so much no sky and it’s still good morning and it’s still good money
so the dumb glass ceiling came into was
so the dumb glass ceiling came into was first used in 1986 in Wall Street
first used in 1986 in Wall Street
first used in 1986 in Wall Street Journal article and as regards
Journal article and as regards
Journal article and as regards advancement women advancement in
advancement women advancement in
advancement women advancement in professions so that’s that’s where the
professions so that’s that’s where the
professions so that’s that’s where the term came up last ceilings and since
term came up last ceilings and since
term came up last ceilings and since 1986 and we are in 2017 you’ll have to
1986 and we are in 2017 you’ll have to
1986 and we are in 2017 you’ll have to decide where we may not as far as
decide where we may not as far as
decide where we may not as far as professions I can say I suppose they’re
professions I can say I suppose they’re
professions I can say I suppose they’re there but because we could still do
there but because we could still do
there but because we could still do better we will still have some people in
better we will still have some people in
better we will still have some people in the professions but the glass ceiling
the professions but the glass ceiling
the professions but the glass ceiling the seriousness of the term I think is
the seriousness of the term I think is
the seriousness of the term I think is most relevant in the areas of diversity
most relevant in the areas of diversity
most relevant in the areas of diversity and I am particularly interested in
and I am particularly interested in
and I am particularly interested in diversity of abilities and interested in
diversity of abilities and interested in
diversity of abilities and interested in disabilities a good news for you is the
disabilities a good news for you is the
disabilities a good news for you is the rights of persons with disabilities act
rights of persons with disabilities act
rights of persons with disabilities act got the president’s not on the 28-foot
got the president’s not on the 28-foot
got the president’s not on the 28-foot December 2016 last year which means 90
December 2016 last year which means 90
December 2016 last year which means 90 95 casual act hug whose fate changes
95 casual act hug whose fate changes
95 casual act hug whose fate changes happened and then it took many many
happened and then it took many many
happened and then it took many many years and finally with this session in
years and finally with this session in
years and finally with this session in 2016 20 80 so much also happens to be my
2016 20 80 so much also happens to be my
2016 20 80 so much also happens to be my birthday some very external evaluation
birthday some very external evaluation
birthday some very external evaluation and where it really happened on the
and where it really happened on the
and where it really happened on the twenty-eighth hello and 2016 which means
twenty-eighth hello and 2016 which means
twenty-eighth hello and 2016 which means 1995 recognized seven disabilities 2060
1995 recognized seven disabilities 2060
1995 recognized seven disabilities 2060 is recognizing 21 disabilities ladies
is recognizing 21 disabilities ladies
is recognizing 21 disabilities ladies and gentlemen so you need to understand
and gentlemen so you need to understand
and gentlemen so you need to understand one thing that how many of you have
one thing that how many of you have
one thing that how many of you have people and this has to be absolutely
people and this has to be absolutely
people and this has to be absolutely Ernest honest as handling if you have
Ernest honest as handling if you have
Ernest honest as handling if you have friends with disability I mean if you
friends with disability I mean if you
friends with disability I mean if you have relatives in the house or with
have relatives in the house or with
have relatives in the house or with disabilities by God I have that thing
disabilities by God I have that thing
disabilities by God I have that thing really went up lovely how many of you
really went up lovely how many of you
really went up lovely how many of you see people with disabilities on the road
see people with disabilities on the road
see people with disabilities on the road how many people with disabilities do you
how many people with disabilities do you
how many people with disabilities do you see on the road really you do when did
see on the road really you do when did
see on the road really you do when did you last see a person with disability on
you last see a person with disability on
you last see a person with disability on the road in the mall perhaps because it
the road in the mall perhaps because it
the road in the mall perhaps because it is why do you see them on the ones
is why do you see them on the ones
is why do you see them on the ones wheelchair users in the balls while you
wheelchair users in the balls while you
wheelchair users in the balls while you sit down the walls right now why do you
sit down the walls right now why do you
sit down the walls right now why do you see them because it’s accessible 93 for
see them because it’s accessible 93 for
see them because it’s accessible 93 for Graham big Bernard II have no name to
Graham big Bernard II have no name to
Graham big Bernard II have no name to whom all candor cuckoo CRP but if you
whom all candor cuckoo CRP but if you
whom all candor cuckoo CRP but if you have to see them and mind you they want
have to see them and mind you they want
have to see them and mind you they want to watch couple or if they want to watch
to watch couple or if they want to watch
to watch couple or if they want to watch munna bhai mbbs they pay 200 for money
munna bhai mbbs they pay 200 for money
