Abstract：As a new concept in communication study, barrier-free communication advocates that the handicapped ( physically and mentally) people enjoy the same life with the mainstream in material living environment, information use and communication environment. Through literature analysis and in-depth interviews, the visual handicapped's use of Wechat in Henan province is surveyed and results show that mobile social media has penetrated into the visual handicapped's life, however, the transition to the era of web 3. 0 is at a slow speed because of barrier-free technology and psychological reason of the visual handicapped; web 3. 0 narrows the information gap between the handicapped and healthy people.

Keyword：mobile social media in the era of web 3.0;barrier-free communication;the visual handi capped;use of Wechat;