modern life.

(CRIENGLISH.com August 13, 2007)