ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Elise Roy - Lawyer, artist, human rights advocate
Elise Roy thinks that designers have the capacity and responsibility to address and resolve human problems on micro and macro scales and contribute to social well-being.

Why you should listen
Deaf from the age of ten, Elise Roy has been a design thinker from early on, constantly adapting her environment and its tools to serve her extraordinary abilities.
 
A Division I athlete in both soccer and lacrosse, Roy participated in the Olympic Development Program for soccer. In the classroom, she learned how to teach herself from books. At Brown University, Roy was recognized as one of the nation's elite soccer goalkeepers. She also began to see herself as an advocate for people with non-normative abilities. During her freshman year, the University tried to take away real time captioning, a cross between closed captions that you see on television and a courtroom stenographer, enabling her to hear and participate in the classroom for the first time. After organizing the other Deaf students at the University and meeting with several deans, Roy was able to secure the real time captioning for the remainder of her time at Brown.

Following Brown, Roy turned down an invitation to play professional soccer and instead opted for law school at Northeastern University. While in law school, Roy became actively involved in gay and lesbian rights, acting as a fellow for the human rights campaign in Washington D.C. Upon graduation, Roy received the highly prestigious Georgetown University Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship, with alumni and board members that included Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg as well as D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton.

Roy was in law school when she began working on the International Disability Rights Treaty at the United Nations, the first such human rights treaty to be passed in the 21st century. She quickly found herself thrust from a mere observer to the leader of her Article on culture, sport, recreation and leisure. The treaty, the first human rights treaty at the United Nations to be passed in the 21st century, was ratified in 2007. Over 155 countries have become signatories. After the treaty was signed in 2007, she traveled the world to see it put into action. Her work took her to Southeast Asia and the Gulf region as well as Africa. 

Roy's deafness has always given her a heightened awareness of how profoundly design shapes the social, emotional and physical environment and this led her to study human-centered design in Maryland Institute College of Art's (MICA) Social Design program. Premised on the foundational notion that complex social problems require creative problem solving through design, she completed a master's degree with a thesis that investigated the barriers that exist for individuals with hearing loss in the fabrication technology and design realm. She researched various tools to identify possible adaptations for the Deaf user based on the auditory information emitted. 

Roy promotes design thinking as fundamental to progressive social change and is a passionate proponent of applying social impact and human-centered design research to international aid and development work.
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Elise Roy: When we design for disability, we all benefit

Elise Roy: Kiam ni dezajnas por handikapuloj, ni ĉiuj profitas

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"Mi kredas, ke perdo de mia aŭdado estis unu el la plej gravaj donacoj kiujn mi ricevis," diras Elise Roy. Kiel advokatino por handikapulrajtoj kaj dezajnpensulino, ŝi scias ke surdeco donas al ŝi unikan manieron sperti kaj rekadri la mondon -- vidpunkto kiu povus doni solvon al iuj el niaj grandaj problemoj. Ŝi diras: "Kiam oni dezajnas por handikapuloj unue, oni ofte hazarde trafas solvojn, kiuj estas pli bonaj ol tiuj, kiujn oni dezajnas por la ordinaruloj."
- Lawyer, artist, human rights advocate
Elise Roy thinks that designers have the capacity and responsibility to address and resolve human problems on micro and macro scales and contribute to social well-being. Full bio

