good evening ladies and gentlemen boys and girls present over here we are
and girls present over here we are
and girls present over here we are Triton and today we are going to share
Triton and today we are going to share
Triton and today we are going to share with you the story of a common man
with you the story of a common man
with you the story of a common man amongst you mr. Schwaab Qureshi was a
amongst you mr. Schwaab Qureshi was a
amongst you mr. Schwaab Qureshi was a common man he had a happy life he used
common man he had a happy life he used
common man he had a happy life he used to be a police van driver and a
to be a police van driver and a
to be a police van driver and a part-time electrician while once on a
part-time electrician while once on a
part-time electrician while once on a routine patrol his van was fired upon on
routine patrol his van was fired upon on
routine patrol his van was fired upon on that fateful night in March 2013 mr.
that fateful night in March 2013 mr.
that fateful night in March 2013 mr. Schwaab Qureshi had a bullet into his
Schwaab Qureshi had a bullet into his
Schwaab Qureshi had a bullet into his spinal cord
spinal cord
spinal cord after the operation was done the doctor
after the operation was done the doctor
after the operation was done the doctor had removed the bullet but they told him
had removed the bullet but they told him
had removed the bullet but they told him that he had lost all control of his legs
that he had lost all control of his legs
that he had lost all control of his legs and will not be able to move at all but
and will not be able to move at all but
and will not be able to move at all but that was in the worst of it mr. Schwaab
that was in the worst of it mr. Schwaab
that was in the worst of it mr. Schwaab Qureshi but that was in the worst of it
Qureshi but that was in the worst of it
Qureshi but that was in the worst of it mr. Schwaab Qureshi then had to undergo
mr. Schwaab Qureshi then had to undergo
mr. Schwaab Qureshi then had to undergo rehabilitation procedures which cost him
rehabilitation procedures which cost him
rehabilitation procedures which cost him in the first year more than a million
in the first year more than a million
in the first year more than a million Pakistani rupees he had to travel with
Pakistani rupees he had to travel with
Pakistani rupees he had to travel with his ailing mother or his father to the
his ailing mother or his father to the
his ailing mother or his father to the rehabilitation centre when he would be
rehabilitation centre when he would be
rehabilitation centre when he would be told to do things that we take for
told to do things that we take for
told to do things that we take for granted like going to the bathroom and
granted like going to the bathroom and
granted like going to the bathroom and sleeping with one of his side turns so
sleeping with one of his side turns so
sleeping with one of his side turns so that he does not develop pressure sores
that he does not develop pressure sores
that he does not develop pressure sores on his legs what mr. Schwaab Qureshi
on his legs what mr. Schwaab Qureshi
on his legs what mr. Schwaab Qureshi suffers from is called paraplegia it is
suffers from is called paraplegia it is
suffers from is called paraplegia it is the loss of all activity in your lower
the loss of all activity in your lower
the loss of all activity in your lower body and mr. Schwaab Qureshi is not the
body and mr. Schwaab Qureshi is not the
body and mr. Schwaab Qureshi is not the only one there are over 150,000
only one there are over 150,000
only one there are over 150,000 paraplegics existing in Pakistan as we
paraplegics existing in Pakistan as we
paraplegics existing in Pakistan as we speak there are over 250 thousand annual
speak there are over 250 thousand annual
speak there are over 250 thousand annual cases appearing each year globally there
cases appearing each year globally there
cases appearing each year globally there is no
is no
is no proper cure for this disability and it
proper cure for this disability and it
proper cure for this disability and it renders a person absolutely
renders a person absolutely
renders a person absolutely psychologically damaged as well but how
psychologically damaged as well but how
psychologically damaged as well but how do you think that we can solve this now
do you think that we can solve this now
do you think that we can solve this now you might be thinking that this is a
you might be thinking that this is a
you might be thinking that this is a talk about where we get to tell you how
talk about where we get to tell you how
talk about where we get to tell you how we aim to solve this but this is rather
we aim to solve this but this is rather
we aim to solve this but this is rather a talk in which we introduce to you the
a talk in which we introduce to you the
a talk in which we introduce to you the idea where we help understand the person
idea where we help understand the person
idea where we help understand the person we’re dealing with and help him
we’re dealing with and help him
we’re dealing with and help him understand himself so that he is able to
understand himself so that he is able to
understand himself so that he is able to voice his opinion on what can be done so
voice his opinion on what can be done so
voice his opinion on what can be done so how do we fit into the story a little
how do we fit into the story a little
how do we fit into the story a little over a year ago we were tasked with
over a year ago we were tasked with
over a year ago we were tasked with making an exoskeleton for paraplegics as
making an exoskeleton for paraplegics as
making an exoskeleton for paraplegics as our final year project we were very
our final year project we were very
our final year project we were very excited to tell you the truth we wanted
excited to tell you the truth we wanted
excited to tell you the truth we wanted to make iron man but then we decided to
