[Concurrent] Lawyer Zhang Biao
From the Lawyers Association to the Blind Association, this is not a gorgeous turn, it can be said to be a kind of helplessness.
[Commentary] The person in the picture is called Zhang Biao, a lawyer from Beijing Dacheng (Nanning) Law Firm.
Recently, the reporter met him at the lawyer's office.
He told reporters that he had been nearsighted since high school and later suffered cataracts.
[Concurrent] Lawyer Zhang Biao
Later, in 2006 and 2008, (I) had cataract surgery. In 2018, (my eyes) had retinal detachment. After several operations, they were not very successful, which led to the current vision. Obstacle to this state.
[Explanation] Before his eyesight was impaired, Zhang Biao's favorite thing to do was reading.
He said that with visual impairment, he can now "read" by listening, which to a certain extent makes up for the regret of not being able to read, but it cannot completely replace it.
[Concurrent] Lawyer Zhang Biao
I can no longer read these books. This is indeed a thing that makes me very regretful.
It was really sad in my heart. When I go to the library, I can only sit and feel the environment with my ears and hands.
[Explanation] From clear to fuzzy, from light to "dark".
The visual impairment brought Zhang Biao's changes not only to his body, but also to his work and life.
[Concurrent] Lawyer Zhang Biao
At the beginning, I had difficulty even going downstairs because I could not overcome this psychological barrier. I always felt insecure and feared that I would fall. So I was very depressed and very anxious at the time. To a certain extent, this character was also a little irritable at the time, or a situation such as irritable.
But in that situation, although the work was greatly affected, I did not stop the work.
[Explanation] Zhang Biao said that since 2019, with the help of his assistant, he has appeared in court and completed the defense of about 80 cases.
Before each hearing, Zhang Biao will understand the whole case clearly and memorize it by heart.
In the court cross-examination stage, he can only rely on the help of his assistants. He then puts forward a cross-examination opinion based on the assistant's description of evidence.
With more than 20 years of rich work experience, Zhang Biao can still successfully complete his defense in court.
[Explanation] With the continuous improvement and perfection of the law, Zhang Biao needs to be familiar with the newly revised legal provisions.
He needs to download the legal provisions on the Internet first, and then use the reading function of the mobile phone to listen repeatedly with his ears word by word, and memorize the new legal provisions, even before going to bed.
[Concurrent] Lawyer Zhang Biao
Download this "Civil Code" from the Internet, one by one, one by one, and 1,260 articles of a law. When my eyes were good before, I could read it in one week, but now I In the case of eye disorders, I can only read with my ears and experience it with my heart. It took me three full months to finish listening to this law.
[Explanation] The tremendous changes in life did not "knock down" Zhang Biao, but made him stronger.
Talking about the future, Zhang Biao said that he wanted to change from a lawyer who defended the client to a corporate legal counsel, and used his rich experience as a corporate executive to serve the company and help the company avoid legal risks.
[Explanation] Today, Zhang Biao still insists on taking care of himself in life.
In his spare time, he popularizes legal knowledge for blind people through the aerial class of the China Association for the Blind.
He disclosed his contact information and provided free legal services to the blind in society, hoping to do his best to help more people who need the law to protect their rights.
[Concurrent] Lawyer Zhang Biao
From the Lawyers Association to the Blind Association, it's just a different way and a different way of working.
So since others can do it, I can definitely do it, and I can do better in the future.
Chu Weiwei and Chen Yanyou report from Nanning, Guangxi
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】