munna bhai mbbs they pay 200 for money that all of us pay and they buy the
that all of us pay and they buy the
that all of us pay and they buy the tickets and they go right up to the
tickets and they go right up to the
tickets and they go right up to the multiplex and then what happens then
multiplex and then what happens then
multiplex and then what happens then tell me where they’re sitting and we’re
tell me where they’re sitting and we’re
tell me where they’re sitting and we’re absolutely did they pay less and they’re
absolutely did they pay less and they’re
absolutely did they pay less and they’re not going to buy the coffee and they’re
not going to buy the coffee and they’re
not going to buy the coffee and they’re not going to contribute to the income of
not going to contribute to the income of
not going to contribute to the income of five monthly price however the tokenism
five monthly price however the tokenism
five monthly price however the tokenism that happened after they reach the
that happened after they reach the
that happened after they reach the multiplex so the glass ceiling that I’m
multiplex so the glass ceiling that I’m
multiplex so the glass ceiling that I’m going to talk to you about is not above
going to talk to you about is not above
going to talk to you about is not above us it’s within us it’s extremely
us it’s within us it’s extremely
us it’s within us it’s extremely important ladies and gentlemen for us to
important ladies and gentlemen for us to
important ladies and gentlemen for us to understand then we have created a very
understand then we have created a very
understand then we have created a very thick though it’s transparent but it’s
thick though it’s transparent but it’s
thick though it’s transparent but it’s very very thick and these glass ceiling
very very thick and these glass ceiling
very very thick and these glass ceiling this glass ceiling that we that we built
this glass ceiling that we that we built
this glass ceiling that we that we built for us inside our hearts is the reason
for us inside our hearts is the reason
for us inside our hearts is the reason why people with disabilities are not
why people with disabilities are not
why people with disabilities are not being able to progress in life I’m jumpy
being able to progress in life I’m jumpy
being able to progress in life I’m jumpy disability by the time whenever we talk
disability by the time whenever we talk
disability by the time whenever we talk about persons with disabilities oh yes
about persons with disabilities oh yes
about persons with disabilities oh yes yes we you know we might have donated a
yes we you know we might have donated a
yes we you know we might have donated a lakh of rupees
lakh of rupees
lakh of rupees you know I say my children in the
you know I say my children in the
you know I say my children in the holidays to spend some time with them so
holidays to spend some time with them so
holidays to spend some time with them so it’s always the charity it’s always
it’s always the charity it’s always
it’s always the charity it’s always donation it’s always giving it’s always
donation it’s always giving it’s always
donation it’s always giving it’s always making I’m going to be very very brutal
making I’m going to be very very brutal
making I’m going to be very very brutal but I think we need that to be able to
but I think we need that to be able to
but I think we need that to be able to shake ourselves to to understanding that
shake ourselves to to understanding that
shake ourselves to to understanding that we cannot not do something about the
we cannot not do something about the
we cannot not do something about the fact that our fears our prejudices our
fact that our fears our prejudices our
fact that our fears our prejudices our attitudes towards disability our
attitudes towards disability our
attitudes towards disability our ignorance of abilities our
ignorance of abilities our
ignorance of abilities our misconceptions the myths that we have
misconceptions the myths that we have
misconceptions the myths that we have created around disability is becoming a
created around disability is becoming a
created around disability is becoming a barrier and a hurdle in their progress
barrier and a hurdle in their progress
barrier and a hurdle in their progress someone with a disability wants like
someone with a disability wants like
someone with a disability wants like this my walk like this he might be very
this my walk like this he might be very
this my walk like this he might be very very intelligent don’t equate this with
very intelligent don’t equate this with
very intelligent don’t equate this with the intellect I’m there are some people
the intellect I’m there are some people
the intellect I’m there are some people who I problem with picking you know they
who I problem with picking you know they
who I problem with picking you know they they doped n look people in the world
they doped n look people in the world
they doped n look people in the world but you know the internal a tango
but you know the internal a tango
but you know the internal a tango something yes most of us when we go to
something yes most of us when we go to
something yes most of us when we go to Tamil Nadu or all the pas de shou to
Tamil Nadu or all the pas de shou to
Tamil Nadu or all the pas de shou to various other places that we don’t offer
various other places that we don’t offer
various other places that we don’t offer go we become deaf because we don’t
go we become deaf because we don’t
go we become deaf because we don’t understand the language and then we’re
understand the language and then we’re
understand the language and then we’re trying but that’s coming the segregation
trying but that’s coming the segregation
trying but that’s coming the segregation still happen of course it does what you
