THROUGH HIS EYES: Wang Weili, a movie narrator since 2005, presents a
narration of a movie to visually impaired listeners.

Inspired by the idea, Song turned it into a program topic by interviewing students in different grades as well as staff.

"During the production process, I felt like I jumped into another world, where it's not dull any more, but a colorful world," she stated.

Not surprisingly, the program won the hearts of its audience.

"I learned a lot from it, not only limited to basic skills in editing and producing. I became more confident and easy-going as I did interviews with people I knew or had yet to become familiar with; I started to view things from different angles as my position changed from an audience to a program DJ and producer; I cared more about people around me and everyday life, for I had to dig out new ideas for the program; I had a better understanding of communication and team spirit through regular editorial meetings and program preparations; plus, I paid special attention to my pronunciation, which, according to my audiences, still had a Shandong dialect," she continued.

Her efforts paid off. In 2007, she won an award in a radio summer camp designed for people with visual impairments. In July this year, she received an enrollment letter from the Special Education College of Beijing Union University.

"My major is acupuncture and massage, a profession related to traditional Chinese medicine, which is exclusively designed for students with visual problems nationwide like me.

"I will spend the following five years with them. That's so exciting!"

Eyes of hearts

In fact, Song arrived in Beijing in early August and became a part-time editor and reporter of the "Eyes of Heart Cinema," the country's first and only radio program narrating movies for people with visual impairments. Movie narration is a form of explaining and describing scene-by-scene action in a movie to a visually impaired audience, through a full-sighted volunteer.

It is also the coordinator of the radio summer camp that Song joined.