Yuan Yonghai: establishing a website (www.bangcn.com) to explore paths to employment for the disabled

Can paraplegic people go to work and make money? Absolutely! A website platform (www.bangcn.com) for the disabled to work at home was established in Wuhan. Since then, it has resolved an employment problem in a way that paraplegic people could never have imagined. Thousands of disabled persons nationwide can seek opportunities to work online via the platform. The website was founded by Yuan Yonghai, a disabled person in Wuchang District, Wuhan City. Since its establishment three years ago, the platform has shared more than 14,700 online positions paying 1.15 million RMB in wages to disabled members. "At the same time, the website also provides a large number of distance public training to the disabled, helping them learn all kinds of online skills for working at home, enhancing their workplace competitiveness. It is a service agency for the disabled which integrates training, employment, and public welfare. Yuan Yonghai said the website is like a big family where everybody can study, work, communicate with each other, and care about each other. He hoped that the website’s "helping culture" would continue forever.

Yuan Yonghai is 46 and lives on Fruit Lake Street, Wuchang District, Wuhan City. His left leg is disabled, but he is passionate about assistance projects and public welfare for the disabled. He fell ill with polio when he was four months old and subsequently underwent several operations. At 15 years old, he received his last corrective surgery. In 1987, he began to work. He once worked as a barber, resigning in 1991 to start a business. He has engaged in a variety of industries. In 2004, his entrepreneurial effort failed and he began to work as a salesman. In 2005, he got involved in the Internet industry. In 2006, he started another business, this time in the Internet industry. In 2008, he studied at the Central Radio and TV University’s School for the Disabled. Under professional guidance from tutors, he systematically studied graphic design, web design, 3D modeling, and other professional courses, which laid a solid educational foundation for creating a web-based business. He transformed his life through learning, motivated his team to work for the disabled, formed an industry around assisting the disabled, served society, revealed the benefits of study, promoted the concept of lifelong learning, and made disabled people more aware they could change their destiny through learning.

Luo Renjuan: a full-time official at the sub-street office who serves people with a "three hearts" working method

Luo Renjuan has level-2 physical disabilities, and is a full-time official for the disabled at the Yunshan sub-street office in Lianyun District, Lianyungang City. In her position, she serves people with a "three hearts" work method: have a dedicated heart to work, have a keen heart for a career, and have a passionate love for the disabled. This “three hearts” method fulfills her commitment to working and being responsible. Over the years, she has insisted on helping the poor, assisting the needy, and serving the disabled. At the beginning of her tenure, she visited every disabled person’s household to carry out a basic informational survey to establish and improve the database. When she learned that Wu Su got a thigh amputation, but was afraid of falling and dared not wear artificial limbs, preferring a wheelchair rather than walking, Luo Renjuan thought, "A child learning to walk cannot escape continuously falling." Therefore, she actively applied for free prosthetics, and taught Wu Su how to wear prosthetics, using her own experience, as well as how to coordinate walking-related movement. With her patience and help, Wu Su finally got used to the prosthetics and even learned to ride an electric bike. Wu Su is only one of the beneficiaries of Luo Renjuan’s “three hearts” assistance. Many people have started a business or began a job thanks to her help. In the Yunshan sub-district street region, there are a total of 73 disabled people capable of employment, and this region now has an employment rate of 95%.

In a competitive society, only through constantly learning, improving ourselves, and accumulating knowledge can we adapt to rapid modern development. Luo Renjuan took the initiative to register for an undergraduate degree in Social Work at Lianyungang RTVU, as well as teach herself psychology and rehabilitation-related nursing knowledge. In 2012, she entered employment instructor training for disabled people. The systematic training makes her work useful. In 2013, she was awarded the "Best Hardworking and Diligent Youth" of "Jiangsu 100 Youth Models," a contest jointly organized by the provincial civil office, provincial youth league committee, and other institutions. Looking back upon the hard work over the past few years, she felt immensely proud. Serving the disabled is a very fulfilling job. However, there is a long way to go in helping the disabled. As one of the members of the assistance team, she often tells herself that life is long, and her work has only just begun. She must keep up with the times, adhere to a professional ethical code of "humanity, integrity, service, and dedication," and strive to encourage "equality, participation, and sharing." Only by pursuing one’s dream bravely, and insisting on that dream, can we enable the disabled to share the same blue sky as rapidly as possible!