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Sinéad Burke - Writer, educator
Sinéad Burke amplifies voices and instigates curious conversations.

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Since her first days of elementary school, Sinéad Burke has understood the power of education to combat ignorance, to challenge the status quo and to give agency to the most vulnerable. She wanted to become a teacher -- one who ensured that children felt represented, listened to and safe in her classroom -- and she graduated at the top of her class, receiving the Vere Foster Medal from Marino Institute of Education.

Through writing, public speaking and social media, Burke highlights the lack of inclusivity within the fashion industry and encourages the industry to design for and with disabled people. She critiques the ways in which the media talks about and to women, offering an alternative conversation that celebrates the achievements of others with her "Extraordinary Women" interview series.

Burke has visited schools, workplaces, government agencies and the White House to facilitate honest conversations about education, disability, fashion and accessibility. She advocates for the inclusion of all and challenges officials to legislate with most marginalized in our communities.

Bure is currently undertaking a PhD in Trinity College, Dublin on human rights education that specifically comments on the ways in which schools allow children to have a voice. She values kindness, empathy and volunteerism, and she is an ambassador for the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Irish Girl Guides.

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Sinéad Burke: Why design should include everyone

Sinead Burke: Zakaj bi moralo oblikovanje vključevati vsakogar

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Sinead Burke se akutno zaveda podrobnosti, ki so večini od nas nevidne. Pri 105 centimetrih višine ji oblikovani svet - od višine zapaha, do razpona velikosti čevljev - pogosto preprečuje, da bi stvari naredila sama. Tukaj nam pojasni, kako doživlja svet kot mala oseba in vpraša: "Za koga ne oblikujemo?"
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00:12
I want to give you a newnovo perspectiveperspektive.
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Želim vam pokazati nov pogled na svet.
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That soundszvoki grandiosegrandiozno, and it is.
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To se sliši veličastno, in tudi je.
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I left IrelandIrska yesterdayvčeraj morningjutro.
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Irsko sem zapustila včeraj zjutraj.
00:21
I traveledpotoval from DublinDublin to NewNove YorkYork
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Potovala sem iz Dublina v New York,
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independentlyneodvisno.
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samostojno.
00:26
But the designoblikovanje of an airportletališče,
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Ampak oblika letališča,
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planeletalo and terminalTerminal
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letala in terminala
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offersponudbe little independenceneodvisnost when
you're 105 and a halfpol centimeterscentimetrov tallvisok.
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ti nudi zelo malo samostojnosti,
ko si visok 105 centimetrov in pol.
00:35
For AmericansAmeričani, that's 3' 5".
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Za Američane, to je 3' 5''.
00:39
I was whiskedwhisked throughskozi the airportletališče
by airlineletalska družba assistantspomočniki in a wheelchairinvalidski voziček.
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Skozi letališče sem odbrzela na invalidskem
vozičku s pomočjo letalskega asistenta.
00:44
Now, I don't need to use a wheelchairinvalidski voziček,
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No, v resnici ne potrebujem
invalidskega vozička,
00:47
but the designoblikovanje of an airportletališče
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ampak zasnova letališča
00:49
and its lackpomanjkanje of accessibilitydostopnost
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in njegovo pomanjkanje prilagojenosti
00:52
meanssredstva that it's my only way
to get throughskozi.
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povzroči, da je to edini način,
da pridem skozi.
00:55
With my carry-onročne bagvreča betweenmed my feetstopala,
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S svojo prtljago med nogami,
00:58
I was wheeledna kolesih throughskozi
securityvarnost, preclearancepreclearance
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so me odpeljali skozi
varnostni pregled, carino
01:01
and I arrivedprišel at my boardingvkrcanje gatevrata.
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in prispela sem do vrat.
01:04
I use the accessibilitydostopnost
servicesstoritev in the airportletališče
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Pomoč za invalide na letališču uporabljam,
01:07
because mostnajbolj of the terminalTerminal
is just not designedzasnovan with me in mindum.
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ker večina terminala enostavno
ni primerno oblikovana zame.
01:11
Take securityvarnost, for exampleprimer.
