जब मैं सार्वजनिक तौर पर बोलता हूँ, तो दर्शकों से पूछता हूँ, "किसके परिवार में, पड़ोस में, या दोस्तों में कोई ऐसा व्यक्ति है जो किसी तरह की विकलांगता से जूझ रहा है?" हर एक व्यक्ति का हाथ उठ जाता है। हम सब आपस में जुड़े हुए हैं।
When I do public speaking, I ask the audience, "Who has a family member, a neighbor, a friend with some form of disability?" Every single hand goes up. We're all connected.
When I do public speaking, I ask the audience, "Who has a family member, a neighbor, a friend with some form of disability?" Every single hand goes up. We're all connected.
इतिहास गवाह है कि विकलांग लोगों को हमेशा संस्थाओं में बंद करके रखा गया और समाज से अलग-थलग किया गया, जिससे अक्सर यह सोच बन जाती है कि यह वर्ग परोपकार या दया का मोहताज है। बात परोपकार की नहीं, बल्कि उन्हें सशक्त बनाने की है।
Throughout history people with disabilities have been institutionalized and segregated, which tends to make you think that it's a group in need of charity. It's not about charity, it's about empowerment.
Throughout history people with disabilities have been institutionalized and segregated, which tends to make you think that it's a group in need of charity. It's not about charity, it's about empowerment.
जैसे-जैसे लोगों की उम्र बढ़ रही है, विकलांगता एक बड़ा मुद्दा बनती जा रही है। साथ ही, ऐसा लगता है कि अब विकलांग बच्चों का जन्म भी अधिक हो रहा है। मुझे नहीं पता कि यह सच है या फिर हम अतीत के मुकाबले अब विकलांग Jता की पहचान करने में ज़्यादा बेहतर हो गए हैं।
As people live longer, disability becomes more of an issue. And there seems to be more children born with a disability. I don't know if it's true, or if we're just better at diagnosing certain disabilities than in the past.
As people live longer, disability becomes more of an issue. And there seems to be more children born with a disability. I don't know if it's true, or if we're just better at diagnosing certain disabilities than in the past.
लोकप्रिय संस्कृति लोगों की सोच को बदलने में बहुत बड़ी भूमिका निभाती है। आप अलग-अलग समुदायों की आपस में तुलना नहीं कर सकते, लेकिन मेरे जीवनकाल में समलैंगिक (गे और लेस्बियन) समुदाय समाज की मुख्यधारा का हिस्सा बन चुका है। मैं यह कहना चाहूंगा कि ऐसा आंशिक रूप से इसलिए हुआ क्योंकि जब लोगों ने टीवी पर उस समुदाय को देखा, तो वे अधिक सहज महसूस करने लगे।
Popular culture does a lot to shape attitudes. You can't compare different communities to each other, but in my lifetime the gay and lesbian community has become much more mainstream in society. I would venture to say it's in part because people began to feel more comfortable when they saw that group on TV.
Popular culture does a lot to shape attitudes. You can't compare different communities to each other, but in my lifetime the gay and lesbian community has become much more mainstream in society. I would venture to say it's in part because people began to feel more comfortable when they saw that group on TV.
लोग अब यह समझने लगे हैं कि विकलांग समुदाय के अधिकारों की अनदेखी की गई है और उन्हें उनके अधिकार मिलने चाहिए, जिसे मैं एक सकारात्मक बदलाव के रूप में देखता हूँ। मुझे नहीं लगता कि यह प्रक्रिया रातों-रात पूरी हो जाएगी, लेकिन मैं देखता हूँ कि अब इस ओर ज़्यादा ध्यान दिया जा रहा है।
People are starting to realize that the disability community has been disenfranchised and deserves to have its rights recognized, which I see as a positive trend. I don't think it'll be a quick process, but I see more attention being given to it.
People are starting to realize that the disability community has been disenfranchised and deserves to have its rights recognized, which I see as a positive trend. I don't think it'll be a quick process, but I see more attention being given to it.