to make iron man but then we decided to
to make iron man but then we decided to just stick with the legs during our
just stick with the legs during our
just stick with the legs during our research we had to understand properly
research we had to understand properly
research we had to understand properly what entailed this disability and so our
what entailed this disability and so our
what entailed this disability and so our journey took us from Karachi to as far
journey took us from Karachi to as far
journey took us from Karachi to as far as the Peshawar paraplegic Center in
as the Peshawar paraplegic Center in
as the Peshawar paraplegic Center in Hayat Abbas over there we consulted with
Hayat Abbas over there we consulted with
Hayat Abbas over there we consulted with doctors and experts and medical
doctors and experts and medical
doctors and experts and medical professionals in order to better gauge
professionals in order to better gauge
professionals in order to better gauge the extent of this disability after we
the extent of this disability after we
the extent of this disability after we had gathered all of the data we compiled
had gathered all of the data we compiled
had gathered all of the data we compiled it and after numerous research papers
it and after numerous research papers
it and after numerous research papers and countless hours of working we were
and countless hours of working we were
and countless hours of working we were able to develop what we call EXO EXO was
able to develop what we call EXO EXO was
able to develop what we call EXO EXO was an electromechanical variable robot for
an electromechanical variable robot for
an electromechanical variable robot for people who can’t walk like mr. Schwaab
people who can’t walk like mr. Schwaab
people who can’t walk like mr. Schwaab Qureshi so it allowed them mobility and
Qureshi so it allowed them mobility and
Qureshi so it allowed them mobility and a little more freedom than they already
a little more freedom than they already
a little more freedom than they already had we were able to make this in
had we were able to make this in
had we were able to make this in one-fifth the cost of what its
one-fifth the cost of what its
one-fifth the cost of what its international competitors cost the
international competitors cost the
international competitors cost the international competitors available
international competitors available
international competitors available globally
the international competitors available
the international competitors available globally were available for between 40
globally were available for between 40
globally were available for between 40 thousand US dollars and a hundred and
thousand US dollars and a hundred and
thousand US dollars and a hundred and twenty thousand US dollars we were able
twenty thousand US dollars we were able
twenty thousand US dollars we were able to make this product in eight thousand
to make this product in eight thousand
to make this product in eight thousand US dollars and we were very happy with
US dollars and we were very happy with
US dollars and we were very happy with it
we had the constraints of affordability
we had the constraints of affordability and ease of use and we thought that we
and ease of use and we thought that we
and ease of use and we thought that we had covered that very perfectly I mean
had covered that very perfectly I mean
had covered that very perfectly I mean this would be the problem the cure to
this would be the problem the cure to
this would be the problem the cure to the problem that the world has been
the problem that the world has been
the problem that the world has been looking for right but we realized that
looking for right but we realized that
looking for right but we realized that we were pretty wrong this exoskeleton
we were pretty wrong this exoskeleton
we were pretty wrong this exoskeleton did gave them the ability that they had
did gave them the ability that they had
did gave them the ability that they had not biologically but there were a lot of
not biologically but there were a lot of
not biologically but there were a lot of factors that we were not looking out for
factors that we were not looking out for
factors that we were not looking out for example the fact that not every
example the fact that not every
example the fact that not every paraplegic available in our country can
paraplegic available in our country can
paraplegic available in our country can actually afford an eight thousand US
actually afford an eight thousand US
actually afford an eight thousand US dollar suit plus the training that
dollar suit plus the training that
dollar suit plus the training that entailed its use once we had realized
entailed its use once we had realized
entailed its use once we had realized that we knew we needed to change our
that we knew we needed to change our
that we knew we needed to change our strategy in order to help the disabled
strategy in order to help the disabled
strategy in order to help the disabled amongst us so we moved forward and came
amongst us so we moved forward and came
amongst us so we moved forward and came up with an innovative replacement to the
up with an innovative replacement to the
up with an innovative replacement to the conventional trikes you see for the
conventional trikes you see for the
conventional trikes you see for the disabled people on the streets of
disabled people on the streets of
disabled people on the streets of Karachi what we made
Karachi what we made
Karachi what we made we called yellow yellow was a hundred
we called yellow yellow was a hundred
we called yellow yellow was a hundred dollar solution to our eight thousand
dollar solution to our eight thousand
dollar solution to our eight thousand dollar problem
dollar problem
dollar problem it was organ Amish
yellow was ergonomic it was made with
yellow was ergonomic it was made with the masses in mind and now literally
the masses in mind and now literally