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Vzemimo za primer varnostni pregled.
01:14
I'm not strongmočno enoughdovolj
to liftdvig my carry-onročne bagvreča
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Nisem dovolj močna, da bi
vzdignila svojo torbo
01:17
from the groundtla to the carouselvrtiljak.
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od tal, do tekočega traku.
01:20
I standstojalo at eyeoči levelravni with it.
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Le-ta je na nivoju mojih oči.
01:22
And those who work in that spaceprostor
for safetyvarnost purposesnamene cannotne morem help me
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In ljudje, ki delajo tam, mi zaradi
varnostnih razlogov ne smejo pomagati
01:27
and cannotne morem do it for me.
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in tega ne morejo narediti namesto mene.
01:30
DesignOblikovanje inhibitszavira my autonomyavtonomija
and my independenceneodvisnost.
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Oblika ovira mojo samostojnost,
in mojo neodvisnost.
01:35
But travelingpotovanje at this sizevelikost,
it isn't all badslab.
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Ampak potovanje, ko si velik kot jaz,
nima samo slabe plati.
01:38
The legnoge roomsoba in economygospodarstvo
is like businessposlovanje classrazred.
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V ekonomskem razredu imaš toliko
prostora za noge kot v poslovnem.
01:41
(LaughterSmeh)
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(Smeh)
01:44
I oftenpogosto forgetpozabi that I'm a little personoseba.
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Pogosto pozabim, da sem mala oseba.
01:47
It's the physicalfizično environmentokolje
and societydružbo that remindopomni me.
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Fizično okolje in družba
me spomnijo na to.
01:52
UsingZ uporabo a publicjavnost bathroomkopalnica
is an excruciatingBoleč experienceizkušnje.
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Uporaba javnega stranišča je
res boleča izkušnja.
01:56
I walkhodi into the cubiclekabine
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Stopim v kabino,
01:59
but I can't reachdoseči the lockzaklepanje on the doorvrata.
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ampak ne dosežem ključavnice na vratih.
02:01
I'm creativeustvarjalno and resilientprožno.
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Sem kreativna in trmasta.
02:05
I look around and see if there's
a binbin that I can turnobrat upsidenavzgor down.
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Pogledam naokoli in poizkušam najti
koš, ki bi ga lahko obrnila okoli.
02:09
Is it safevarno?
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Je varno?
02:11
Not really.
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Niti ne.
02:12
Is it hygienichigienskih and sanitarysanitarne?
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Je higienično in čisto?
02:15
DefinitelyDefinitivno not.
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Definitivno ne.
02:17
But the alternativealternativa is much worseslabše.
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Ampak alternativa je veliko hujša.
02:20
If that doesn't work, I use my phonetelefon.
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Če to ne uspe, uporabim svoj telefon.
02:23
It givesdaje me an additionaldodatne
four-štiri- to six-inchšest-palčni reachdoseči,
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Z njim pridobim dodatnih
10 do 15 centimetrov dosega,
02:26
and I try to jamdžem the lockzaklepanje closedzaprto
with my iPhoneiPhone.
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in poizkušam zagozditi zapah
z mojim iPhonom.
02:29
Now, I imaginezamislite that's not what JonyValerija IveIve
had in mindum when he designedzasnovan the iPhoneiPhone,
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Mislim, da Jony Ive ni imel tega v mislih,
ko je oblikoval iPhone,
02:34
but it worksdela.
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ampak deluje.
02:36
The alternativealternativa
is that I approachpristop a strangertujec.
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Alternativa je, da pristopim k neznancu.
02:40
I apologizese opravičujem profuselyIzdašno
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Se na veliko opravičim
02:42
and I askvprašajte them to standstojalo guardstražar
outsidezunaj my cubiclekabine doorvrata.
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in jih prosim, če lahko popazijo
pred mojo kabino.
02:47
They do
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To tudi storijo
02:48
and I emergePojavi se gratefulhvaležen
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in jaz izstopim hvaležna,
02:51
but absolutelyabsolutno mortifiedzgrožena,
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a popolnoma ponižana,
02:54
and hopeupanje that they didn't noticeopaziti
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in upam, da niso opazili,
02:55
that I left the bathroomkopalnica
withoutbrez washingpranje my handsroke.
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da sem stranišče zapustila,
ne da bi si umila roke.
02:59
I carrynositi handroka sanitizerhigieno rok with me
everyvsak singlesamski day
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S seboj vsak dan nosim razkužilo za roke,
03:03
because the sinkpotopite, soapmilo dispenserrazpršilnik,