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I'll never forget the sound
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Mi neniam forgesos la sonon
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of laughing with my friends.
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de ridado kun miaj amikoj.
Mi neniam forgesos la voĉon
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I'll never forget the sound
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of my mother's voice
right before I fell asleep.
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de mia patrino ĝuste antaŭ la ekdormo.
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And I'll never forget
the comforting sound of water
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Kaj mi neniam forgesos la
kvietigan sonon de akvo
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trickling down a stream.
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fluetanta en rivereto.
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Imagine my fear, pure fear,
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Imagu mian timon, veran timon,
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when, at the age of 10,
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kiam, je la aĝo de 10,
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I was told I was going to lose my hearing.
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mi eksciis, ke mi perdos mian aŭdadon.
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And over the next five years,
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Kaj post la sekvaj 5 jaroj,
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it progressed until I was classified
as profoundly deaf.
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la perdo daŭris ĝis kiam mi estis
klasfikita kiel profunde surda.
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But I believe that losing my hearing
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Sed mi kredas, ke perdi mian aŭdadon
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was one of the greatest gifts
I've ever received.
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estis unu el la plej gravaj donacoj
kiujn mi ricevis.
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You see, I get to experience
the world in a unique way.
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Komprenu, ke mi spertas
la mondon per unika maniero.
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And I believe that
these unique experiences
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Kaj mi kredas, ke tiuj unikaj spertoj,
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that people with disabilities have
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kiujn handikapuloj havas,
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is what's going to help us
make and design a better world
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helpos nin fari kaj dezajni
pli bonan mondon
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for everyone -- both for people
with and without disabilities.
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por ĉiuj -- por homoj kun kaj sen
handikapoj.
Mi estis advokatino pri handikapulrajtoj
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I used to be a disability rights lawyer,
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01:27
and I spent a lot of my time
focused on enforcing the law,
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kaj mi uzis multe da tempo
por efikigadi la leĝon,
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ensuring that accommodations were made.
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certigi, ke akomodoj estu faritaj.
01:33
And then I had to quickly
learn international policy,
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Kaj poste mi devis rapide lerni
internacian politikon,
01:38
because I was asked to work
on the UN Convention
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ĉar oni petis min labori pri
la Konvencio de la UN,
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that protects people with disabilities.
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kiu protektas handikapulojn.
01:45
As the leader of the NGO there,
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Kiel estro de la NRO tie,
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I spent most of my energy
trying to convince people
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mi uzis multe da energio
komprenigi al homoj
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about the capabilities
of people with disabilities.
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la kapablojn de handikapuloj.
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But somewhere along the way,
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Sed ie laŭ la vojo,
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and after many career transitions
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kaj post kelkaj karieraj ŝanĝoj
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that my parents weren't so happy about --
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kiuj ne plaĉis al la gepatroj --
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(Laughter)
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(Ridoj)
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I stumbled upon a solution
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mi hazarde trafis solvon,
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that I believe may be
an even more powerful tool
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kiun laŭ mi povus esti
pli potenca ilo
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to solve some of the world's
greatest problems,
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por solvi iujn el la plej
grandajn problemojn de la mondo,
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disability or not.
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rilate al handikapo aŭ ne.
02:22
And that tool is called design thinking.
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La ilo nomiĝas dezajnpensado.
02:27
Design thinking is a process
for innovation and problem solving.
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Dezajnpensado estas procedo por
novigado kaj problemsolvado.
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There are five steps.
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Ĝi inkluzivas 5 paŝojn.
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The first is defining the problem
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La unua estas difini la problemon
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and understanding its constraints.
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kaj kompreni ĝiajn limigojn.
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The second is observing people
in real-life situations
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La dua estas observi homojn en
situacio de reala vivo
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and empathizing with them.
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kaj simpatii kun ili.
02:48
Third, throwing out hundreds of ideas --
the more the better,
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Trie, elpensi centojn da ideoj --
ju pli multaj des pli bonaj,
ju pli ekstravagancaj, des pli bonaj.
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the wilder the better.
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02:55
Fourth, prototyping:
gathering whatever you can,
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Kvare, prototipado: laŭeble
kolekti ĉion ajn,
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whatever you can find,
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kion vi povas trovi,
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to mimic your solution, to test it
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por imiti vian solvon, por provi ĝin
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and to refine it.