the masses in mind and now literally hundreds of thousands of disabled people
hundreds of thousands of disabled people
hundreds of thousands of disabled people could use this to move around the city
could use this to move around the city
could use this to move around the city what better could we do we were again
what better could we do we were again
what better could we do we were again very happy with ourselves but as always
very happy with ourselves but as always
very happy with ourselves but as always we were very wrong again we were missing
we were very wrong again we were missing
we were very wrong again we were missing out a complete point that entails this
out a complete point that entails this
out a complete point that entails this disability because we were limited by
disability because we were limited by
disability because we were limited by the Box Starkey were and as engineers
the Box Starkey were and as engineers
the Box Starkey were and as engineers and so after we we analyzed and
and so after we we analyzed and
and so after we we analyzed and researched all of the disabilities we
researched all of the disabilities we
researched all of the disabilities we found out that even though a yellow was
found out that even though a yellow was
found out that even though a yellow was made on the design of a robot to become
made on the design of a robot to become
made on the design of a robot to become a land vehicle for the disabled it did
a land vehicle for the disabled it did
a land vehicle for the disabled it did not solve their problem of reintegrating
not solve their problem of reintegrating
not solve their problem of reintegrating into the society how can we do that as
into the society how can we do that as
into the society how can we do that as engineers we asked ourselves and then we
engineers we asked ourselves and then we
engineers we asked ourselves and then we moved forward and realized that all of
moved forward and realized that all of
moved forward and realized that all of the stories that we’ve read about
the stories that we’ve read about
the stories that we’ve read about disabled people actually have the same
disabled people actually have the same
disabled people actually have the same underlying theme and it is two major
underlying theme and it is two major
underlying theme and it is two major factors the first factor is that even
factors the first factor is that even
factors the first factor is that even though the biological implications of
though the biological implications of
though the biological implications of this disability is a lot the
this disability is a lot the
this disability is a lot the psychological implications are equally
psychological implications are equally
psychological implications are equally damaging if not more and the second
damaging if not more and the second
damaging if not more and the second implication was startling morbid as this
implication was startling morbid as this
implication was startling morbid as this may sound to all of you sitting over
may sound to all of you sitting over
may sound to all of you sitting over here this could happen to anybody
here this could happen to anybody
here this could happen to anybody it could be your loved ones it could be
it could be your loved ones it could be
it could be your loved ones it could be your parents it could be complete
your parents it could be complete
your parents it could be complete strangers and we as society have no idea
strangers and we as society have no idea
strangers and we as society have no idea how to deal with the disabled
frightening yes mr. Moussa used to be a
frightening yes mr. Moussa used to be a pain hole seller before he lost all his
pain hole seller before he lost all his
pain hole seller before he lost all his ability to walk and control his lower
ability to walk and control his lower
ability to walk and control his lower body ten years ago mr. Salman please
body ten years ago mr. Salman please
body ten years ago mr. Salman please other was an accomplished musician
other was an accomplished musician
other was an accomplished musician before he lost his ability to be mobile
before he lost his ability to be mobile
before he lost his ability to be mobile around the city they had never imagined
around the city they had never imagined
around the city they had never imagined that this was happened to them they had
that this was happened to them they had
that this was happened to them they had never even prepared for this or thought
never even prepared for this or thought
never even prepared for this or thought that this would be a real possibility in
that this would be a real possibility in
that this would be a real possibility in their lives because Hey
their lives because Hey
their lives because Hey how could that happen to me frightening
how could that happen to me frightening
how could that happen to me frightening yes but it isn’t all that bleak because
yes but it isn’t all that bleak because
yes but it isn’t all that bleak because even though these people might be
even though these people might be
even though these people might be disabled in one way they do have a
disabled in one way they do have a
disabled in one way they do have a greater insight into the human condition
greater insight into the human condition
greater insight into the human condition their ability to look at things is so
their ability to look at things is so
their ability to look at things is so different and the perspectives is so
different and the perspectives is so
different and the perspectives is so changed that we have looked at Newman
changed that we have looked at Newman
changed that we have looked at Newman success stories where disabled people
success stories where disabled people
success stories where disabled people amongst us have done what we call the
amongst us have done what we call the
amongst us have done what we call the impossible as normal where those people
impossible as normal where those people