handroka dryersušilni stroj and mirrorogledalo
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ker so umivalnik, milnik,
sušilnik rok in ogledalo
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are all out of my reachdoseči.
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postavljeni izven mojega dosega.
03:11
Now, the accessibledostopen bathroomkopalnica
is somewhatnekoliko of an optionmožnost.
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No, stranišče za invalide je,
recimo da, boljša možnost.
03:13
In this spaceprostor, I can reachdoseči
the lockzaklepanje on the doorvrata,
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V tem prostoru lahko dosežem
ključavnico od vrat,
03:16
the sinkpotopite, the soapmilo dispenserrazpršilnik,
the handroka dryersušilni stroj and the mirrorogledalo.
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umivalnik, milnik,
sušilnik rok in ogledalo.
03:22
YetŠe, I cannotne morem use the toiletWC.
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Vendar, ne morem uporabiti stranišča.
03:26
It is deliberatelynamerno designedzasnovan highervišje
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Namensko je postavljeno višje,
03:29
so that wheelchairinvalidski voziček usersuporabniki
can transferprenos acrossčez with easeenostavno.
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da se lahko uporabniki vozičkov
presedejo brez težav.
03:33
This is a wonderfulČudovito
and necessarypotrebno innovationinovacije,
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To je odlična in nujna inovacija,
03:37
but in the designoblikovanje worldsvet, when we describeopišite
a newnovo projectprojekt or ideaideja as accessibledostopen,
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vendar v svetu oblikovanja, ko projekt
ali idejo opišemo kot prilagojeno,
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what does that mean?
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kaj to pravzaprav pomeni?
03:44
Who is it accessibledostopen to?
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Komu je prilagojeno?
03:47
And whosečigar needspotrebe
are not beingbiti accommodatednastanjeni for?
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In čigave potrebe niso bile upoštevane?
03:52
Now, the bathroomkopalnica is an exampleprimer
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Stranišče je primer,
03:53
of where designoblikovanje impingesposega uponna my dignitydostojanstvo,
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kjer oblikovanje vpliva
na moje dostojanstvo,
03:56
but the physicalfizično environmentokolje impactsvplivov
uponna me in much more casualcasual waysnačinov too,
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ampak fizično okolje name vpliva
tudi v bolj vsakdanjih primerih,
04:01
something as simplepreprosto
as orderingnaročanje a cupskodelico of coffeekava.
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nekaj tako enostavnega,
kot je naročilo kave.
04:04
Now, I'll admitpriznati it.
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No, priznam.
04:06
I drinkpijte fardaleč too much coffeekava.
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Popijem veliko preveč kave.
04:08
My orderred is a skinnysuh vanillavanilija latteLatte,
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Ponavadi naročim
lahko belo kavo z vanilijo,
04:11
but I'm tryingposkušam
to weanotrok myselfjaz off the syrupsirup.
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se pa trudim odvaditi od sirupa.
04:14
But the coffeekava shoptrgovina,
it's not designedzasnovan well,
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Ampak kavarna ni dobro oblikovana,
04:17
at leastvsaj not for me.
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vsaj ne zame.
04:19
QueuingČakalne vrste, I'm standingstoji
besidepoleg the pastrypecivo cabinetkabinet
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Stojim v vrsti, poleg
izložbe s pekovskimi izdelki,
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and the baristabarista callsklice for the nextNaslednji orderred.
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in natakar pokliče naslednjega v vrsti.
04:25
"NextNaslednji, please!" they shoutkričati.
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"Naslednji, prosim!" se zadere.
04:28
They can't see me.
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Ne more me videti.
04:30
The personoseba nextNaslednji to me in the queuečakalno vrsto
pointstočke to my existenceobstoj
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Oseba, ki čaka za menoj,
pokaže na moj obstoj
04:33
and everyonevsi is embarrassednerodno.
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in vsem je nerodno.
04:36
I orderred as quickhitro as I can
and I movePremakni se alongskupaj to collectzbiranje my coffeekava.
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Naročim, kolikor hitro morem, in se
postavim v vrsto za prevzem svoje kave.
04:40
Now, think just for a seconddrugič.
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Sedaj pa samo za sekundo pomislite.
04:43
Where do they put it?
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Kam jo postavijo?
04:45
Up highvisoko and withoutbrez a lidpokrov.
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Visoko gor in brez pokrovčka.
04:48
ReachingDoseganje up to collectzbiranje a coffeekava
that I have paidplačani for
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Seganje gor, da bi vzela kavo,
