Blind Tsinghua grad aims to inspire others

With new master's degree, Liang Jiangbo plans to bridge gap for disabled in society

Thirty-nine-year-old Liang Jiangbo, who became the first blind person to earn a postgraduate degree from Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University last month, said he plans to devote himself to helping more disabled people better integrate into society.

Born in Bengbu, Anhui province, Liang said his disability made his educational journey tough and bumpy.

"My parents' efforts gave me the chance to attend a local regular school … when I was 10," he said. "Then I went out of the province to special schools for the blind in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, at 13, and Qingdao, Shandong province, at 18 for high school courses.