Brightening the Sky from 45 Degrees Part 1 - Zheng Hui-lian travels to Hong Kong against all odds

Though paralyzed since the age of five, eighteen-year-old Zheng Hui-lian (鄭慧蓮) has always loved painting and in the third week of December traveled to Hong Kong to hold an art exhibition. Zheng Hui-lian is wheelchair bound and ventilator dependent, but since these essential pieces of equipment lacked the required Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification, airline companies refused to allow her onboard. Fortunately, after assistance from Chiayi City Department of Transportation and the medical risk management organization Taiwan International SOS, China Airlines agreed to offer sponsorship for this special case, and authorized Zheng Hui-lian to board the flight to Hong Kong. 

Zheng Hui-lian’s father Zheng Xi-cun (鄭西村) said that in order for his daughter to embark on this journey to Hong Kong, they had to negotiate many twists and turns. He extended his gratefulness for the invitation of Master Yong-fu (永富), abbot for Fo Guang Shan – literally Buddha's Light Mountain – in Kong and Macao, as well as for the assistance of medical risk management organization Taiwan International SOS and China Airlines. Zheng Xi-cun also called on the government to relax its restrictions and simplify the application process for disabled people traveling abroad by plane, thereby helping many disabled people realize their dream of traveling overseas.  

Zheng Hui-lian travels to Hong Kong against all odds 

URL:http://www.peopo.org/news/263027

(以下是中文對照)

突破萬難香江行~香港畫亮45度天空鄭慧蓮創作展紀(一) 影音

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18歲的女孩鄭慧蓮(阿丹)在5歲時生病癱瘓，但仍熱愛繪畫至今，她於12月下旬將到香港舉行畫展。因鄭慧蓮必須坐輪椅帶呼吸器上飛機，航空公司均以呼吸器及輪椅，未經美國FAA美國聯邦航空管理局認證而不敢放行。在嘉義市交通處與台灣國際SOS醫療風險管理組織的努力協助下，中華航空公司同意並以專案公益贊助，希望圓滿促成鄭慧蓮的香港行。

鄭慧蓮的父親鄭西村表示，這次鄭慧蓮得以成行，真的是一波三折。要感謝佛光山港澳地區總住持永富法師的邀請，與嘉義市政府團隊、國際SOS醫療風險管理組織、中華航空公司的協助。鄭西村並呼籲政府能夠放寬身障朋友出國搭飛機種種的限制，申請過程也能更簡化，協助他們圓出國的夢。