Margaret

Vision impairment (has some vision) 

Here is her video from November 2016

Here is the translation for her video: 
(She is speaking Mandarin – though there is a different language in her province)
“My name is ***** and I am 13 years old. I am in the school for the blind and am in 8th grade. And I learned Braille. My vision is I have a little bit of light reception. I can walk fine and sometimes I help other people who have a hard time. I help other students as best as I can. In my class I am a class monitor (head of the class – teachers aid)”
“I was an officer in (a group) in my school. In school I study English, Math, and Chinese as my main classes. Monday through Thursday I live at school. And Friday afternoon I go back to orphanage. On Saturday I go to vocalist class to sing. My hobby is singing and arts, etcetera. My hobby is very broad. I had a lot of friends in orphanage and most of my friends are in the United States now and they have their own families and their own Babba and Mamma. I also
“yearn” (kewang) is the chinese word) to have a warm family and loved by the father and mother. 

This is the song she is singing.

UPDATE November 2016

“Margaret is an outgoing and caring girl, who loves to communicate with others. Her language development is good and she can properly express her ideas. She is diagnosed with nystagmus and postoperative cataracts, but she does have some vision. She can see larger objects both near and far away as long as it isn’t too dim. She is attending a school for visually impaired students and is learning braille. Her overall performance in school is excellent, and she participates in all kinds of social activities. Her favorite activities include listening to music, doing crafts and playing with her friends. Margaret is very musically gifted, she has received professional vocal training and has passed the level six proficiency test of the academy of music! We have video of her reciting and singing, ask to see her file to hear her beautiful voice!”

Personality: Margaret is chatty, helpful, active, a quick thinker, and attentive. Margaret enjoys outdoor activities which keeps her very active and healthy. When at home, if Margaret notices someone is in need, she does what she can to help. If she notices her ayi does not feel well, she will take the initiative to clean up the dishes and take her ayi a cup of water and some medicine. Margaret also takes pride in doing her chores and looking after younger children. She even changes diapers!