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Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Moderator, head of the City of Active Citizens NGO, VidNOVA:UA director Alina Poznanska, Vidchui NGO director, advisor and Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights and Child Rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk, Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine Nataliia Kalmykova, Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko, founder and CEO of Sens bookshops Oleksii Erinchak, war veteran Vadym Honcharenko and wife Nataliia (L to R) attend the Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Aids for Military Personnel veteran event at the Sens bookshop, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine Nataliia Kalmykova and Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko attend the Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Aids for Military Personnel veteran event at the Sens bookshop, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Moderator, head of the City of Active Citizens NGO, VidNOVA:UA director Alina Poznanska, Vidchui NGO director, advisor and Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights and Child Rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk, Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine Nataliia Kalmykova, Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko, founder and CEO of Sens bookshops Oleksii Erinchak, war veteran Vadym Honcharenko and wife Nataliia (L to R) attend the Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Aids for Military Personnel veteran event at the Sens bookshop, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko (L) and founder and CEO of Sens bookshops Oleksii Erinchak attend the Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Aids for Military Personnel veteran event at the Sens bookshop, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko attends the Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Aids for Military Personnel veteran event at the Sens bookshop, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Moderator, head of the City of Active Citizens NGO, VidNOVA:UA director Alina Poznanska, Vidchui NGO director, advisor and Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights and Child Rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk, Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine Nataliia Kalmykova, Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko, founder and CEO of Sens bookshops Oleksii Erinchak, war veteran Vadym Honcharenko and wife Nataliia (L to R) attend the Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Aids for Military Personnel veteran event at the Sens bookshop, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Moderator, head of the City of Active Citizens NGO, VidNOVA:UA director Alina Poznanska, Vidchui NGO director, advisor and Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights and Child Rehabilitation Daria Herasymchuk, Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine Nataliia Kalmykova, Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko, founder and CEO of Sens bookshops Oleksii Erinchak, war veteran Vadym Honcharenko and wife Nataliia (L to R) attend the Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Aids for Military Personnel veteran event at the Sens bookshop, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko (L) and founder and CEO of Sens bookshops Oleksii Erinchak attend the Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Aids for Military Personnel veteran event at the Sens bookshop, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Founder and CEO of Sens bookshops Oleksii Erinchak and Nataliia, the spouse of war veteran Vadym Honcharenko, attend the Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Aids for Military Personnel veteran event at the Sens bookshop, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko (L) and founder and CEO of Sens bookshops Oleksii Erinchak attend the Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Aids for Military Personnel veteran event at the Sens bookshop, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko (L) and founder and CEO of Sens bookshops Oleksii Erinchak attend the Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Aids for Military Personnel veteran event at the Sens bookshop, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Veteran event on aural rehabilitation and hearing aids for military personnel in Kyiv

Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko attends the Aural Rehabilitation and Hearing Aids for Military Personnel veteran event at the Sens bookshop, Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin (L, down) and Li Xinwei attend a class at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Xinwei (C) looks on as one of her classmates writes during a class break at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Due to hearing impairment, Li needs to watch closely what her classmate is writing. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmot

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin (R) and Li Xinwei discusses the essay assignment at home in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 7, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantation in Sh

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin and Li Xinwei clean the classroom in the morning after they arrive at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. They have kept the routine of cleaning the classroom in the morning before class for years. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Xinwei's English teacher tutors her during a class break at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received c

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Xinwei and Zhang Lianqin have dinner at home in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 7, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantation in Shenyang, capital city of

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin checks on the vegetables she nurtured in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 7, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantation in Shenyang, capital cit

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin (L) and Li Xinwei attend a class at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implant

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Li Xinwei reciting poems as Zhang Lianqin drives her to school by electric tricycle in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang.

