Lin Jia-zhen overcomes difficulties to open diner for other visually impaired

At 9 am in a small diner just off Taipei’s Xinyi Road, store manager Lin Jia-zhen (林佳箴) is making preparations to open up for the day. Lin Jia-zhen developed a cataract following a bad fall when she was young. Then, when she was between 18 and 19, the injury took a turn form the worse, developing into optic atrophy, leaving her blind in the left eye and with a visual acuity of only 0.03 in her right eye. 

In spite of this, visual impairment has not been an obstacle to Lin Jia-zhen realizing her own dream. She has been in business for six years, and last year expanded her business to provide work opportunities for other visually impaired people. Having a visual impairment means that in the process of problem solving, Lin Jia-zhen has a great deal more empathy and understanding of just how difficult it is for her employees.

With unflagging perseverance to realize her dream, Lin Jia-zhen has not only ensured her own business success, but also helped other visually impaired people learn how to be brave, face their weaknesses, and remove the perceived barriers of disabilities.

Lin Jia-zhen overcomes difficulties to open diner for other visually impaired 

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(以下是中文對照)

林佳箴克服弱視 開餐飲店助視障朋友多元發展

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早上9點鐘，在台北市信義區巷子裡的一間餐飲店，店長林佳箴正在為開店做準備。她小時後因為摔傷，造成外傷性的白內障，在十八、九歲時轉變為成視神經萎縮，現在她的左眼全盲，右眼視力只剩0.03。

但視力缺陷不是林佳箴實現夢想的障礙，創業已有六年的她，去年還擴大營業，開放機會給視障朋友前來實習。同樣身為視障的林佳箴，在解決困難的過程中，更能以同理心，感受員工們的辛苦。他對於夢想鍥而不捨，不但讓自己創業成功，還幫助其他視障朋友學習勇敢面對缺陷，讓障礙不再成為障礙。