Ms. Yi-ling Lin Experience • Teacher at Taipei School for the Hearing Impaired • Director of Taiwan Deaf Women’s Sports and Recreation Association • Member of Chinese Taipei Deaf Women’s Basketball Team at 2009 Deaflympics

2) The Mastermind Behind "Rookies, Fly Faster"

Q1： Did you encounter any difficulties during the publication of the book "Rookies, Fly Faster"?
A1： After the 2009 Deaflympics, when the Deaf Women's Basketball Team was stuck in shortage of funds and players, they came up with the idea of writing a book. There were times the players had difficulties in writing and could not meet the editor’s deadline. However, we continued to work hard and managed to complete the task and published the book in the end!

Q2： How did you feel when "Rookies, Fly Faster" was finally published with your joint efforts?
A2： We spent two long years working on the book, during that time we found that writing book and playing basketball actually share something in common. Both of these processes taught us the importance of collaboration, hard work, friendship, perseverance and responsibility.

	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx93yzx-ivZ0WU91OHJrdGFKZkU/view?usp=sharing Produced by: Yi-ling Lin   Illustrated by: A-Huang

Q3： According to the questionnaires we distributed during the 2015 World Deaf Basketball Championships, over half of the people who did not know about the book wish to buy. Will you continue to promote the book?
A3： Of course we will. For the moment, we have two plans: one is to have a second printing of the book, and the other is to publish a sequel to it.

Q4： Did you encounter any difficulties when you established the Basketball Team of Taipei School for the Hearing Impaired after the Taipei Deaflympics?
A4： The biggest challenge is shortage of students. The number of students in the School for the Hearing Impaired is small enough, not to mention the number of girls who love basketball. The stereotypical thinking that playing basketball would cause injuries is also another factor.

Q5： As a teacher and also a hearing-impaired person, what support do you hope the government can provide?
A5： I hope that information symmetry could be achieved. Currently, sometimes there are no captions in news programs or important political press conferences. This is information inequality. We also hope that there will be more dictation services or sign language interpreters at work or government agencies.