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Xinwei writes answers on the blackboard at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantat

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin prepares dinner for Li Xinwei at home in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 7, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantation in Shenyang, capital cit

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin (L) and Li Xinwei attend a class at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implant

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin (1st L) and Li Xinwei attend a class at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear i

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin (R) and Li Xinwei discusses the essay assignment at home in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 7, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantation in Sh

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows Zhang Lianqin and Li Xinwei attending a class at a primary school in Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantation in Shenyang, c

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CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-XINGCHENG-SCHOOL-MOTHER-HEARING-IMPAIRED DAUGHTER (CN)

(230513) -- HULUDAO, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Lianqin and Li Xinwei attend a class at the Hongyazi junior middle school in Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2023. Zhang Lianqin, 55, mother of Li Xinwei, lives in Liangjiatun Village, Hongyazi Township of Xingcheng City. As her daughter Li suffers from hearing impairment, Zhang has accompanied Li in studying at school ever since Li was enrolled into primary school, with barely a class missed. Zhang has sat near her daughter to act as Li's "ears" at the classroom. The life of Zhang and her family is not well off. They live in a house of about 60 square meters, with certificates of merit of Li and pictures drawn by her hanging on the wall. Zhang's husband is disabled in his right hand, making a living at a public bathroom. Things like farming, doing chores, looking after Li and Li's grandmother who is elderly and sickly have fallen on the shoulders of Zhang. In April 2015, Li received cochlear implantat

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-EDUCATION-SIGN LANGUAGE

UGANDA-KAMPALA-EDUCATION-SIGN LANGUAGE

(220923) -- KAMPALA, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A teacher uses sign language to teach students with hearing impairment in Kampala, Uganda, Sept. 23, 2022. The International Day of Sign Languages is observed annually on Sept. 23. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-EDUCATION-SIGN LANGUAGE

UGANDA-KAMPALA-EDUCATION-SIGN LANGUAGE

(220923) -- KAMPALA, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students with hearing impairment communicate with sign language at a school in Kampala, Uganda, Sept. 23, 2022. The International Day of Sign Languages is observed annually on Sept. 23. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

(220601) -- XINJI, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Some members of the band "Against the wind" pose for a photo at the music classroom of Xinji Special Education School in Xinji, north China's Hebei Province, May 31, 2022. In the municipal special-education school of Xinji City, Hebei Province, a jazz drumming band named "Against the Wind" is making hopeful beats in world of silence. Founded in December 2018, the band is home to 10 students with hearing impairment or intellectual disability. The band has been undergoing systematic and hard training since its establishment and the endeavors paid off when the band made a stunning rendering in the city's cultural performance among primary and secondary school students. "I named the band 'Against the Wind' to encourage the students to hold onto their dreams, have the grit to face up to challenges and new things as well as fly bravely toward their bright futures," said Sun Shicha, a teacher of the special-education school and the organizer of the jazz drumming b

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

(220601) -- XINJI, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Student Li Aitong plays the drum set at the music classroom of Xinji Special Education School in Xinji, north China's Hebei Province, May 31, 2022. In the municipal special-education school of Xinji City, Hebei Province, a jazz drumming band named "Against the Wind" is making hopeful beats in world of silence. Founded in December 2018, the band is home to 10 students with hearing impairment or intellectual disability. The band has been undergoing systematic and hard training since its establishment and the endeavors paid off when the band made a stunning rendering in the city's cultural performance among primary and secondary school students. "I named the band 'Against the Wind' to encourage the students to hold onto their dreams, have the grit to face up to challenges and new things as well as fly bravely toward their bright futures," said Sun Shicha, a teacher of the special-education school and the organizer of the jazz drumming band. In 2020, the sch

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

(220601) -- XINJI, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Student Wang Hede practices playing the drum set at the music classroom of Xinji Special Education School in Xinji, north China's Hebei Province, May 31, 2022. In the municipal special-education school of Xinji City, Hebei Province, a jazz drumming band named "Against the Wind" is making hopeful beats in world of silence. Founded in December 2018, the band is home to 10 students with hearing impairment or intellectual disability. The band has been undergoing systematic and hard training since its establishment and the endeavors paid off when the band made a stunning rendering in the city's cultural performance among primary and secondary school students. "I named the band 'Against the Wind' to encourage the students to hold onto their dreams, have the grit to face up to challenges and new things as well as fly bravely toward their bright futures," said Sun Shicha, a teacher of the special-education school and the organizer of the jazz drumming band. In 2

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

(220601) -- XINJI, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Teacher Sun Shicha (L) instructs student Wang Hede in playing the drum set at the music classroom of Xinji Special Education School in Xinji, north China's Hebei Province, May 31, 2022. In the municipal special-education school of Xinji City, Hebei Province, a jazz drumming band named "Against the Wind" is making hopeful beats in world of silence. Founded in December 2018, the band is home to 10 students with hearing impairment or intellectual disability. The band has been undergoing systematic and hard training since its establishment and the endeavors paid off when the band made a stunning rendering in the city's cultural performance among primary and secondary school students. "I named the band 'Against the Wind' to encourage the students to hold onto their dreams, have the grit to face up to challenges and new things as well as fly bravely toward their bright futures," said Sun Shicha, a teacher of the special-education school and the organizer of the j

