Official statistics show that China currently has 85 million people with some form of disability, Xinhua reported. According to sources from Taobao, the country's largest e-commerce platform, more than 30,000 disabled people across the country are managing online stores at Taobao.com.

Gu Linglei is one such online store manager. The 28-year-old native of Hangzhou was born blind, but is no different from the many other retailers selling earphones and mobile phone top-up cards on the e-commerce platform.

Gu has to rely on screen-reading software to communicate with customers, but business is brisk. To date, he has clinched about 4,000 deals online and his store has a "4-diamond" rating -- a rating given to trustworthy stores by Taobao.

"I like the Internet because it is open, convenient, and equal for all," Gu said.

(China.org.cn May 22, 2012)

據新華社報道，官方數據統計，我國目前有8500萬殘障人士。據淘寶網工作人員介紹，在這個中國最大的電子商務平臺上，有超過3萬名殘障人士在經營著網店。

顧伶磊就是其中一名網店經營者。這名28歲的杭州小伙是一位先天性雙目失明的殘障人士，除此之外，他與那些在淘寶上賣耳機和手機充值卡的店主并無兩樣。

顧伶磊的網店生意十分紅火，只是他必須依賴讀屏軟件與顧客溝通。至今，他的網店已經完成了4000多筆交易，成為“4鉆”級賣家。鉆級是淘寶對賣家的一種信譽度等級評價。

顧伶磊說：“我喜歡網絡，因為它公開、便利，對所有人都是平等的。”