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kaj por rafini ĝin.
03:05
And finally, implementation:
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Kaj fine, efektivigo:
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ensuring that the solution
you came up with is sustainable.
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certigi, ke la elpensita solvo
estas daŭrigebla.
03:15
Warren Berger says that design thinking
teaches us to look sideways,
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Warren Berger diras, ke dezajnpensado
instruas nin rigardi flanken,
03:21
to reframe, to refine, to experiment
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rekadri, rafini, eksperimenti
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and, probably most importantly,
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kaj, eble plej grave,
03:27
ask those stupid questions.
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fari stultajn demandojn.
03:31
Design thinkers believe
that everyone is creative.
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Dezajnpensistoj kredas, ke
ĉiu estas kreema.
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They believe in bringing people
from multiple disciplines together,
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Ili kredas je arigi homojn
el diversaj fakoj,
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because they want to share
multiple perspectives
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ĉar ili volas dividi
diversajn vidpunktojn,
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and bring them together
and ultimately merge them
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arigi ilin kaj
fine kunfandi ilin
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to form something new.
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por formi ion novan.
03:51
Design thinking is such a successful
and versatile tool
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Dezajnpensado estas tiel sukcesa
kaj diversutila ilo,
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that it has been applied
in almost every industry.
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ke ĝi jam aplikiĝas en
preskaŭ ĉiu industrio.
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I saw the potential that it had
for the issues I faced,
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Mi vidis ĝian potencon por
la problemoj, kiujn mi alfrontis.
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so I decided to go back to school
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Tial, mi decidis reveni al lernejo
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and get my master's in social design.
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por magistriĝi en socia dezajno.
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This looks at how to use design
to create positive change in the world.
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Ĝi temas pri la uzado de dezajno por
krei pozitivan ŝanĝon en la mondo.
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While I was there,
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Dum mi estis tie,
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I fell in love with woodworking.
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mi ekamis lignoprilaboron.
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But what I quickly realized
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Sed baldaŭ mi rimarkis,
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was that I was missing out on something.
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ke io mankas al mi.
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As you're working with a tool,
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Kiam oni laboras kun ilo,
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right before it's about
to kick back at you --
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ĝuste antaŭ ĝi rebatas al oni --
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which means the piece or the tool
jumps back at you --
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t.e. la ligno aŭ la ilo resaltas al oni --
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it makes a sound.
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ĝi sonas.
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And I couldn't hear this sound.
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Kaj mi ne povis aŭdi la sonon.
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So I decided,
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Tiel mi pensis:
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why not try and solve it?
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kial ne provi solvi la problemon?
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My solution was a pair of safety glasses
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Mia solvo estis protektokulvitroj
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that were engineered
to visually alert the user
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kiuj vide avertas la uzanton
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to pitch changes in the tool,
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pri sonŝanĝo el la ilo,
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before the human ear could pick it up.
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antaŭ ol homa orelo povas ĝin aŭdi.
Kial ilo-dezajnistoj ne
pensis pri tio antaŭe?
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Why hadn't tool designers
thought of this before?
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(Laughter)
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(Ridoj)
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Two reasons: one, I was a beginner.
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Pro du kialoj: unue, mi estis komencanto.
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I wasn't weighed down by expertise
or conventional wisdom.
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Ne retenis min sperteco aŭ kutimo.
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The second is: I was Deaf.
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Kaj due: mi estas surda.
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My unique experience of the world
helped inform my solution.
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Mia unika sperto pri la mondo
helpis determini mian solvon.
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And as I went on, I kept running into
more and more solutions
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Daŭrigante, mi trafis
pli kaj pli da solvoj,
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that were originally made
for people with disabilities,
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kiuj estis destinitaj por handikapuloj,
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and that ended up being picked up,
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kaj fine adoptitaj entuziasme
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embraced and loved by the mainstream,
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kaj ŝatataj de ĉiuj,
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disability or not.
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kun aŭ sen handikapo.
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This is an OXO potato peeler.
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Tio estas OXO terpomsenŝeligilo.
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It was originally designed
for people with arthritis,
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Ĝi estis originale dezajnita
por artrituloj,
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but it was so comfortable,
everybody loved it.
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sed ĝi estas tiel komforta,
ke ĉiuj ŝatas ĝin.
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Text messaging: that was originally
designed for people who are Deaf.
