Liu Rui-long overcomes disability to begin a new life in carpentry

Liu Rui-long (劉瑞隆) has been working as a carpenter at Taoyuan’s The Carpenter's House Caring Center (木匠的家關懷協會) for over 4 years. He suffered an accident 35 years ago and has been confined to a wheelchair ever since. With a physical disability and getting on in age, he continually hit a brick wall while looking for employment. In his sixtieth year, however, Liu Rui-long came to The Carpenter's House, where he was given a job opportunity that enabled him to use his own strength of character to give back to society.

Through regular carpentry training classes arranged by The Carpenter's House and a great deal of help and encouragement from workmates, Liu Rui-long has slowly rebuilt his self-confidence and began taking pride in his work. At The Carpenter's House he has found new self-worth and a place to settle down. No longer hindered by his physical disability, nowadays he looks forward to the completion of each and every new piece of creative woodwork.

Liu Rui-long overcomes disability to begin a new life in carpentry 

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(以下是中文對照)

劉瑞隆突破身障成為木工創造新生命

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劉瑞隆是桃園木匠的家關懷協會聘請的木工師傅，工作已有四年的時間。他在35年前發生了一場意外，導致他往後的日子，都必須靠著輪椅生活。因為身障，又面臨到中高齡的問題，使得他在找工作時處處碰壁，60歲那年，劉瑞隆來到了木匠的家，這裡給予他一份工作機會，讓他能夠用自己的力量，再次回饋社會。

木匠的家安排了定期的木工訓練課程，許多工作夥伴也給予他幫助與鼓勵，讓起初對於自己的作品沒有信心的他，漸漸地能夠自我肯定，也對每一個親手做出來的木工品充滿期待。在這裡劉瑞隆找到了一個安身立命地方，也讓他不再將身體的缺陷視為阻礙，找到新的自我價值。