IBT students, accompanied by their teachers and Tzu Chi volunteers, on a tour in the National Palace Museum
There are over 56,000 visually impaired people in Taiwan. Most of them, more than four in five, were born with sight and became blind later in life. People whose world is suddenly plunged into darkness can suffer enormous psychological impact and trauma. Many such people shut themselves in at home, sometimes for years, and refuse to connect with the outside world. If people like them can receive help to get back on their feet soon after losing their vision, the fear and pain they experience can be greatly reduced.
