The 70th Anniversary of China Braille Publishing House and the International Seminar on Visually Impaired Education were held.

　　Beijing, 4 Dec (Reporter Chen Jinsong)-The 70th anniversary of the founding of China Braille Publishing House and the international seminar on visually impaired education were held in Beijing a few days ago. Zhang Jianchun, Vice Minister of Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China, and Cheng Kai, Chairman of China Disabled Persons’ Federation, attended the event and made speeches.

　　Zhang Jianchun pointed out that the Disabled Persons’ Federation of Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China and China attached great importance to the cultural cause of the blind, and adopted various measures to strengthen the publication of Braille books, implemented the digital reading promotion project for the blind, constantly expanded the supply of high-quality cultural products and services, helped the blind friends to learn culture, acquire information and master skills, and established and enhanced their courage and confidence in life and work. China Braille Publishing House, as the only comprehensive cultural publishing institution serving the blind in China, has made great contributions to serving the overall situation of the work of the Party and the state, meeting the spiritual and cultural needs of the blind and promoting the prosperity and development of cultural undertakings for the blind.

　　More than 300 people attended the event, including responsible comrades from relevant departments and directly affiliated units of Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China, Ministry of Education and China Disabled Persons’ Federation, and experts in the field of visually impaired education at home and abroad. At the event site, YTO Express Co., Ltd. donated 3 million yuan to China Braille Publishing House to carry out the public welfare project of "Dream Blind Children Leading to the Future". (People’s Daily Overseas Edition)