Professor Yang Jia is the only visually impaired CPPCC member. She holds a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, and now works at the Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. At 29, she was diagnosed with macular degeneration, which led to her blindness. Today, in our first episode of our special series "I Have a Question for Lianghui”, CGTN's Han Bin talks with Professor Yang, whose proposal this year is to push forward the concept of the "no-barrier cinema" in all Chinese cities.

ZHANG GUOLI VISUALLY IMPAIRED "We are no different from anyone else. We have our own lives, except that we are visually impaired. Through the narration of volunteers, we get a clearer "view" of the film."

PROFESSOR YANG JIA, CPPCC MEMBER GRADUATE UNIV. OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES "But compared with the facilities for the sighted people, it really lacks of something. My proposal is for the visually impaired, to go to the cinemas like anybody else, and enjoy the films like everybody else."

HAN BIN "How optimistic are you in pushing forward your proposal?"

"I'm quite optimistic, but you need people to push it forward. What I care most about Lianghui is: How Can I make a difference?"

PROFESSOR YANG JIA, CPPCC MEMBER GRADUATE UNIV. OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES "To measure a society advanced or not, one is to look at how this society looks at persons with disabilities, the other criteria is to look at how people with disabilities look at themselves."

ZHANG GUOLI VISUALLY IMPAIRED "I hope every cinema has the right facilities. Then the visually impaired would be able to watch the latest films in movie theaters."

"It's achievable. A lot of countries have already done so. So, that's our equal rights. That's inclusion."

HAN BIN "So what are your solutions to channel the voices of society?"

"We need to be more down-to-earth, and to look at things in a larger perspective, to make more realistic proposals. The CPPCC is a wonderful platform to achieve our goals, towards a just society."

ZHANG GUOLI VISUALLY IMPAIRED "I wish society can further improve facilities to reduce barriers for the visually impaired."

HAN BIN CHINA BRAILLE PRESS, BEIJING "I have been covering Yang Jia for many years. She has submitted over 60 proposals during her previous two terms in the CPPCC. She's been selected for yet another five-year term, and says she'll continue to advocate the rights of people living with disabilities."

PROFESSOR YANG JIA, CPPCC MEMBER GRADUATE UNIV. OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES "Losing my sight actually made me more determined to perceive what I want to do. I see no obstacles, I see opportunities. And in five years, I think we can achieve more."