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Tekstmesaĝado: tio estis originale
dezajnita por surduloj.
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And as you know,
everybody loves that, too.
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Kiel vi scias, ĉiuj uzas ĝin ankaŭ.
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(Laughter)
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(Ridoj)
06:01
I started thinking:
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Mi ekpensis:
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What if we changed our mindset?
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Kio okazus se ni ŝanĝus
nian pensmanieron?
06:07
What if we started designing
for disability first --
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Kio okazus se ni ekdezajnus
por handikapuloj unue --
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not the norm?
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ne por ordinaruloj?
06:14
As you see, when we design
for disability first,
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Kiel vi vidas, kiam oni dezajnas
por handikapuloj unue,
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we often stumble upon
solutions that are not only inclusive,
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oni ofte hazarde trafas solvojn
kiuj estas ne nur inkluzivigantaj,
06:24
but also are often better
than when we design for the norm.
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sed ankaŭ ofte pli bonaj ol
kiam ni dezajnas por ordinaruloj.
Kaj tio entuziasmigas min,
06:30
And this excites me,
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06:31
because this means that the energy
it takes to accommodate someone
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ĉar ĝi signifas, ke la energio uzita
por inkluzivigi iun
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with a disability
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kun handikapo
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can be leveraged, molded and played with
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povas esti uzita kaj transformita
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as a force for creativity and innovation.
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en forton por kreemo kaj novigo.
06:49
This moves us from the mindset
of trying to change the hearts
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Tiel, anstataŭ provi
ŝanĝi ĉies korojn
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and the deficiency mindset of tolerance,
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kaj instigi al toleremo,
oni iĝas alkemiisto,
06:58
to becoming an alchemist,
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07:01
the type of magician that this world
so desperately needs
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la tipo de magiisto, kiun la mondo
urge bezonas
07:05
to solve some of its greatest problems.
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por solvi iujn el ĝiaj grandaj problemoj.
07:08
Now, I also believe
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Mi ankaŭ kredas,
07:10
that people with disabilities
have great potential to be designers
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ke handikapuloj havas grandan
kabablon iĝi dezajnistoj
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within this design-thinking process.
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per dezajnpensado.
Senscie, ekde juna aĝo,
07:18
Without knowing it, from a very early age,
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07:21
I've been a design thinker,
fine-tuning my skills.
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mi estis dezajnpensulino,
plibonigante mian lertecon.
07:25
Design thinkers are, by nature,
problem solvers.
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Dezajnpensuloj estas, nature,
problemsolvantoj.
07:31
So imagine listening to a conversation
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Do, imagu aŭskulti interparoladon
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and only understanding
50 percent of what is said.
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kaj kompreni nur 50% de la diritaĵoj.
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You can't ask them to repeat
every single word.
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Vi ne povas peti, ke oni ripetu
ĉiun vorton.
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They would just get frustrated with you.
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Oni koleretus kontraŭ vi.
07:47
So without even realizing it,
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Do nekonscie, mi trovis solvon:
07:50
my solution was to take
the muffled sound I heard,
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preni la obtuzan sonon,
kiun mi aŭdis,
tio estis la pulso,
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that was the beat,
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07:56
and turn it into a rhythm
and place it with the lips I read.
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turni ĝin en ritmon kaj
respondigi ĝin al la lipmovadoj.
08:01
Years later, someone commented
that my writing had a rhythm to it.
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Jaroj poste, iu komentis, ke
mia verkaĵoj havas ritmon.
08:08
Well, this is because I experience
conversations as rhythms.
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Nu, tiel estas ĉar mi spertas
interparoladojn kiel ritmojn.
08:14
I also became really,
really good at failing.
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Mi ankaŭ iĝis vere, vere
bona je malsukceso.
08:19
(Laughter)
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(Ridoj)
08:20
Quite literally.
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Tute laŭvorte.
Dum mia unua semestro
en la hispana, mi ricevis D.
08:22
My first semester in Spanish, I got a D.
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08:26
But what I learned
was that when I picked myself up
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Sed mi lernis, ke rekuraĝiĝante
08:30
and changed a few things around,
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kaj priŝanĝante kelkajn aferojn,
08:32
eventually, I succeeded.
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fine, mi povas sukcesi.
08:37
Similarly, design thinking
encourages people to fail
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Simile, dezajnpensado kuraĝigas
homojn malsukcesi
08:41
and fail often,
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kaj malsukcesi ofte,
08:43
because eventually, you will succeed.
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ĉar fine, ili sukcesos.
08:47
Very few great innovations in this world
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Tre malmulte da gravaj novigoj
08:51
have come from someone succeeding
on the first try.
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venis de iu, kiu sukcesis
je la unua provo.
08:56
I also experienced this lesson in sports.
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Mi ankaŭ konstatis tion en sportoj.
09:01
I'll never forget my coach
saying to my mom,
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Mi neniam forgesos, kiam mia trejnistno
diris al mia panjo,
09:05
"If she just didn't have her hearing loss,
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"Se ŝi ne estus surda,
09:08
she would be on the national team."
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ŝi povus esti en la nacia teamo."
09:12
But what my coach, and what I
didn't even know at the time,
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Sed tio, kion mia trejnisto kaj
mi ne sciis tiutempe,
09:17
was that my hearing loss
actually helped me excel at sports.
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estas ke, perdo de aŭdado fakte
helpis min esti bona je sportoj.
09:22
You see, when you lose your hearing,
not only do you adapt your behavior,
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Kiam oni perdas aŭdadon, oni
adaptas ne nur sian konduton,
