Chasing Dreams Without Barriers – 56 Disabled Children Fulfill Their Dream of Flying!

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“Being able to fly is my dream. I felt like I was in a dream while on the plane, and achieving this dream made me incredibly excited.”

Nowadays, as low-cost carriers become increasingly common, flying for travel has become an ordinary thing. However, for a group of children and teenagers with disabilities from underprivileged families, being able to take a flight is absolutely something they’ve been eagerly looking forward to.

Earlier, the IN Volunteer Group under the Shin Yuan Rong Jing Charity Foundation organized the third edition of the “Dream Flight” event. With the support of Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, EVA Air, and community service organizations from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, they led...

So where does the activity go? It turns out that where to go was also one of the questions during the interviews. After gathering opinions, in addition to visiting the Xingren Garden Night Market in Taoyuan, the team also toured the Little World Theme Park, Leofoo Village Theme Park, and a farm.

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In addition, Wu Zonglin, the director of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau's Hong Kong Office under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, revealed that they will include people with disabilities in their "Heroes Project," putting them on par with teachers, doctors, nurses, firefighters, customs officers, immigration officers, correctional officers, paramedics, and flight service teams. When visiting Taiwan, they can enjoy hotel discounts, including one free night's stay, in hopes of boosting their morale.

However, actually sitting in a wheelchair gives you a slightly lower vantage point to view the world, but it doesn’t mean your perspective is any narrower.Anyone has the right to travel.In Taiwan, accessibility facilities are very well-developed, allowing people of all abilities to get around easily. In Germany, even those in wheelchairs can travel with ease. Let’s take a look together!

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