ki sem jo plačala,
04:51
is an incrediblyneverjetno dangerousnevarno experienceizkušnje.
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je izredno nevarna izkušnja.
04:54
But designoblikovanje alsotudi impingesposega
on the clothesoblačila that I want to wearobrabo.
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Ampak oblikovanje prizadene tudi
obleke, ki jih želim obleči.
04:57
I want garmentsoblačila
that reflectodražajo my personalityosebnost.
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Želim si oblačil, ki odsevajo
mojo osebnost.
05:01
It's difficulttežko to find
in the childrenswearpletiv departmentoddelek.
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Težko jih je najti na otroškem oddelku.
05:04
And oftenpogosto womenswearženskih oblačil
requireszahteva fardaleč too manyveliko alterationsspremembe.
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In pogosto ženska oblačila
zahtevajo veliko preveč krojenja.
05:08
I want shoesčevlji that affectvplivati my maturityZrelost,
professionalismstrokovnost and sophisticationprefinjenost.
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Želim si čevljev, ki kažejo mojo odraslost,
profesionalnost in uglajenost.
05:14
InsteadNamesto, I'm offeredponujen sneakerssuperge
with VelcroVelcro strapstrakovi and light-upLight-up shoesčevlji.
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Namesto tega mi ponudijo teniske
na ježke in čevlje z lučkami.
05:19
Now, I'm not totallypopolnoma opposednasprotuje
to light-upLight-up shoesčevlji.
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No, nisem popolnoma
proti čevljem z lučkami.
05:23
(LaughterSmeh)
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(Smeh)
05:25
But designoblikovanje alsotudi impactsvplivov
on suchtako simplepreprosto things,
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Ampak oblikovanje vpliva tudi
na čisto preproste stvari,
05:28
like sittingsedi on a chairstol.
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kot je sedenje na stolu.
05:30
I cannotne morem go from a standingstoji
to a seatingsedežev positionpoložaj with gracemilost.
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Ne morem se usesti uglajeno.
05:35
DueZaradi to the standardsstandardov
of designoblikovanje heightsvišine of chairsstoli,
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Zaradi standardov, ki veljajo pri
oblikovanju višine stolov,
05:38
I have to crawlpajkanje on my handsroke and kneeskolena
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se moram plaziti po rokah in kolenih,
05:41
just to get on topna vrh of it,
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samo da bi splezala nanj,
05:42
whilstmedtem ko alsotudi beingbiti consciouszavestno
that it mightmorda tipnasvet over at any stagestopnja.
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medtem ko se zavedam,
da se lahko vsak trenutek prekucne.
05:48
But whilstmedtem ko designoblikovanje impactsvplivov on me
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Ampak medtem ko oblikovanje vpliva name,
05:49
whetherali it's a chairstol,
a bathroomkopalnica, a coffeekava shoptrgovina, or clothesoblačila,
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naj bo to stol,
stranišče, kavarna ali oblačila,
05:54
I relyzanašajte se on and benefitkoristi
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koristim in se zanašam na
05:57
from the kindnessprijaznost of strangerstujci.
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prijaznost tujcev.
06:01
But not everybodyvsi is so nicelepo.
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Ampak niso vsi tako prijazni.
06:04
I'm remindedopomniti that I'm a little personoseba
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Da sem mala oseba me opomnijo,
06:07
when a strangertujec pointstočke,
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ko kažejo s prstom name,
06:09
staresstrmi,
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buljijo,
06:11
laughssmeh,
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se smejijo,
06:13
callsklice me a nameime,
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me zmerjajo,
06:15
or takes a photographfotografija of me.
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ali pa me fotografirajo.
06:17
This happensse zgodi almostskoraj everyvsak day.
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To se zgodi skoraj vsak dan.
06:20
With the risevzpon of socialsocialno mediamediji,
it has givendan me an opportunitypriložnost
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S porastom socialnih medijev
sem dobila možnost
06:23
and a platformplatforma to have a voiceglas
as a bloggerbloger and as an activistaktivist,
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in platformo, da se me sliši
kot blogerko in kot aktivistko,
06:28
but it has alsotudi madeizdelane me nervousživčni
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a me je postalo tudi strah,
06:30
that I mightmorda becomepostane a memememe
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da bom postala meme
06:32
or a viralvirusne sensationobčutek,
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ali viralna senzacija,
06:35
all withoutbrez my consentsoglasje.
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vse to brez mojega privoljenja.
06:38
So let's take a momenttrenutek right now
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Vzemimo si sedaj trenutek
06:40
to make something very clearjasno.