09:28
but you also adapt your physical senses.
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sed ankaŭ la korpajn sensojn.
09:32
One example of this
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Unu ekzemplo estas,
09:34
is that my visual
attention span increased.
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ke mia vidkampo pligrandiĝis.
09:39
Imagine a soccer player,
coming down the left flank.
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Imagu, ke futbalisto venas
de la maldesktra flanko.
09:44
Imagine being goalkeeper, like I was,
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Imagu, ke vi estas golulo, kiel mi,
09:46
and the ball is coming
down the left flank.
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kaj la pilko venas
de la maldekstra flanko.
09:49
A person with normal hearing
would have the visual perspective of this.
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Homo kun normala aŭdado
havus tian vidangulon.
09:54
I had the benefit of a spectrum this wide.
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Mi havis vidangulon tiel larĝa.
09:58
So I picked up the players over here,
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Tiel mi rimarkis de fore la ludistojn,
10:01
that were moving about
and coming down the field.
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kiuj movis kaj kuris al mi.
10:03
And I picked them up quicker,
so that if the ball was passed,
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Mi rimarkis ilin pli rapide.
Se ili pasigis la pilkon,
10:07
I could reposition myself
and be ready for that shot.
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mi povis sekvi la movon kaj
esti preta por la pafo.
10:12
So as you can see,
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Kiel vi vidas,
10:14
I've been a design thinker
for nearly all my life.
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mi estis dezajnpensulino
dum preskaŭ la tuta vivo.
10:18
My observation skills have been honed
so that I pick up on things
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Mi lertas je observo, tial
mi rimarkas aferojn
10:23
that others would never pick up on.
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kiujn aliaj ne rimarkas.
10:27
My constant need to adapt
has made me a great ideator
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Mia daŭra bezono por adapti
igas min bona elpensulo
10:31
and problem solver.
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kaj problemsolvanto.
10:33
And I've often had to do this
within limitations and constraints.
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Kaj ofte mi devas fari tion kun limigoj.
10:38
This is something that designers
also have to deal with frequently.
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Tion ankaŭ dezajnistoj
devas fari ofte.
10:44
My work most recently took me to Haiti.
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Lastatempe, mia laboro
irigis min al Haitio.
10:48
Design thinkers often seek out
extreme situations,
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Dezajnpensuloj ofte serĉas
eksterordinarajn situaciojn,
10:52
because that often informs
some of their best designs.
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ĉar el tiuj ofte venas iuj
el la plej bonaj dezajnoj.
10:56
And Haiti -- it was like a perfect storm.
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Kaj Haitio -- ĝi estis
perfekta kunteksto por tio.
11:00
I lived and worked
with 300 Deaf individuals
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Mi loĝis kaj laboris kun
300 gesurduloj,
11:05
that were relocated
after the 2010 earthquake.
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kiujn delokis
la tertremo de 2010.
11:09
But five and a half years later,
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Post 5 jaroj kaj duono,
11:13
there still was no electricity;
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ankoraŭ ne revenis elektro;
11:15
there still was no safe drinking water;
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mankis pura trinkakvo;
11:18
there were still no job opportunities;
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ne ekzistis laboreblecoj;
11:21
there was still rampant crime,
and it went unpunished.
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regis krimo ĉie, kaj
ĝi restis nepunita.
11:25
International aid organizations
came one by one.
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Internacia helporganizaĵoj
venis unu post alia.
11:29
But they came
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Sed ili venis
11:30
with pre-determined solutions.
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kun antaŭdeciditaj solvoj.
11:33
They didn't come ready
to observe and to adapt
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Ili ne venis por observi pri
kaj adapti al
11:38
based on the community's needs.
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la bezonoj de la komunumo.
11:42
One organization gave them
goats and chickens.
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Iu organizaĵo donis
kaprojn kaj kokojn.
Sed ĝi ne sciis, ke
11:47
But they didn't realize
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that there was so much hunger
in that community,
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la komunumo tiel suferis pro malsato,
11:52
that when the Deaf went to sleep
at night and couldn't hear,
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ke kiam la surduloj dormis nokte
ili ne povis aŭdi
11:56
people broke into their yards
and their homes
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kiam aliuloj enrompis en iliajn
kortojn kaj domojn
11:59
and stole these chickens and goats,
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kaj ŝtelis tiujn kokojn kaj kaprojn,
12:02
and eventually they were all gone.
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ĝis ne plu restis eĉ unu.
12:06
Now, if that organization
had taken the time
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Nun, se tiu organizaĵo uzus
iom da tempo
12:11
to observe Deaf people,
to observe the community,
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por observi la surdulojn,
observi la komunumon,
12:17
they would have realized their problem
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ili povus kompreni iliajn problemojn
12:19
and perhaps they would have
come up with a solution,
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kaj eble malkovri solvon,
12:23
something like a solar light,
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kiel gvardlumo per sunpaneloj
12:26
lighting up a secure pen
to put them in at night
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por prilumi la bestujon dumnokte
12:31
to ensure their safety.
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kaj sekurigi la bestojn.
12:34
You don't have to be a design thinker
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Vi ne devas esti dezajnpensulo
12:38
to insert the ideas
I've shared with you today.
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por proponi la ideojn, kiujn
mi ĵus skizis.
12:43
You are creative.
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Vi estas kreemaj.
12:46
You are a designer --
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Vi estas dezajnistoj --
12:49
everyone is.
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ĉiuj estas.
12:52
Let people like me help you.
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Lasu homojn kiel mi helpi vin.
12:56
Let people with disabilities
help you look sideways,
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Lasu handikapulojn
helpi vin rigardi novige,
13:00
and in the process,
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kaj samtempe,
13:02
solve some of the greatest problems.
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solvi kelkajn el la grandaj problemoj.
13:05
That's it. Thank you.
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Dankon.
13:06
(Applause)
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(Aplaŭdo)
Translated by Manlai YOU
Reviewed by Karine Breault

