App helps blind, visually impaired with basic needs

As a person born with impaired eyesight, Cai Dongyue is usually homebound as he has to rely on the help of friends and family members to go outside.

Over the past year, the 26-year-old from Pudong district, Shanghai, has spent far more time outside thanks to a volunteer service launched by the Disabled Persons' Federation in Pudong New Area in December 2017.

The service allows the blind and visually impaired to make a call with volunteers through an app called Pudong Sunshine World. Working like an online car-hailing app, the service enables users to order volunteer help through the app, reserving a time and location.