still happen of course it does what you
still happen of course it does what you need to understand and this is where am
need to understand and this is where am
need to understand and this is where am I supposed to do this okay
I supposed to do this okay
I supposed to do this okay blind people live in the world of
blind people live in the world of
blind people live in the world of quickly darkness and deaf people live in
quickly darkness and deaf people live in
quickly darkness and deaf people live in the world of I’m supposed to every time
the world of I’m supposed to every time
the world of I’m supposed to every time I move from here asking me to go back
I move from here asking me to go back
I move from here asking me to go back because we only supposed to stand here
because we only supposed to stand here
because we only supposed to stand here and that people live live in the world
and that people live live in the world
and that people live live in the world up I need you to change that see it’s
up I need you to change that see it’s
up I need you to change that see it’s clean like that did you see the answer
clean like that did you see the answer
clean like that did you see the answer came like that you didn’t think twice
came like that you didn’t think twice
came like that you didn’t think twice about it I’m going to ask you the
about it I’m going to ask you the
about it I’m going to ask you the question again ladies and gentlemen and
question again ladies and gentlemen and
question again ladies and gentlemen and this time I’m going to you I’m asking
this time I’m going to you I’m asking
this time I’m going to you I’m asking you to such think nine people in the
you to such think nine people in the
you to such think nine people in the world
kinds do they live in the world of
kinds do they live in the world of colors gimme something that they live in
colors gimme something that they live in
colors gimme something that they live in common sense I don’t bring too much and
common sense I don’t bring too much and
common sense I don’t bring too much and they live in the world burn up wat ya at
they live in the world burn up wat ya at
they live in the world burn up wat ya at actually but in the world of as far as
actually but in the world of as far as
actually but in the world of as far as darkness give me another word no they
darkness give me another word no they
darkness give me another word no they don’t even they are buying so they don’t
don’t even they are buying so they don’t
don’t even they are buying so they don’t live in the world of light but they do
live in the world of light but they do
live in the world of light but they do live in the world of sound they do live
live in the world of sound they do live
live in the world of sound they do live in the world of imagination deaf people
in the world of imagination deaf people
in the world of imagination deaf people do live in the world of colors site but
do live in the world of colors site but
do live in the world of colors site but the first thing that we do and that’s
the first thing that we do and that’s
the first thing that we do and that’s what we teach our children is what they
what we teach our children is what they
what we teach our children is what they cannot do what if we saw teaching our
cannot do what if we saw teaching our
cannot do what if we saw teaching our children guess what blind people can see
children guess what blind people can see
children guess what blind people can see in the dark can you my people can see in
in the dark can you my people can see in
in the dark can you my people can see in the dark darkness is the most natural
the dark darkness is the most natural
the dark darkness is the most natural thing for them and they can see I
thing for them and they can see I
thing for them and they can see I remember mini-market ET Jeff Rebecca got
remember mini-market ET Jeff Rebecca got
remember mini-market ET Jeff Rebecca got a key more muhahaha light they used to
a key more muhahaha light they used to
a key more muhahaha light they used to be a lot of load sharing in Calcutta
be a lot of load sharing in Calcutta
be a lot of load sharing in Calcutta when I was going up there and my mother
when I was going up there and my mother
when I was going up there and my mother is to constantly say whenever there was
is to constantly say whenever there was
is to constantly say whenever there was a problem with the current job occurring
a problem with the current job occurring
a problem with the current job occurring over hickory level wherever you are
over hickory level wherever you are
over hickory level wherever you are standing stand there because she knew
standing stand there because she knew
standing stand there because she knew that if I started moving i’m going to
that if I started moving i’m going to
that if I started moving i’m going to throw anything around but for a blind
throw anything around but for a blind
throw anything around but for a blind person it’s no problem at all it’s no
person it’s no problem at all it’s no
person it’s no problem at all it’s no problem at all it is a gentleman so this
problem at all it is a gentleman so this
problem at all it is a gentleman so this is the in the glass ceiling they would
is the in the glass ceiling they would
is the in the glass ceiling they would there has been a small dent in the glass
there has been a small dent in the glass
there has been a small dent in the glass ceiling in your hearts today because now
ceiling in your hearts today because now
ceiling in your hearts today because now you’re going to think about blind people
you’re going to think about blind people
you’re going to think about blind people live in the world of imagination live in
live in the world of imagination live in