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Elise Roy - Lawyer, artist, human rights advocate
Elise Roy thinks that designers have the capacity and responsibility to address and resolve human problems on micro and macro scales and contribute to social well-being.

Why you should listen
Deaf from the age of ten, Elise Roy has been a design thinker from early on, constantly adapting her environment and its tools to serve her extraordinary abilities.
 
A Division I athlete in both soccer and lacrosse, Roy participated in the Olympic Development Program for soccer. In the classroom, she learned how to teach herself from books. At Brown University, Roy was recognized as one of the nation's elite soccer goalkeepers. She also began to see herself as an advocate for people with non-normative abilities. During her freshman year, the University tried to take away real time captioning, a cross between closed captions that you see on television and a courtroom stenographer, enabling her to hear and participate in the classroom for the first time. After organizing the other Deaf students at the University and meeting with several deans, Roy was able to secure the real time captioning for the remainder of her time at Brown.

Following Brown, Roy turned down an invitation to play professional soccer and instead opted for law school at Northeastern University. While in law school, Roy became actively involved in gay and lesbian rights, acting as a fellow for the human rights campaign in Washington D.C. Upon graduation, Roy received the highly prestigious Georgetown University Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship, with alumni and board members that included Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg as well as D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton.

Roy was in law school when she began working on the International Disability Rights Treaty at the United Nations, the first such human rights treaty to be passed in the 21st century. She quickly found herself thrust from a mere observer to the leader of her Article on culture, sport, recreation and leisure. The treaty, the first human rights treaty at the United Nations to be passed in the 21st century, was ratified in 2007. Over 155 countries have become signatories. After the treaty was signed in 2007, she traveled the world to see it put into action. Her work took her to Southeast Asia and the Gulf region as well as Africa. 

Roy's deafness has always given her a heightened awareness of how profoundly design shapes the social, emotional and physical environment and this led her to study human-centered design in Maryland Institute College of Art's (MICA) Social Design program. Premised on the foundational notion that complex social problems require creative problem solving through design, she completed a master's degree with a thesis that investigated the barriers that exist for individuals with hearing loss in the fabrication technology and design realm. She researched various tools to identify possible adaptations for the Deaf user based on the auditory information emitted. 

Roy promotes design thinking as fundamental to progressive social change and is a passionate proponent of applying social impact and human-centered design research to international aid and development work.
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