impossible as normal where those people both in the past and still in the
both in the past and still in the
both in the past and still in the present are doing things that are
present are doing things that are
present are doing things that are bringing them up on this state such as
bringing them up on this state such as
bringing them up on this state such as ours so we asked ourselves what was it
ours so we asked ourselves what was it
ours so we asked ourselves what was it that those people had but not every
that those people had but not every
that those people had but not every disabled person did not and what was it
disabled person did not and what was it
disabled person did not and what was it that we could do to find it out and what
that we could do to find it out and what
that we could do to find it out and what was it that could be done of it after we
was it that could be done of it after we
was it that could be done of it after we had found it so we looked back into
had found it so we looked back into
had found it so we looked back into history and we recognized as sort of a
history and we recognized as sort of a
history and we recognized as sort of a pattern and the pattern was that as
pattern and the pattern was that as
pattern and the pattern was that as individuals our productivity depends
individuals our productivity depends
individuals our productivity depends majorly on the number of tools that are
majorly on the number of tools that are
majorly on the number of tools that are available to us like today we can see
available to us like today we can see
available to us like today we can see that our factories and offices they’re
that our factories and offices they’re
that our factories and offices they’re all equipped with tools and devices that
all equipped with tools and devices that
all equipped with tools and devices that help us perform complex tasks and so the
help us perform complex tasks and so the
help us perform complex tasks and so the first thing we thought about was enable
first thing we thought about was enable
first thing we thought about was enable education sorry enable engineering what
education sorry enable engineering what
education sorry enable engineering what it means is that if we increase the
it means is that if we increase the
it means is that if we increase the number of devices available to the
number of devices available to the
number of devices available to the people with disabilities we can empower
people with disabilities we can empower
people with disabilities we can empower them to be more productive when we look
them to be more productive when we look
them to be more productive when we look around us we may see we see many of the
around us we may see we see many of the
around us we may see we see many of the technologies which were initially
technologies which were initially
technologies which were initially developed for the disabled are now being
developed for the disabled are now being
developed for the disabled are now being used by common people all of us watch
used by common people all of us watch
used by common people all of us watch movies with subtitles right so but many
movies with subtitles right so but many
movies with subtitles right so but many of us do not know that subtitles were
of us do not know that subtitles were
of us do not know that subtitles were initially developed for people who had
initially developed for people who had
initially developed for people who had hearing difficulties same goes for
hearing difficulties same goes for
hearing difficulties same goes for touchscreens they’re everywhere in our
touchscreens they’re everywhere in our
touchscreens they’re everywhere in our mobile phones computers and ATM machines
mobile phones computers and ATM machines
mobile phones computers and ATM machines but they were initially designed for
but they were initially designed for
but they were initially designed for people with dexterity issues we believe
people with dexterity issues we believe
people with dexterity issues we believe that by creating products with
that by creating products with
that by creating products with disability considerations we can make
disability considerations we can make
disability considerations we can make products which are not only more
products which are not only more
products which are not only more efficient and easier to use but they’re
efficient and easier to use but they’re
efficient and easier to use but they’re also cheaper and more user-friendly and
also cheaper and more user-friendly and
also cheaper and more user-friendly and these products will also have the added
these products will also have the added
these products will also have the added added benefit of helping the disabled
added benefit of helping the disabled
added benefit of helping the disabled live more productive lives but how do we
live more productive lives but how do we
live more productive lives but how do we go about building better designs we
go about building better designs we
go about building better designs we suggest hiring the experts and by
suggest hiring the experts and by
suggest hiring the experts and by experts I mean the very people who we
experts I mean the very people who we
experts I mean the very people who we are trying to help and isn’t that what
are trying to help and isn’t that what
are trying to help and isn’t that what participation is all about
participation is all about
participation is all about anyway we believe that as designers it
anyway we believe that as designers it
anyway we believe that as designers it would actually help us make better
would actually help us make better
would actually help us make better products if we make use of the
products if we make use of the
products if we make use of the experiences and opinions of the disabled
experiences and opinions of the disabled
experiences and opinions of the disabled during the design process but
during the design process but
