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72-year-old Samaila Adamu is repairing this faulty generator using very unique tools.

72岁的Samaila Adamu正在用非常独特的工具修理这台有故障的发电机。

After losing his vision 26 years ago, Adamu learned to spot motorized faults through sound and touch.

26年前失明后，Adamu学会了通过声音和触觉来识别机动故障。

When people bring generators for repairs, I touched the parts and feel them, then I know what's wrong with them.

当人们把发电机送来维修时，我触摸并感受那些零件，就能知道问题出在哪里。

Adamu makes less than five dollars on every generator repair, nearly enough to provide for his three wives and 19 children. But he says it keeps him from begging on the streets.

Adamu每修好一台发电机只能赚不到五美元，勉强够养活他的三位妻子和十九个孩子。但他说这至少让他不必上街乞讨。

It helps me provide food to feed myself, my wives and children. I don't receive assistance from anyone.

这帮助我提供食物养活自己和妻儿，我不接受任何人的援助。

There are over 1 million blind Nigerians and about 3 million living with visual impairments.

尼日利亚有超过100万盲人以及约300万视力障碍者。

The Nigerian Association for the Blind says many are living in abject poverty.

尼日利亚盲人协会表示，许多人生活在赤贫之中。

You can't separate disability with poverty because most of those of us that have visual impairment are from poor homes.

残疾与贫困无法分割，因为我们大多数视力障碍者都来自贫困家庭。