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

(220601) -- XINJI, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Student Liu Junhong practices playing drums at the music classroom of Xinji Special Education School in Xinji, north China's Hebei Province, May 31, 2022. In the municipal special-education school of Xinji City, Hebei Province, a jazz drumming band named "Against the Wind" is making hopeful beats in world of silence. Founded in December 2018, the band is home to 10 students with hearing impairment or intellectual disability. The band has been undergoing systematic and hard training since its establishment and the endeavors paid off when the band made a stunning rendering in the city's cultural performance among primary and secondary school students. "I named the band 'Against the Wind' to encourage the students to hold onto their dreams, have the grit to face up to challenges and new things as well as fly bravely toward their bright futures," said Sun Shicha, a teacher of the special-education school and the organizer of the jazz drumming band. In 2020,

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

(220601) -- XINJI, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Student Zhao Kangyuan plays the drum set at the music classroom of Xinji Special Education School in Xinji, north China's Hebei Province, May 31, 2022. In the municipal special-education school of Xinji City, Hebei Province, a jazz drumming band named "Against the Wind" is making hopeful beats in world of silence. Founded in December 2018, the band is home to 10 students with hearing impairment or intellectual disability. The band has been undergoing systematic and hard training since its establishment and the endeavors paid off when the band made a stunning rendering in the city's cultural performance among primary and secondary school students. "I named the band 'Against the Wind' to encourage the students to hold onto their dreams, have the grit to face up to challenges and new things as well as fly bravely toward their bright futures," said Sun Shicha, a teacher of the special-education school and the organizer of the jazz drumming band. In 2020, the

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

(220601) -- XINJI, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Teacher Sun Shicha (R) explains knowledge of music to student Zhao Jin'ao at the music classroom of Xinji Special Education School in Xinji, north China's Hebei Province, May 31, 2022. In the municipal special-education school of Xinji City, Hebei Province, a jazz drumming band named "Against the Wind" is making hopeful beats in world of silence. Founded in December 2018, the band is home to 10 students with hearing impairment or intellectual disability. The band has been undergoing systematic and hard training since its establishment and the endeavors paid off when the band made a stunning rendering in the city's cultural performance among primary and secondary school students. "I named the band 'Against the Wind' to encourage the students to hold onto their dreams, have the grit to face up to challenges and new things as well as fly bravely toward their bright futures," said Sun Shicha, a teacher of the special-education school and the organizer of the ja

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

(220601) -- XINJI, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Student Li Aitong plays the drum set at the music classroom of Xinji Special Education School in Xinji, north China's Hebei Province, May 31, 2022. In the municipal special-education school of Xinji City, Hebei Province, a jazz drumming band named "Against the Wind" is making hopeful beats in world of silence. Founded in December 2018, the band is home to 10 students with hearing impairment or intellectual disability. The band has been undergoing systematic and hard training since its establishment and the endeavors paid off when the band made a stunning rendering in the city's cultural performance among primary and secondary school students. "I named the band 'Against the Wind' to encourage the students to hold onto their dreams, have the grit to face up to challenges and new things as well as fly bravely toward their bright futures," said Sun Shicha, a teacher of the special-education school and the organizer of the jazz drumming band. In 2020, the sch

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

(220601) -- XINJI, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Kangtai (R) and his younger brother Zhao Kangyuan play the drum set at the music classroom of Xinji Special Education School in Xinji, north China's Hebei Province, May 31, 2022. In the municipal special-education school of Xinji City, Hebei Province, a jazz drumming band named "Against the Wind" is making hopeful beats in world of silence. Founded in December 2018, the band is home to 10 students with hearing impairment or intellectual disability. The band has been undergoing systematic and hard training since its establishment and the endeavors paid off when the band made a stunning rendering in the city's cultural performance among primary and secondary school students. "I named the band 'Against the Wind' to encourage the students to hold onto their dreams, have the grit to face up to challenges and new things as well as fly bravely toward their bright futures," said Sun Shicha, a teacher of the special-education school and the organizer of the jaz