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in razjasnimo nekaj.
06:43
The wordbeseda "midgetpritlikavec" is a slurblatenje.
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Beseda "pritlikavec" je žaljivka.
06:47
It evolvedevolucijo from PTPT Barnum'sBarnum's eraera
of circusescirkusi and freakčudak showskaže.
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Razvila se je v času cirkusov
in razkazovanja pokvek.
06:52
SocietyDružbe has evolvedevolucijo.
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Družba se je razvila.
06:55
So should our vocabularybesednjak.
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Moral bi se tudi naš besednjak.
06:57
LanguageJezik is a powerfulmočno toolorodje.
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Jezik je močno orodje.
07:00
It does not just nameime our societydružbo.
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Ne samo, da označuje našo družbo.
07:02
It shapesoblike it.
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Oblikuje jo.
07:04
I am incrediblyneverjetno proudponosen
to be a little personoseba,
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Izredno ponosna sem, da sem mala oseba,
07:08
to have inheritedpodedoval
the conditionstanje of achondroplasiaachondroplasia.
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da sem podedovala to
stanje, imenovano ahondroplazija.
07:11
But I am mostnajbolj proudponosen to be SineadSinead.
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Ampak najbolj ponosna sem, da sem Sinead.
07:14
AchondroplasiaAchondroplasia is
the mostnajbolj commonpogosti formobrazec of dwarfismdwarfism.
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Ahondroplazija je najbolj pogosta
oblika pritlikavosti.
07:18
AchondroplasiaAchondroplasia translatesprevaja
as "withoutbrez cartilagehrustanec formationoblikovanje."
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Ahondroplazija v prevodu pomeni
"brez hrustanca."
07:22
I have shortkratek limbsokončin
and achondroplasticachondroplastic facialobraza featuresLastnosti,
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Imam kratke okončine in
ahondroplastične obrazne poteze,
07:26
my foreheadčelo and my nosenos.
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moje čelo in moj nos.
07:29
My armsroke do not straightenporavnati fullyv celoti,
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Moje roke se ne iztegnejo popolnoma,
07:32
but I can lickLizati my elbowkomolec.
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lahko pa se z jezikom dotaknem komolca.
07:34
I'm not showingprikazovanje you that one.
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Tega vam ne bom pokazala.
07:37
AchondroplasiaAchondroplasia occursse zgodi in approximatelypribližno
one in everyvsak 20,000 birthsrojstev.
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Ahondroplazija se pojavi približno na
vsakih 20.000 porodov.
07:42
80 percentodstotkov of little people
are bornRojen to two average-heightpovprečna višina parentsstarši.
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80 odstotkov malih ljudi se rodi
dvema povprečno velikima staršema.
07:47
That meanssredstva that anybodykdorkoli in this roomsoba
could have a childotrok with achondroplasiaachondroplasia.
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To pomeni, da se lahko vsakemu v tej sobi
rodi otrok z ahondroplazijo.
07:51
YetŠe, I inheritedpodedoval my conditionstanje from my dadOče.
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Vendar, jaz sem jo podedovala
po svojem očetu.
07:55
I'd like to showshow you a photofotografija of my familydružina.
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Rada bi vam pokazala sliko svoje družine.
07:59
My mothermama is averagepovprečje heightvišina,
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Moja mama je povprečne velikosti,
08:01
my fatherOče is a little personoseba
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moj oče je mala oseba
08:03
and I am the eldestnajstarejši of fivepet childrenotroci.
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in jaz sem najstarejša od petih otrok.
08:06
I have threetri sisterssestre and one brotherbrat.
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Imam tri sestre in enega brata.
08:09
They are all averagepovprečje heightvišina.
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Vsi so povprečne velikosti.
08:12
I am incrediblyneverjetno fortunatesrečo
to have been bornRojen into a familydružina
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Neverjetno sem srečna,
da sem se rodila v družino,
08:15
that cultivatedobdelana
my curiosityradovednost and my tenacityvztrajnost,
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ki je spodbujala mojo zvedavost
in mojo trmo,
08:19
that protectedzaščitena me from the unkindnessunkindness
and ignorancenevednost of strangerstujci
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ki me je varovala pred neprijaznostjo
in nevednostjo tujcev,
08:24
and that armedoboroženi me with the resilienceodpornost,
creativityustvarjalnost and confidencezaupanje
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ki me je oborožila z vztrajnostjo,
kreativnostjo in zaupanjem,
08:28
that I neededpotrebno to survivepreživeti and manipulatemanipulirati
the physicalfizično environmentokolje and societydružbo.
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ki sem ga potrebovala za preživetje in
upravljanje s fizičnim okoljem in družbo.
08:34