live in the world of imagination live in the world of sound leaving the world of
the world of sound leaving the world of
the world of sound leaving the world of touch why didn’t we think of that and
touch why didn’t we think of that and
touch why didn’t we think of that and let people live in the world of sites
let people live in the world of sites
let people live in the world of sites leavin the world of sound again live in
leavin the world of sound again live in
leavin the world of sound again live in the one even if for example let me tell
the one even if for example let me tell
the one even if for example let me tell you I would like to say that people in
you I would like to say that people in
you I would like to say that people in the world of sound too because deafness
the world of sound too because deafness
the world of sound too because deafness and blindness one thing you need to
and blindness one thing you need to
and blindness one thing you need to understand is there are various types of
understand is there are various types of
understand is there are various types of disabilities how many did I tell you the
disabilities how many did I tell you the
disabilities how many did I tell you the government is recognizing now 21 and the
government is recognizing now 21 and the
government is recognizing now 21 and the various degrees of disability so um how
various degrees of disability so um how
various degrees of disability so um how many of us to disable here go on I did
many of us to disable here go on I did
many of us to disable here go on I did you wearing what I’m wearing well you
you wearing what I’m wearing well you
you wearing what I’m wearing well you see it so common it’s so common that we
see it so common it’s so common that we
see it so common it’s so common that we don’t think about it twice but for all
don’t think about it twice but for all
don’t think about it twice but for all practical purposes ladies and gentlemen
practical purposes ladies and gentlemen
practical purposes ladies and gentlemen all of us who are wearing specs are
all of us who are wearing specs are
all of us who are wearing specs are visually impaired but what did we do we
visually impaired but what did we do we
visually impaired but what did we do we prevented it from becoming a handicap by
prevented it from becoming a handicap by
prevented it from becoming a handicap by going and getting ourselves sex so if
going and getting ourselves sex so if
going and getting ourselves sex so if the if the person of the wheelchair came
the if the person of the wheelchair came
the if the person of the wheelchair came up to the multiplex and sat at the
up to the multiplex and sat at the
up to the multiplex and sat at the corner and did not go to like a a one
corner and did not go to like a a one
corner and did not go to like a a one which was the seat that she had the
which was the seat that she had the
which was the seat that she had the ticket it’s because the multiplex
ticket it’s because the multiplex
ticket it’s because the multiplex handicapped whore she is not a
handicapped whore she is not a
handicapped whore she is not a handicapped person she’s disabled but
handicapped person she’s disabled but
handicapped person she’s disabled but she’s rich enough to buy a ticket and
she’s rich enough to buy a ticket and
she’s rich enough to buy a ticket and she came so who handicapped her the
she came so who handicapped her the
she came so who handicapped her the infrastructure the society our attitudes
infrastructure the society our attitudes
infrastructure the society our attitudes the architecture so you possibly cons
the architecture so you possibly cons
the architecture so you possibly cons have seen many people on the roads
have seen many people on the roads
have seen many people on the roads ladies and gentlemen let me tell you how
ladies and gentlemen let me tell you how
ladies and gentlemen let me tell you how many people with disabilities are there
many people with disabilities are there
many people with disabilities are there in our country any any I did ten percent
in our country any any I did ten percent
in our country any any I did ten percent of India’s population so if there are
of India’s population so if there are
of India’s population so if there are thousand students in this school 100
thousand students in this school 100
thousand students in this school 100 should have been people with
should have been people with
should have been people with disabilities it’s a must because ten
disabilities it’s a must because ten
disabilities it’s a must because ten percent of the population of our country
percent of the population of our country
percent of the population of our country is disabled what you need to understand
is disabled what you need to understand
is disabled what you need to understand and what you really need to get to
and what you really need to get to
and what you really need to get to understand is that disability is here to
understand is that disability is here to
understand is that disability is here to stay ladies and gentlemen it’s a
stay ladies and gentlemen it’s a
stay ladies and gentlemen it’s a pressing concern of our society it
pressing concern of our society it
pressing concern of our society it existed it exists and it will exist as
existed it exists and it will exist as
existed it exists and it will exist as long as humankind exists some of us are
long as humankind exists some of us are
long as humankind exists some of us are born disabled and any one of us here
born disabled and any one of us here
born disabled and any one of us here sitting here can we render disabled in
sitting here can we render disabled in
sitting here can we render disabled in the course of life you need a tsunami
the course of life you need a tsunami