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CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-XINJI-SPECIAL-EDUCATION SCHOOL JAZZ DRUMMING BAND (CN)

(220601) -- XINJI, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Teacher Sun Shicha (2nd L) gives instruction to the band at the music classroom of Xinji Special Education School in Xinji, north China's Hebei Province, May 31, 2022. In the municipal special-education school of Xinji City, Hebei Province, a jazz drumming band named "Against the Wind" is making hopeful beats in world of silence. Founded in December 2018, the band is home to 10 students with hearing impairment or intellectual disability. The band has been undergoing systematic and hard training since its establishment and the endeavors paid off when the band made a stunning rendering in the city's cultural performance among primary and secondary school students. "I named the band 'Against the Wind' to encourage the students to hold onto their dreams, have the grit to face up to challenges and new things as well as fly bravely toward their bright futures," said Sun Shicha, a teacher of the special-education school and the organizer of the jazz drumming band.

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Volunteer helps student with hearing impairment take nucleic acid test

STORY: Volunteer helps student with hearing impairment take nucleic acid test DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: KAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Sign language): CHENG YING, Teacher 2. SOUNDBITE (Sign language): HUANG, Student 3. various of nucleic acid testing site STORYLINE: Cheng Ying, a teacher at a special education school in Kaiyuan, northeast China's Liaoning Province, signed up as a volunteer in the community where she lives after the city stepped up prevention and control measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, Kaiyuan city carried out nucleic acid testing for all residents. To help a student with hearing impairment in her class take a nucleic acid test, Cheng picked up the student early in the morning. SOUNDBITE (Sign language): CHENG YING, Teacher "Huang, come here please." SOUNDBITE (Sign language): CHENG YING, Teacher "Let's get the nucleic acid test done. Let me know if you need anything. Others may not understand you, I will translate eve

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(220304) -- BEIJING, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Performers with hearing impairment and a choir of vision impaired singers perform during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(220304) -- BEIJING, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Performers with hearing impairment sign the national anthem on stage during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(220304) -- BEIJING, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Performers with hearing impairment sign the national anthem on stage during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(220304) -- BEIJING, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Performers with hearing impairment sign the national anthem on stage during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-OPENING CEREMONY(CN)

(220304) -- BEIJING, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A choir with hearing impairment sign the national anthem on stage during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-PORT CITY-VISIT

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-PORT CITY-VISIT

(220123) -- COLOMBO, Jan. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Students with hearing impairment, together with their teachers, visit the Port City Marina in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 22, 2022. Since its official opening to the public on Jan. 10 this year, the Port City Marina has become one of the most popular public viewing destinations. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-SPECIAL EDUCATION-TEACHER (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-SPECIAL EDUCATION-TEACHER (CN)

(211230) -- NANCHANG, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Fan Haiyan communicates with a student by sign language at the special education school in Yichun City of east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 28, 2021. Fan Haiyan, a teacher of the special education school in Yichun City, learned sign language in her spare time to improve her teaching of students with hearing impairment. After years of practice, Fan could convey message quickly and correctly to her students when creating choreography or rehearsing dance routines. Fan and her students have participated in many art competitions these years, through which these children have found happiness and self-confidence. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-SPECIAL EDUCATION-TEACHER (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-SPECIAL EDUCATION-TEACHER (CN)

(211230) -- NANCHANG, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Undated file photo shows Fan Haiyan and her students posing for a group photo during a cultural festival for people with disabilities in east China's Jiangxi Province. Fan Haiyan, a teacher of the special education school in Yichun City, learned sign language in her spare time to improve her teaching of students with hearing impairment. After years of practice, Fan could convey message quickly and correctly to her students when creating choreography or rehearsing dance routines. Fan and her students have participated in many art competitions these years, through which these children have found happiness and self-confidence. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-SPECIAL EDUCATION-TEACHER (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-SPECIAL EDUCATION-TEACHER (CN)

(211230) -- NANCHANG, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Fan Haiyan and her students practice class-break setting-up exercise at the special education school in Yichun City of east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 28, 2021. Fan Haiyan, a teacher of the special education school in Yichun City, learned sign language in her spare time to improve her teaching of students with hearing impairment. After years of practice, Fan could convey message quickly and correctly to her students when creating choreography or rehearsing dance routines. Fan and her students have participated in many art competitions these years, through which these children have found happiness and self-confidence. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

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