TED演講者：Ryan Gersava / 瑞恩·格薩瓦

演講標題：A disability-inclusive future of work / 涵蓋身心障礙求職人士的未來

內(nèi)容概要：One billion people worldwide are living with a disability, and too many of them are left unemployed or feeling like they need to hide their conditions due to discriminatory hiring practices, says social innovator and TED Fellow Ryan Gersava. With a focus on healing and disclosure, he created an online school to provide people like him with the technical skills and employment aid they need to thrive. Now he's calling for every company to initiate efforts to welcome and support those with disabilities, creating a future of work that leaves no one behind.

瑞恩·格薩瓦（Ryan Gersava）是TED Fellows項目成員之一，致力社會革新。他表示：“全世界有十億身心障礙者，其中相當多人沒有工作，或認為面對歧視身心障礙者的招聘流程，需要隱瞞真實狀況。瑞恩專注于療愈和袒露，打造線上學校協(xié)助身心障礙者培養(yǎng)專業(yè)技能并就業(yè)。他呼吁每個公司努力支持并歡迎身心障礙者，共建不落下一個人的工作未來。

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【1】If you identify as a person with disability, kindly close your eyes, and in your head, repeat after me:

如果你是身心障礙者, 請閉上雙眼, 在腦海中跟著我說:

【2】I am a person with disability.

我是 身心障礙者。

【3】Thank you.

謝謝

【4】I have bipolar disorder, type two.

我患有雙相情感障礙,二型。

【5】I am brave to say it now, but it actually took me almost 20 years to be clinically diagnosed.

現(xiàn)在我能勇敢地說出來, 但其實我過了近二十年 才去進行臨床診斷。

【6】I had all the symptoms, but I did not seek for medical attention.

所有的癥狀我都有, 但就是沒有就醫(yī)。

【7】Now I'm giving myself a gift.

現(xiàn)在我想給自己一份禮物。

【8】If I can be real honest, I was in denial, and I was ashamed of it.

說實話, 以前我自我否定倍感羞恥。

【9】And here's another interesting story.

來談談另一件“趣事”。

【10】My bipolar diagnosis was actually prompted by having a chronic illness.

我雙相障礙的診斷 其實是一種慢性病引起的。

【11】I know.

是的。

【12】And in the Philippines, having a chronic disease can be a reason for employment discrimination, which I experienced firsthand.

而在菲律賓, 患有慢性病可能會導致被就業(yè)歧視, 我有親身經(jīng)歷。

【13】And since nobody decided to employ me, I decided to employ myself, and started my company instead, to contribute in building the future of work that leaves no one behind.

既然沒人愿意聘用我, 我就自己當老板, 成立了一家公司, 力圖打造不把任何一人落下的 工作未來。

【14】Little did I know --

當時我還不知道——

【15】(Applause) that starting this company -- thank you -- also triggered my healing journey in embracing my reality as a person living with disability.

（掌聲） 創(chuàng)立這家公司—— 謝謝—— 促使我踏上療愈之旅 開始擁抱我有身心障礙的現(xiàn)實。

【16】Worldwide, one in seven people has a disability.

七分之一的世界人口有身心障礙。

【17】Disability is a reality that affects us all.

身心障礙這一現(xiàn)實影響著所有人。

【18】It's part of the diversity of human experience.

也構成人類經(jīng)歷多樣性的一部分。

【19】We may be born with it, acquire it through an accident or aging, or as a result of trauma and abuse.

身心障礙可能是先天的, 也可能由意外、年齡增長, 或創(chuàng)傷和虐待造成。

【20】Over one billion people with disability in the world.

全世界有超過十億的身心障礙者。

【21】Hundreds of them are unemployed, especially in developing countries like the Philippines.

其中相當多的人沒有工作, 在發(fā)展中國家更是 如此比如菲律賓。

【22】Their economic inactivity and unemployment puts them at a greater risk of insufficient social protection, making them more vulnerable to extreme poverty.

