Taipei parathlete receives award for outstanding effortBy Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNAThe New Taipei City Social Welfare Department on Thursday celebrated Paralympic competitor Chen Tzu-wei (張孜維), who received last year’s national Golden Eagle award for exemplary achievement by Taiwanese with disabilities. Chen, who suffers fromchildhood-onset muscular dystrophy, did not attend the first award ceremony held by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in November due to illness. Paralympic competitor Chen Tzu-wei, center, poses with New Taipei City Social Welfare Department Commissioner Lee Mei-chen, left, and Bali Ai-hsin Home for Persons with Disabilities director Liu Wen-hsiang in New Taipei City on Thursday. Photo: Wong Yu-huang, Taipei TimesChen was formally presented with the award at the department, where he gave thanks to government workers for supporting his education and livelihood, the department said in a statement. Hsieh Hsin-min (謝鑫敏), former head of the Ai-hsin Home for Persons with Disabilities, said Chen is an inspiration and example to the children under the home’s care.