If I was to pinpointnatančno any reasonrazlog
why I am successfuluspešno,
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Če bi želela izpostaviti en razlog,
zakaj sem uspešna,
08:38
it is because I was
and I am a lovedLjubil sem childotrok,
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je to zato, ker sem bila in
še vedno sem ljubljen otrok,
08:43
now, a lovedLjubil sem childotrok
with a lot of sassSass and sarcasmsarkazem,
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no, ljubljen otrok z veliko zbadanja
in sarkazma,
08:47
but a lovedLjubil sem childotrok nonethelesskljub temu.
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ampak vseeno ljubljen otrok.
08:50
In givingdajanje you an insightvpogled
into who I am todaydanes
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S tem, ko sem vam dala vpogled
v to, kdo sem danes,
08:54
I wanted to offerponudbe you a newnovo perspectiveperspektive.
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sem vam želela ponuditi
nov pogled na svet.
08:57
I wanted to challengeizziv the ideaideja
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Želela sem izzvati idejo,
08:58
that designoblikovanje is but a toolorodje
to createustvarite functionfunkcijo and beautylepota.
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da oblikovanje ni samo orodje
za ustvarjanje uporabnosti in lepote.
09:03
DesignOblikovanje greatlyzelo impactsvplivov
uponna people'sljudje livesživi,
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Oblikovanje v veliki meri vpliva
na življenja ljudi,
09:07
all livesživi.
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vsa življenja.
09:09
DesignOblikovanje is a way in whichki
we can feel includedvključeni in the worldsvet,
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Oblikovanje je način, s katerim
se lahko počutimo vključene v svet,
09:13
but it is alsotudi a way in whichki
we can upholdpodprejo a person'sosebe dignitydostojanstvo
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a tudi način, s katerim lahko
osebi ohranimo dostojanstvo
09:17
and theirnjihovi humančlovek rightspravice.
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in njihove človeške pravice.
09:19
DesignOblikovanje can alsotudi inflictpovzročitve vulnerabilityranljivost
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Oblikovanje lahko tudi zada rane
09:22
on a groupskupina whosečigar needspotrebe aren'tne consideredupoštevati.
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skupini, katere potrebe niso upoštevane.
09:26
So todaydanes, I want
your perceptionsdojemanje challengedizpodbijano.
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Zato danes hočem izzvati vaše dojemanje.
09:30
Who are we not designingoblikovanje for?
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Za koga ne oblikujemo?
09:33
How can we amplifyrazširitev theirnjihovi voicesglasovi
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Kako lahko ojačamo njihove glasove
09:35
and theirnjihovi experiencesizkušnje?
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in njihove izkušnje?
09:38
What is the nextNaslednji stepkorak?
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Kakšen je naslednji korak?
09:40
DesignOblikovanje is an enormousogromno privilegeprivilegij,
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Oblikovanje je velikanski privilegij,
09:43
but it is a biggervečje responsibilityodgovornost.
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a je še večja odgovornost.
09:45
I want you to openodprto your eyesoči.
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Želim, da odprete oči.
09:48
Thank you so much.
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Najlepša hvala.
09:50
(ApplauseAplavz)
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(Aplavz)
Translated by Crtomir Erzen
Reviewed by Nika Kotnik

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sinéad Burke - Writer, educator
Sinéad Burke amplifies voices and instigates curious conversations.

Why you should listen

Since her first days of elementary school, Sinéad Burke has understood the power of education to combat ignorance, to challenge the status quo and to give agency to the most vulnerable. She wanted to become a teacher -- one who ensured that children felt represented, listened to and safe in her classroom -- and she graduated at the top of her class, receiving the Vere Foster Medal from Marino Institute of Education.

Through writing, public speaking and social media, Burke highlights the lack of inclusivity within the fashion industry and encourages the industry to design for and with disabled people. She critiques the ways in which the media talks about and to women, offering an alternative conversation that celebrates the achievements of others with her "Extraordinary Women" interview series.

Burke has visited schools, workplaces, government agencies and the White House to facilitate honest conversations about education, disability, fashion and accessibility. She advocates for the inclusion of all and challenges officials to legislate with most marginalized in our communities.

Bure is currently undertaking a PhD in Trinity College, Dublin on human rights education that specifically comments on the ways in which schools allow children to have a voice. She values kindness, empathy and volunteerism, and she is an ambassador for the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Irish Girl Guides.

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