Convenient store helps teenagers with autism live with dignity

STORY: Convenient store helps teenagers with autism live with dignity DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the convenient storevarious of the teenagersSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG HONGBO, Founder of Xingshen Exceptional Child Care CenterSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN ENBO, Teacher with Xingshen Exceptional Child Care Center STORYLINE: A convenient store in east China's Shandong has offered job opportunities for teenagers with autism. The founder Zhang Hongbo says the move is to help them live with dignity. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG HONGBO, Founder of Xingshen Exceptional Child Care Center "I don't know how effective this can be. But I want to walk down the path because I'm also a mother of a child with autism, who is 13 years old. We have talked about their future. We hope when we become too old to walk, they can have a dignified and happy life." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN ENBO, Teacher with Xingshen Exceptional Child Care Center "I walk