"Suddenly I wonder why the road in front of me is now broken. Am I on the pavement Online Cigarettes Store USA or am I on the road?" said Joy Luk, 41, a blind lawyer who stands on the frontlines of protests and offers general legal advice to demonstrators.
"The people in Hong Kong think that as disabled people, we can do nothing to contribute to the betterment of society," Luk said. "Protesting is a way to express my opinion and to show my ability to others."
Demonstrating, however, is not easy for Luk, who taps a white cane to feel for obstacles Newport 100s Box and relies on bystanders to guide her.
"Many people tell me to go straight, but for a blind person it is very hard to go straight," said Luk, who tends to veer left as she walks.At a recent protest, several demonstrators' hands threaded through Luk's arm as they walked together along the route and offered grapes or homemade walnut cookies.
Recalling photos of Hong Kong she saw when she was younger and still had vision, Luk said: "Now the picture itself is not beautiful, but the hearts and minds of the people are very beautiful."
Luk was born with 3% vision in one eye and lost all sight before she was 30.
Billy Wong, a 38-year-old visually impaired theology student, also supports the anti-government movement Cheap Newport 100s cigarettes but has found himself increasingly home-bound due to escalating violence.
The "unified voice" he said he heard at earlier mass protests has been overtaken by the cacophony from clashes between protesters and police.