during the design process but something’s still missing merely
something’s still missing merely
something’s still missing merely creating more devices for people with
creating more devices for people with
creating more devices for people with disabilities is a step in the right
disabilities is a step in the right
disabilities is a step in the right direction
direction
direction sure but it won’t solve the problem
sure but it won’t solve the problem
sure but it won’t solve the problem entirely research and what we realized
entirely research and what we realized
entirely research and what we realized was that an equally large of that if we
was that an equally large of that if we
was that an equally large of that if we ought to help rehabilitate people with
ought to help rehabilitate people with
ought to help rehabilitate people with disabilities we must start at the basic
disabilities we must start at the basic
disabilities we must start at the basic that is we must start with eradicating
that is we must start with eradicating
that is we must start with eradicating the stigma that is disability we feel
the stigma that is disability we feel
the stigma that is disability we feel that the feelings of helplessness and
that the feelings of helplessness and
that the feelings of helplessness and the feelings of being dependent and the
the feelings of being dependent and the
the feelings of being dependent and the fact that they feel that they’re being a
fact that they feel that they’re being a
fact that they feel that they’re being a burden to their families does great
burden to their families does great
burden to their families does great psychological damage to the disabled now
psychological damage to the disabled now
psychological damage to the disabled now then we were designing xov once asked
then we were designing xov once asked
then we were designing xov once asked mr. Delacroix shake that when we once
mr. Delacroix shake that when we once
mr. Delacroix shake that when we once told him that the exoskeleton that we
told him that the exoskeleton that we
told him that the exoskeleton that we were designing occurred in the future do
were designing occurred in the future do
were designing occurred in the future do even more complex functions the
even more complex functions the
even more complex functions the exoskeleton could help him perform his
exoskeleton could help him perform his
exoskeleton could help him perform his physiotherapy exercises and could remind
physiotherapy exercises and could remind
physiotherapy exercises and could remind him for his medicines and stuff what he
him for his medicines and stuff what he
him for his medicines and stuff what he told us was that he did not want any of
told us was that he did not want any of
told us was that he did not want any of that what he wanted majorly was the very
that what he wanted majorly was the very
that what he wanted majorly was the very key to stein again
key to stein again
key to stein again the conclusion we drew from this and
the conclusion we drew from this and
the conclusion we drew from this and many other talks just like this was that
many other talks just like this was that
many other talks just like this was that would they feel what they feel is that
would they feel what they feel is that
would they feel what they feel is that their psychological disability is
their psychological disability is
their psychological disability is equally as damaging as a physio of
equally as damaging as a physio of
equally as damaging as a physio of physical disability and we believe that
physical disability and we believe that
physical disability and we believe that we can solve this through education but
we can solve this through education but
we can solve this through education but not only also disabled we are the
not only also disabled we are the
not only also disabled we are the education of the masses as well but how
education of the masses as well but how
education of the masses as well but how do we do that firstly let’s talk about
do we do that firstly let’s talk about
do we do that firstly let’s talk about the disabled the disabled that we can
the disabled the disabled that we can
the disabled the disabled that we can teach the disabled firstly to understand
teach the disabled firstly to understand
teach the disabled firstly to understand their disability the fact that their
their disability the fact that their
their disability the fact that their disability even if it does leave them
disability even if it does leave them
disability even if it does leave them unable to do some things it does leave
unable to do some things it does leave
unable to do some things it does leave them open to do a lot more things
them open to do a lot more things
them open to do a lot more things there’s this South African astronomer
there’s this South African astronomer
there’s this South African astronomer Vonda Merced I
Vonda Merced I
Vonda Merced I she’s an astronomer but she’s blind but
she’s an astronomer but she’s blind but
she’s an astronomer but she’s blind but she did was that after she was blinded
she did was that after she was blinded
she did was that after she was blinded an accident she developed a technique
an accident she developed a technique
an accident she developed a technique with the sonographer
with the sonographer
with the sonographer to listen to radio telescope data and
to listen to radio telescope data and
to listen to radio telescope data and she could recognize solar flares that
she could recognize solar flares that
she could recognize solar flares that everybody else the supernovas and
everybody else the supernovas and
everybody else the supernovas and everybody else had missed
everybody else had missed
everybody else had missed the point is that if we educate them
the point is that if we educate them
the point is that if we educate them about their disability they can
about their disability they can
about their disability they can contribute more greatly to the society