the course of life you need a tsunami you need an earthquake you need a flood
you need an earthquake you need a flood
you need an earthquake you need a flood man-made and natural disasters on a
man-made and natural disasters on a
man-made and natural disasters on a daily basis people are becoming disabled
daily basis people are becoming disabled
daily basis people are becoming disabled in learning in our country so it is a
in learning in our country so it is a
in learning in our country so it is a largest minority group in the world and
largest minority group in the world and
largest minority group in the world and people with disabilities
people with disabilities
people with disabilities are fighting and they’re saying that it
are fighting and they’re saying that it
are fighting and they’re saying that it is I’m a citizen of this country and
is I’m a citizen of this country and
is I’m a citizen of this country and treat me like that don’t treat me like a
treat me like that don’t treat me like a
treat me like that don’t treat me like a second-class citizen okay we’re sending
second-class citizen okay we’re sending
second-class citizen okay we’re sending them to their special schools only
them to their special schools only
them to their special schools only because the society is not special they
because the society is not special they
because the society is not special they might go to a special school but they
might go to a special school but they
might go to a special school but they have to come out to a society which is
have to come out to a society which is
have to come out to a society which is not geared to include them in their
not geared to include them in their
not geared to include them in their houses and homes and how many of us
houses and homes and how many of us
houses and homes and how many of us would ever think of employing a
would ever think of employing a
would ever think of employing a intelligent disabled person as house him
intelligent disabled person as house him
intelligent disabled person as house him or for that matter and transgender we
or for that matter and transgender we
or for that matter and transgender we don’t we have loads of preconceived
don’t we have loads of preconceived
don’t we have loads of preconceived notions about this and that this and the
notions about this and that this and the
notions about this and that this and the problem is I have loads of friends with
problem is I have loads of friends with
problem is I have loads of friends with disability so i have a friend kunshan
disability so i have a friend kunshan
disability so i have a friend kunshan punany was in the High Court Bombay
punany was in the High Court Bombay
punany was in the High Court Bombay joined she she’s here she’s here in
joined she she’s here she’s here in
joined she she’s here she’s here in Bombay we have the byung-hyun ultra
Bombay we have the byung-hyun ultra
Bombay we have the byung-hyun ultra blind who’s uh he calls himself sports
blind who’s uh he calls himself sports
blind who’s uh he calls himself sports entrepreneur so he goes for trekking it
entrepreneur so he goes for trekking it
entrepreneur so he goes for trekking it all he takes people around her channel
all he takes people around her channel
all he takes people around her channel that the other blind working for TCS
that the other blind working for TCS
that the other blind working for TCS here the the past president of the
here the the past president of the
here the the past president of the Indian blind chess championship while we
Indian blind chess championship while we
Indian blind chess championship while we speak I don’t know whether you’ve seen
speak I don’t know whether you’ve seen
speak I don’t know whether you’ve seen the ads but Robert of it is and how we
the ads but Robert of it is and how we
the ads but Robert of it is and how we talking about the dying pretty
talking about the dying pretty
talking about the dying pretty championship as well start now there’s
championship as well start now there’s
championship as well start now there’s hockey that starting now so people with
hockey that starting now so people with
hockey that starting now so people with disabilities have understand that they
disabilities have understand that they
disabilities have understand that they have issues but they go round it to try
have issues but they go round it to try
have issues but they go round it to try and live as regular life as possible but
and live as regular life as possible but
and live as regular life as possible but it’s people who are not disabled well
it’s people who are not disabled well
it’s people who are not disabled well forever looking at them from a very
forever looking at them from a very
forever looking at them from a very different lens in any both or death camp
different lens in any both or death camp
different lens in any both or death camp okay see suniga okay safer haga but then
okay see suniga okay safer haga but then
okay see suniga okay safer haga but then just like technology ladies and
just like technology ladies and
just like technology ladies and gentlemen has helped you technology has
gentlemen has helped you technology has
gentlemen has helped you technology has changed the lives of people with
changed the lives of people with
changed the lives of people with disabilities you can employ them in
disabilities you can employ them in
disabilities you can employ them in offices because there are workplace
offices because there are workplace
offices because there are workplace solutions in place so let me give you an
solutions in place so let me give you an
solutions in place so let me give you an idea a patron punk I’m not going to name
idea a patron punk I’m not going to name
idea a patron punk I’m not going to name the corporate petrol pump in chennai
the corporate petrol pump in chennai
