Xinhua News Agency reporters Gao Lei, Fan Sixiang, and Dong Boting

Stubborn struggle leads to beautiful dreams, and adversity brings forth the brilliance of life.

The 8th National Congress of the China Disabled Persons' Federation opened on the morning of the 18th at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Time answer sheet, warming people's hearts

For over 5 years, the kind encouragement of General Secretary has always motivated her to move forward.

At the opening meeting, when Liu Jinyuan, the representative of the Party branch secretary of the Changjiang Village Sheep Raising Association in Jiangning Town, Bobai County, Guangxi, heard speeches from the Party Central Committee and the State Council mentioning that "over 7.1 million rural impoverished people with disabilities have achieved overall poverty alleviation, completely changing the unfortunate fate of people with disabilities accompanying poverty for thousands of years", he couldn't help but recall the day and night he worked hard with his fellow villagers to win the battle against poverty.

Despite his physical disabilities, Liu Jinyuan, with the help of the Party and government, worked hard and bravely explored new paths. With his skills in raising sheep, he not only embarked on his own path to prosperity, but also led his fellow villagers out of poverty and towards a moderately prosperous society.

Representative Wei Qian, a blind teacher at Zhengzhou Special Education Vocational School in Henan Province, received enthusiastic applause at the opening ceremony.

Wei Xi stated that in the new era of ten years, China has not only established a special guarantee system that benefits more than 20 million people with disabilities, such as living allowances for disadvantaged people, nursing allowances for severely disabled people, and rehabilitation assistance for disabled children, but also continuously meets the needs of disabled people's rehabilitation, education, employment, cultural life, etc., significantly improving the health, education level, and quality of life of disabled people, and significantly enhancing their sense of gain, happiness, and security.

"In recent years, more and more visually impaired children like me have the opportunity to enter the classroom, master knowledge, and find their own stage. Although we cannot see the scenery in front of us, we can 'see' a hopeful future," said Wesley.

We advocate for equal participation and integrated development, and have successfully hosted the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics. The speeches of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council mentioned the Beijing Winter Paralympics, which excited Guo Yujie, who served as the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympics.

Earnest instructions and urging people to strive forward

On the afternoon of the 18th and the morning of the 19th, the attending representatives held group discussions on the speeches of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and the atmosphere at each discussion site was lively.

Lawyer Wang Hui from Tianjin Sifang Junhui Law Firm has been committed to improving the local barrier free environment construction level in recent years. In the group discussion, he shared his experience. "The speech clearly stated the need to 'better safeguard the equal rights of people with disabilities and achieve their sharing of economic and social development achievements'. The construction of an accessible environment is an important guarantee for people with disabilities to participate and integrate into social life equally, fully, and conveniently, and share the fruits of economic and social development." Wang Hui said that as a blind lawyer, he should not only be a beneficiary of the construction of an accessible environment, but also a promoter. Next, he will contribute to the implementation and effectiveness of the newly introduced Accessible Environment Construction Law, and help more disabled people live without obstacles.

To comprehensively build a socialist modernized country, the cause of people with disabilities must also be modernized.

"The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to 'improve the social security system and care service system for people with disabilities', and the speech also clearly called for' continuously strengthening social security and public services for people with disabilities, so that people with disabilities can keep up with the pace of modernization ', which makes us full of hope for the future. Hu Bin, the chairman of the Shangong Home Disability Assistance Center in Wuhou District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, has long been engaged in rehabilitation, childcare, and employment support for people with disabilities, which is an important aspect of social security and public service work for people with disabilities.". "I will focus with my colleagues on the urgent and difficult issues faced by people with disabilities, devise practical strategies, and seek practical results to help more people with disabilities stay behind in the process of modernization."

Promote common prosperity for all people, and people with disabilities are a group that requires special attention.

As a physically disabled person, Alimu Yimingjiang, the Party branch secretary of Chaganbuhu Village in Tahaqi Town, Heshuo County, Xinjiang, has been thinking most about helping disabled people in this village work together to achieve prosperity in recent years.

"In the speech, it was mentioned that 'promoting the effective connection between rural disabled people's cause and rural revitalization' is also my next focus of work. 'Alimu Yimingjiang said that he will continue to develop industries such as animal husbandry and animal husbandry, and drive more disabled villagers to embark on the path of learning from the' sheep 'economy and making' sheep 'wealth.".

Chasing Dreams and Expediting, Writing a New Chapter

The cause of disabled people is a glorious cause that requires the joint efforts and joint efforts of the whole society.

Representative Wang Yongcheng, Secretary of the Party Branch of the Fujian Disabled Labor Employment Service Center, will remember in his speech that "treating equality as the best care and promoting self-reliance as the best assistance" will be the key direction of my future work.

"As disabled volunteers, we will pass on the affection of the General Secretary and the Party Central Committee to more people, and through extensive volunteer services for disabled people, we will gather the goodwill and love of the society into the hands of disabled brothers and sisters who really need help." Luo Xiaoxiao.

The Disabled Persons' Federation is a bridge and link between the Party and the government to connect with people with disabilities, and its important functions include representation, service, and management.

Repeatedly reading speeches and learning from the spirit of the conference, Representative Ding Boping, Chairman of the Disabled Persons' Federation of Zoucheng City, Shandong Province, deeply feels the heavy responsibility on his shoulders. "My colleagues and I will keep in mind our expectations, deliver the warmth of the Party and the government to the disabled in a timely manner, adhere to the actual needs of the disabled, build the Disabled Persons' Federation into a more grounded, capable and dynamic organization, and become a confidant and caring person that the disabled brothers and sisters can trust and rely on."

The new era is the era of fighters, and the new journey is the expedition of dream chasers.

The representative of the Ningxia delegation, Huang Ying, is a visually impaired student currently pursuing a doctoral degree.This speech once again expresses the earnest hope for people with disabilities to continue to carry forward the spirit of self-esteem, confidence, self-improvement, and self-reliance, to be optimistic, upward, and strive for success, to fully display their intelligence and realize their life dreams in the great process of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, and to work together with the people of the whole country to create a happier and better life.

"On the road of pursuing dreams, we disabled people cannot be absent. I want to leverage my research expertise, carry out research on topics related to disabled people, contribute to the comprehensive development of the disabled cause, and write a new chapter in life on the broad stage of the new era." said Huang Ying.