contribute more greatly to the society
contribute more greatly to the society secondly most of the disabled people in
secondly most of the disabled people in
secondly most of the disabled people in Pakistan are people who depend on
Pakistan are people who depend on
Pakistan are people who depend on vocational skills as a livelihood we
vocational skills as a livelihood we
vocational skills as a livelihood we need to teach those people who have lost
need to teach those people who have lost
need to teach those people who have lost their livelihood other vocational skills
their livelihood other vocational skills
their livelihood other vocational skills as replacements for the skills that
as replacements for the skills that
as replacements for the skills that they’ve lost unemployment and the
they’ve lost unemployment and the
they’ve lost unemployment and the feeling of being dependent is what we
feeling of being dependent is what we
feeling of being dependent is what we believe to be a primary contributor to
believe to be a primary contributor to
believe to be a primary contributor to their psychological stress and that is
their psychological stress and that is
their psychological stress and that is something that is curable but again this
something that is curable but again this
something that is curable but again this is only a partial solution we need to
is only a partial solution we need to
is only a partial solution we need to train our masses as well for example us
train our masses as well for example us
train our masses as well for example us if most of us if we are ever faced with
if most of us if we are ever faced with
if most of us if we are ever faced with a disability because it’s so
a disability because it’s so
a disability because it’s so unimaginable of prospect we will never
unimaginable of prospect we will never
unimaginable of prospect we will never be able to cope with ourselves or to
be able to cope with ourselves or to
be able to cope with ourselves or to understand if the other person whose
understand if the other person whose
understand if the other person whose relative or whatever is what are they
relative or whatever is what are they
relative or whatever is what are they feeling and what are they behaving so
feeling and what are they behaving so
feeling and what are they behaving so what we need to do is that what we feel
what we need to do is that what we feel
what we need to do is that what we feel is necessary is to incorporate education
is necessary is to incorporate education
is necessary is to incorporate education regarding the disability disabilities
regarding the disability disabilities
regarding the disability disabilities major disabilities into our college and
major disabilities into our college and
major disabilities into our college and university education at least so that we
university education at least so that we
university education at least so that we don’t freak out where and we make this
don’t freak out where and we make this
don’t freak out where and we make this world a less awkward place for them to
world a less awkward place for them to
world a less awkward place for them to live in we need to become less
live in we need to become less
live in we need to become less compassionate and more understanding of
compassionate and more understanding of
compassionate and more understanding of their plight but again this is only a
their plight but again this is only a
their plight but again this is only a partial solution now we believe that a
partial solution now we believe that a
partial solution now we believe that a more far-reaching solution a more global
more far-reaching solution a more global
more far-reaching solution a more global solution is needed to ensure
solution is needed to ensure
solution is needed to ensure participation and it was something that
participation and it was something that
participation and it was something that Sheryl Sandberg the CEO of Facebook said
Sheryl Sandberg the CEO of Facebook said
Sheryl Sandberg the CEO of Facebook said in a dead woman’s talk that really
in a dead woman’s talk that really
in a dead woman’s talk that really clicked with us it was some it was
clicked with us it was some it was
clicked with us it was some it was something it was something that was
something it was something that was
something it was something that was completely different but what but it
completely different but what but it
completely different but what but it sort of made sense for the disabled
sort of made sense for the disabled
sort of made sense for the disabled people as well it was something along
people as well it was something along
people as well it was something along the line that if you don’t raise your
the line that if you don’t raise your
the line that if you don’t raise your hand you will now be heard what we
hand you will now be heard what we
hand you will now be heard what we trying to propose is that we want to
trying to propose is that we want to
trying to propose is that we want to enable participation we want to
enable participation we want to
enable participation we want to facilitate the raising of that hand in
facilitate the raising of that hand in
facilitate the raising of that hand in countries such as ours
countries such as ours
countries such as ours people with disabilities are
people with disabilities are
people with disabilities are automatically branded as Mizzou and for
automatically branded as Mizzou and for
automatically branded as Mizzou and for most jobs they are just completely
most jobs they are just completely
most jobs they are just completely disregarded this discrimination is more
disregarded this discrimination is more
disregarded this discrimination is more visible in rural areas where the people
visible in rural areas where the people
visible in rural areas where the people are required to input manual hard labor
are required to input manual hard labor