the corporate petrol pump in chennai employed a dead person so when you go to
employed a dead person so when you go to
employed a dead person so when you go to buy patrol what are the two three
buy patrol what are the two three
buy patrol what are the two three shows you what are the conversation you
shows you what are the conversation you
shows you what are the conversation you have number one how much a petrol or
have number one how much a petrol or
have number one how much a petrol or diesel find a seat number two how much
diesel find a seat number two how much
diesel find a seat number two how much number three how much here today just
number three how much here today just
number three how much here today just these three so he was given a slate as
these three so he was given a slate as
these three so he was given a slate as soon as you came in with your car he
soon as you came in with your car he
soon as you came in with your car he showed you the slit slate me you have to
showed you the slit slate me you have to
showed you the slit slate me you have to take petrol or diesel you just have to
take petrol or diesel you just have to
take petrol or diesel you just have to write 12 full tank and then you have to
write 12 full tank and then you have to
write 12 full tank and then you have to write and then he dies 5000 and my dear
write and then he dies 5000 and my dear
write and then he dies 5000 and my dear movies have you given him a job is he a
movies have you given him a job is he a
movies have you given him a job is he a citizen and someone who is leading a
citizen and someone who is leading a
citizen and someone who is leading a dignified life because he has a
dignified life because he has a
dignified life because he has a livelihood what is the purpose of
livelihood what is the purpose of
livelihood what is the purpose of Education ladies and gentlemen you all
Education ladies and gentlemen you all
Education ladies and gentlemen you all sang up your sin our children to a
sang up your sin our children to a
sang up your sin our children to a school let me tell you at the end of the
school let me tell you at the end of the
school let me tell you at the end of the day the purpose of education is
day the purpose of education is
day the purpose of education is dignified livelihood finally we want to
dignified livelihood finally we want to
dignified livelihood finally we want to be able to live our lives by earning a
be able to live our lives by earning a
be able to live our lives by earning a salary by earning our money and being
salary by earning our money and being
salary by earning our money and being independent and those are the dreams
independent and those are the dreams
independent and those are the dreams that parents will disabled children also
that parents will disabled children also
that parents will disabled children also have that they charge to school and
have that they charge to school and
have that they charge to school and learn and be able to live independently
learn and be able to live independently
learn and be able to live independently and respectful you’re his own so
and respectful you’re his own so
and respectful you’re his own so approximately ten percent of the people
approximately ten percent of the people
approximately ten percent of the people of our population now here you have very
of our population now here you have very
of our population now here you have very many people with disabilities foot
many people with disabilities foot
many people with disabilities foot painter in the middle Sunil shweta
painter in the middle Sunil shweta
painter in the middle Sunil shweta complete a deaf and Kim I on hearing had
complete a deaf and Kim I on hearing had
complete a deaf and Kim I on hearing had a hearing child he hatched the Sign
a hearing child he hatched the Sign
a hearing child he hatched the Sign Language Institute in this in Bombay
Language Institute in this in Bombay
Language Institute in this in Bombay Chandra theorem allocated Palmyra into a
Chandra theorem allocated Palmyra into a
Chandra theorem allocated Palmyra into a non-disabled person rubina in Goa with
non-disabled person rubina in Goa with
non-disabled person rubina in Goa with Down syndrome is a teacher’s assistant
Down syndrome is a teacher’s assistant
Down syndrome is a teacher’s assistant so some of them some people are taking
so some of them some people are taking
so some of them some people are taking and breaking their glass ceilings to say
and breaking their glass ceilings to say
and breaking their glass ceilings to say hey she might have down syndrome but
hey she might have down syndrome but
hey she might have down syndrome but these are my specifications for the job
these are my specifications for the job
these are my specifications for the job and she fix it so it doesn’t make a
and she fix it so it doesn’t make a
and she fix it so it doesn’t make a difference to me that she has a Down
difference to me that she has a Down
difference to me that she has a Down syndrome because she fits micro-fine I’m
syndrome because she fits micro-fine I’m
syndrome because she fits micro-fine I’m going to give her a job now tell me in
going to give her a job now tell me in
going to give her a job now tell me in rubina gin but Joe Cooper Harry hey one
rubina gin but Joe Cooper Harry hey one
rubina gin but Joe Cooper Harry hey one go get completely disability
go get completely disability
go get completely disability in a session key solar / angry no
in a session key solar / angry no
in a session key solar / angry no because it then their teacher had a
because it then their teacher had a
because it then their teacher had a disability and she decided when I would
disability and she decided when I would
disability and she decided when I would open my tape and she decided when I
