Two months ago, professional livestreamer Xiaoqi took part in a friend’s livestream without informing her company. Although she wasn’t paid for her appearance and made no money from it, the company, based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, fined her 12,000 yuan ($1,666) for what it said was a breach of its rules.
Having a hearing disability, Xiaoqi contacted her sign language teacher Wang Jianmin for advice. For people with hearing and speaking disabilities, securing their own legitimate rights is even more challenging.
Wang, 69, taught sign language for 50 years in Qingdao, Shandong Province. Now retired, he provides assistance to the hearing impaired. He helped Xiaoqi find a lawyer and provided interpretation.
According to Wang, because of their narrower