由于經(jīng)濟不活躍就業(yè)率低 身心障礙者更有可能面臨 社會保障不足的境況, 更有可能陷入極端貧困。

【23】And the impact on our global economy?

這對全球經(jīng)濟的影響呢？

【24】Trillions of US dollars lost in GDP.

GDP（國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值） 損失數(shù)萬億美元。

【25】That's before the pandemic.

疫情前的狀況便如此。

【26】Trillions lost because our society excludes people like me

因為社會限制和 我一樣的人找到工作

【27】[from] simply getting a job.

而損失數(shù)萬億。

【28】And it's not just me.

不僅是我。

【29】Almost everyone in my team experienced this systemic problem.

我們團隊里幾乎所有人 都經(jīng)歷過這種體制問題。

【30】So we built a virtual school that equips our students with the skills and the mindset to work as online service providers.

因此我們打造了線上學校 幫助學生具備應有的技能和思維 以提供線上服務。

【31】We have hundreds of graduates in over 60 cities and provinces all over the Philippines, earning an average income that is 60 percent above the minimum wage.

我們有數(shù)百名畢業(yè)生遍布菲律賓, 超過60個省市。 他們的平均收入比最低薪資高60%

【32】But we realize that for vocational programs to be truly sustainable and effective, technical skills and employment support are not enough.

但我們意識到 要想職業(yè)培訓項目有效地持續(xù), 光有專業(yè)技術和就業(yè)支持還不夠。

【33】So we invested in having a resident psychologist to help our students process their past experiences, restore human dignity and embrace their realities.

所以我們不惜聘用一名常駐心理學家 來協(xié)助學生處理過往的經(jīng)歷, 重塑為人的尊嚴 擁抱現(xiàn)實。

【34】After completing our program, 92.6 percent claim that they have embraced and they have understood their disability.

從項目畢業(yè)后 92.6%的學生 表示自己已經(jīng)擁抱并理解了 身心障礙的現(xiàn)實。

【35】So my advice to organizations that are investing in talents with disability is to look internally and identify unconscious bias of our people around those disabilities.

所以我想建議 各個培養(yǎng)身心障礙人才的組織 思考內(nèi)部問題 認識對身心障礙者無意識的偏見。

【36】From there, validate and address their fears, and work with your people to cocreate a solution -- an inclusive solution -- together.

認出之后承認并處理他們的恐懼, 彼此合作打造解決方案 不把一個人落下 一起努力。

【37】This is how we can build and sustain a safe space that nurtures healing and disclosure.

這樣我們就能創(chuàng)造并維護 一個安全地帶 供人們療愈 袒露心聲。

【38】Disclosure is the key to this systemic and intergenerational problem.

對于這世代以來的 體制問題袒露是關鍵。

【39】Speaking from my personal experience, the journey to embracing a disability is painful.

根據(jù)我的個人經(jīng)歷, 擁抱身心障礙的旅途 很痛苦。

【40】It's like coming out of the closet or sharing a story of sexual assault.

就好比出柜 或說出被性侵的過往。

【41】It forces us to revisit the hidden past or confront an uncertain future.

這迫使我們重新回顧藏在角落的往事 正視未來的不確定性。

【42】It is extremely difficult, and it requires a strong support system, something that you and I can build together.

這萬分艱難, 需要有力的系統(tǒng)來予以支持, 我們可以攜手打造這種系統(tǒng)。

【43】So that ...

這樣一來

【44】hopefully, less and less people will ... suffer in silence.

希望默默受苦的人越來越少。

【45】We need to effectively heal to fight inequality.

我們需要有效的療愈 以抗爭不公平。

【46】The only way for us to build, to truly build a world where people can truly find belonging, is to start with healing.

我們?nèi)粝虢? 真正建立一個所有人都能 切實找到歸屬感的世界, 就必須從療愈開始。

【47】Thank you.

謝謝。

【48】(Cheers and applause)