open my tape and she decided when I
open my tape and she decided when I would get onto the bus she decided when
would get onto the bus she decided when
would get onto the bus she decided when I will you’re speaking loudly sit down
I will you’re speaking loudly sit down
I will you’re speaking loudly sit down so she had she was she was the one who’s
so she had she was she was the one who’s
so she had she was she was the one who’s who has the authority so what is very
who has the authority so what is very
who has the authority so what is very important is that we change the story
important is that we change the story
important is that we change the story that we have in our minds about
that we have in our minds about
that we have in our minds about disability we all have single story
disability we all have single story
disability we all have single story about Africa about Syria about Pakistan
about Africa about Syria about Pakistan
about Africa about Syria about Pakistan about Rwanda when I saw all that why we
about Rwanda when I saw all that why we
about Rwanda when I saw all that why we don’t know about the other stories that
don’t know about the other stories that
don’t know about the other stories that is happening there must be someone who’s
is happening there must be someone who’s
is happening there must be someone who’s doing some great work there some
doing some great work there some
doing some great work there some fantastic of author which is coming from
fantastic of author which is coming from
fantastic of author which is coming from that country but we get the story that
that country but we get the story that
that country but we get the story that is fed to us by the Indian we need to
is fed to us by the Indian we need to
is fed to us by the Indian we need to start the problem with having a story
start the problem with having a story
start the problem with having a story about what persons with disabilities are
about what persons with disabilities are
about what persons with disabilities are is that it robs them of their dignity it
is that it robs them of their dignity it
is that it robs them of their dignity it damages the recognition of our equal
damages the recognition of our equal
damages the recognition of our equal human humanity that we are all equal and
human humanity that we are all equal and
human humanity that we are all equal and it emphasizes differences rather than
it emphasizes differences rather than
it emphasizes differences rather than how similar we are people with
how similar we are people with
how similar we are people with disabilities are fathers mothers lovers
disabilities are fathers mothers lovers
disabilities are fathers mothers lovers husbands friends their tax paying
husbands friends their tax paying
husbands friends their tax paying citizens of this country because of the
citizens of this country because of the
citizens of this country because of the degrees perhaps you often see persons
degrees perhaps you often see persons
degrees perhaps you often see persons with disabilities who need support and
with disabilities who need support and
with disabilities who need support and they cannot live without support and let
they cannot live without support and let
they cannot live without support and let me tell you there is a huge population
me tell you there is a huge population
me tell you there is a huge population of persons with disabilities who live
of persons with disabilities who live
of persons with disabilities who live independently who travel the world
independently who travel the world
independently who travel the world despite how inaccessible our country is
despite how inaccessible our country is
despite how inaccessible our country is they would go then go through all kinds
they would go then go through all kinds
they would go then go through all kinds of discrimination but they will still
of discrimination but they will still
of discrimination but they will still want to go because what we need to
want to go because what we need to
want to go because what we need to create of our children is not consumers
create of our children is not consumers
create of our children is not consumers that citizens come they have a virtual
that citizens come they have a virtual
that citizens come they have a virtual go consumer neva relying a could a
go consumer neva relying a could a
go consumer neva relying a could a responsible citizen Malala and that’s
responsible citizen Malala and that’s
responsible citizen Malala and that’s very important that we start thinking
very important that we start thinking
very important that we start thinking about disability differently so let me
about disability differently so let me
about disability differently so let me tell you the first blind
tell you the first blind
tell you the first blind ifs you should be proud of yourself in
ifs you should be proud of yourself in
ifs you should be proud of yourself in our country ifs officer from Chennai
our country ifs officer from Chennai
our country ifs officer from Chennai blind so if you give me what is required
blind so if you give me what is required
blind so if you give me what is required is opportunities if you give them the
is opportunities if you give them the
is opportunities if you give them the opportunities they rise to it problem is
opportunities they rise to it problem is
opportunities they rise to it problem is that we because of our preconceived
that we because of our preconceived
that we because of our preconceived notion because of the way we think that
notion because of the way we think that
notion because of the way we think that know how do we how does it come here
know how do we how does it come here
know how do we how does it come here what are the other people going to say
what are the other people going to say
