There are distinct from the majority of visually impaired people who choose to work for a living massage, thirty-six -year-old visually impaired Lin Jia Zhen stick to their own way, to select independently owned cafe “Tián lǐ kāishǐ “.
She is the first visually impaired to obtain a license of International Award in Barista Skills. Lin Jia Zhen 's eyes, the left eye is almost blind, visual acuity also remaining 0.01, eyes looking out a blur, only the large body can barely recognizable, but she is particularly clear in the future.
"I 'll be in a fixed place where guests come to me, without having to travel." When just beginning to learn the coffee, no one can understand how much her eye’s visibility. As a result, raw materials are wasted extra cost and not easy for her to make a good cup of espresso. When the teacher instruction " to steam milk bar on the surface," she cannot see, cannot understand " what the surface of the milk," do not hit it out. Guests have a cup of latte, she made a bad seven or eight glasses, or play no foam, and later developed by " listening “, as long as hear bared, bared, bared voice, representing the perspective of the foam hit now. She eventually with touch, taste, hearing to compensate for visual defects.
LIN Jia Zhen said: " we must believe in yourself, where there is a willing heart when you are willing to believe in yourself, nothing is impossible, even if you have an incomplete body, I believe these obstacles is definitely not your obstacles, if you strive hard and do not give up, you will have a chance to reverse the life! "
Profiles
Name: Lin Jia Zhen
Birthday: 1980/12/25
Vision: light perception left eye, right eye 0.01
Height: 153 cm
Education: Southeast Junior College (now changed to Southeast University of Science and Technology)
Interests: singing, cycling
Dream: society of disabled persons to have a friendlier environment and equal opportunities
Motto: do not give up a chance to reverse
Cafe name: Tián lǐ kāishǐ
Address: Guangfu South Road, Taipei 519 , Lane on the 9th
Source: Apple Daily Taiwan