are required to input manual hard labor now what we need to do is to promote a
now what we need to do is to promote a
now what we need to do is to promote a culture of inclusiveness well-being we
culture of inclusiveness well-being we
culture of inclusiveness well-being we need to go beyond the mechanical
need to go beyond the mechanical
need to go beyond the mechanical solutions that we as engineers can offer
solutions that we as engineers can offer
solutions that we as engineers can offer we need everyone it is vital for us to
we need everyone it is vital for us to
we need everyone it is vital for us to teach our leaders of tomorrow to not
teach our leaders of tomorrow to not
teach our leaders of tomorrow to not discriminate against people simply
discriminate against people simply
discriminate against people simply because of a physical disability we need
because of a physical disability we need
because of a physical disability we need to create laws we need to create a
to create laws we need to create a
to create laws we need to create a platform that ensures that those laws
platform that ensures that those laws
platform that ensures that those laws are followed and that inclusiveness is
are followed and that inclusiveness is
are followed and that inclusiveness is ensured now earlier we were talking
ensured now earlier we were talking
ensured now earlier we were talking about earlier we were talking about the
about earlier we were talking about the
about earlier we were talking about the technologies they were developed to for
technologies they were developed to for
technologies they were developed to for the people with disabilities but the
the people with disabilities but the
the people with disabilities but the mass is too reactive benefits from that
mass is too reactive benefits from that
mass is too reactive benefits from that and that brings me to the future the
and that brings me to the future the
and that brings me to the future the technology that we are working on today
technology that we are working on today
technology that we are working on today will eventually help us surpass our
will eventually help us surpass our
will eventually help us surpass our biological human limitations once
biological human limitations once
biological human limitations once perfected the technology might have
perfected the technology might have
perfected the technology might have applications in bionics available as
applications in bionics available as
applications in bionics available as upgrades as add-ons for our biological
upgrades as add-ons for our biological
upgrades as add-ons for our biological service what is friction will as always
service what is friction will as always
service what is friction will as always become reality to the point that one day
become reality to the point that one day
become reality to the point that one day we hope to replace our biological cells
we hope to replace our biological cells
we hope to replace our biological cells entirely and say goodbye to the
entirely and say goodbye to the
entirely and say goodbye to the previously held paradigms we hold so
previously held paradigms we hold so
previously held paradigms we hold so daily about our lives what we realize is
daily about our lives what we realize is
daily about our lives what we realize is simple it is not not one sphere of our
simple it is not not one sphere of our
simple it is not not one sphere of our understanding can ever cure this problem
understanding can ever cure this problem
understanding can ever cure this problem that we are faced with in this world and
that we are faced with in this world and
that we are faced with in this world and to give you the gist of it our design
to give you the gist of it our design
to give you the gist of it our design philosophy is to do three things in this
philosophy is to do three things in this
philosophy is to do three things in this world to become a better facilitator for
world to become a better facilitator for
world to become a better facilitator for the disabled amongst us it is to one
the disabled amongst us it is to one
the disabled amongst us it is to one have more Design Thinking so that we
have more Design Thinking so that we
have more Design Thinking so that we take an account all the disabled people
take an account all the disabled people
take an account all the disabled people monsters it is to to educate the masses
monsters it is to to educate the masses
monsters it is to to educate the masses and thirdly to include the participation
and thirdly to include the participation
and thirdly to include the participation of the disabled amongst us into our
of the disabled amongst us into our
of the disabled amongst us into our design thinking and everyday laws so
design thinking and everyday laws so
design thinking and everyday laws so that they are facilitated at the end in
that they are facilitated at the end in
that they are facilitated at the end in the immortal words of jehoiada body defy
the immortal words of jehoiada body defy
the immortal words of jehoiada body defy the alumni bifida alumni Vacarro Romani
the alumni bifida alumni Vacarro Romani
the alumni bifida alumni Vacarro Romani tawfiq they who dot o Yanna Murphy
tawfiq they who dot o Yanna Murphy
tawfiq they who dot o Yanna Murphy coming
roughly translated to English it goes
roughly translated to English it goes along the lines of God willing any
along the lines of God willing any
along the lines of God willing any calamity that we are faced with can be
calamity that we are faced with can be
calamity that we are faced with can be changed into a blessing all that we need
changed into a blessing all that we need
changed into a blessing all that we need is the will to change it and a lot of
is the will to change it and a lot of
is the will to change it and a lot of human perseverance thank you
human perseverance thank you
human perseverance thank you [Applause]
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