what are the other people going to say oh but I have to change the chair I to
oh but I have to change the chair I to
oh but I have to change the chair I to accommodate the wheelchair or you know
accommodate the wheelchair or you know
accommodate the wheelchair or you know we have to get books in Braille because
we have to get books in Braille because
we have to get books in Braille because the child is Bray is that too much to
the child is Bray is that too much to
the child is Bray is that too much to ask reasonable accommodations usually
ask reasonable accommodations usually
ask reasonable accommodations usually don’t cost a lot of money but if and
don’t cost a lot of money but if and
don’t cost a lot of money but if and that I I do these workshops across
that I I do these workshops across
that I I do these workshops across academic communities and across
academic communities and across
academic communities and across corporate sector that I always say there
corporate sector that I always say there
corporate sector that I always say there is there is a very interesting feature
is there is a very interesting feature
is there is a very interesting feature in on me again it’s a big organization
in on me again it’s a big organization
in on me again it’s a big organization and she keeps saying that you know when
and she keeps saying that you know when
and she keeps saying that you know when I see someone enter in my door I don’t
I see someone enter in my door I don’t
I see someone enter in my door I don’t look at I see whether it’s a child or
look at I see whether it’s a child or
look at I see whether it’s a child or not and that that’s well it sounds that
not and that that’s well it sounds that
not and that that’s well it sounds that child will get and he’s she said that
child will get and he’s she said that
child will get and he’s she said that when i decided to admit my first
when i decided to admit my first
when i decided to admit my first wheelchair use a student she said we
wheelchair use a student she said we
wheelchair use a student she said we didn’t need value education after that
didn’t need value education after that
didn’t need value education after that she was enough me when she was roaming
she was enough me when she was roaming
she was enough me when she was roaming around at the school people were
around at the school people were
around at the school people were inviting values or sharing of caring of
inviting values or sharing of caring of
inviting values or sharing of caring of understanding because it’s a heat that
understanding because it’s a heat that
understanding because it’s a heat that was that lesson you can’t be taught in
was that lesson you can’t be taught in
was that lesson you can’t be taught in pen and pencil when you’re actually
pen and pencil when you’re actually
pen and pencil when you’re actually having people with diverse cities around
having people with diverse cities around
having people with diverse cities around you and you have to start respecting
you and you have to start respecting
you and you have to start respecting them so I’m asking you as far as the
them so I’m asking you as far as the
them so I’m asking you as far as the glass ceilings is concerned maybe you
glass ceilings is concerned maybe you
glass ceilings is concerned maybe you can’t break it it’s very thick but you
can’t break it it’s very thick but you
can’t break it it’s very thick but you can kick it so that there are some ends
can kick it so that there are some ends
can kick it so that there are some ends so that someone else after you can
so that someone else after you can
so that someone else after you can really kick hard and break it so you
really kick hard and break it so you
really kick hard and break it so you have to start doing it to become better
have to start doing it to become better
have to start doing it to become better people ourselves a sensitive sensible
people ourselves a sensitive sensible
people ourselves a sensitive sensible aware student is a better student aware
aware student is a better student aware
aware student is a better student aware of diversity aware of how people are
of diversity aware of how people are
of diversity aware of how people are different so I’m asking you people with
different so I’m asking you people with
different so I’m asking you people with different disabilities do things
different disabilities do things
different disabilities do things someone who’s lying sees that seized
someone who’s lying sees that seized
someone who’s lying sees that seized with a hand someone who’s dead here’s
with a hand someone who’s dead here’s
with a hand someone who’s dead here’s but perhaps to the hearing it speaks
but perhaps to the hearing it speaks
but perhaps to the hearing it speaks perhaps the way I spoke earlier or
perhaps the way I spoke earlier or
perhaps the way I spoke earlier or through sign language someone who is on
through sign language someone who is on
through sign language someone who is on the wheelchair definitely walks out with
the wheelchair definitely walks out with
the wheelchair definitely walks out with the help of a wheelchair I’m asking you
the help of a wheelchair I’m asking you
the help of a wheelchair I’m asking you to start thinking differently that’s
to start thinking differently that’s
to start thinking differently that’s what you need to start thinking
what you need to start thinking
what you need to start thinking differently so that people with
differently so that people with
differently so that people with disabilities can find their rightful
disabilities can find their rightful
disabilities can find their rightful places in society thank you
places in society thank you
places in society thank you [Applause]
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