Sinéad Burke: Why design should include everyone
Sinead Burke: Varför formgivning bör inkludera alla
Sinéad Burke amplifies voices and instigates curious conversations. Full bio
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you're 105 and a half centimeters tall.
när man är 105,5 cm lång.
by airline assistants in a wheelchair.
i en rullstol av flygbolagets personal.
använda rullstol,
to get through.
att ta mig fram.
security, preclearance
och passkontrollen
services in the airport
specialservice på flygplatsen
is just not designed with me in mind.
inte planerats med mig i åtanke.
to lift my carry-on bag
mitt handbagage
for safety purposes cannot help me
hjälpa mig, av säkerhetsskäl,
and my independence.
autonomi och självständighet.
it isn't all bad.
att resa i min storlek.
is like business class.
är samma som i businessklass.
and society that remind me.
och samhället som påminner mig.
is an excruciating experience.
är en pinsam upplevelse.
a bin that I can turn upside down.
skräpkorg att stå på.
four- to six-inch reach,
with my iPhone.
låset med min iPhone.
had in mind when he designed the iPhone,
när han formgav iPhone,
is that I approach a stranger.
går fram till en främling.
outside my cubicle door.
without washing my hands.
ha tvättat händerna.
every single day
var eviga dag
hand dryer and mirror
handtorken och spegeln
is somewhat of an option.
the lock on the door,
the hand dryer and the mirror.
handtorken och spegeln.
can transfer across with ease.
förflytta sig till den enklare.
and necessary innovation,
nödvändig uppfinning,
a new project or idea as accessible,
något tillgängligt inom formgivningen,
are not being accommodated for?
upon me in much more casual ways too,
mig på många vardagliga sätt också.
as ordering a cup of coffee.
en fettfri vaniljlatte,
to wean myself off the syrup.
mig från sirapen.
it's not designed well,
beside the pastry cabinet
points to my existence
and I move along to collect my coffee.
och ställer mig för att få kaffet.
that I have paid for
kaffet jag betalat för
on the clothes that I want to wear.
de kläder jag vill använda.
that reflect my personality.
reflekterar min personlighet.
in the childrenswear department.
requires far too many alterations.
för många ändringar.
professionalism and sophistication.
mogenhet, proffsighet och sofistik.
with Velcro straps and light-up shoes.
med kardborrband och LED-skor.
to light-up shoes.
inget emot LED-skorna.
on such simple things,
också så små saker
to a seating position with grace.
från stående position.
of design heights of chairs,
på händer och knän
that it might tip over at any stage.
om att den närsomhelst kan välta.
a bathroom, a coffee shop, or clothes,
ett café eller kläder,
it has given me an opportunity
har jag fått en möjlighet
as a blogger and as an activist,
som bloggare och aktivist.
of circuses and freak shows.
av cirkusar och missfostercirkus.
to be a little person,
över att vara kortvuxen;
the condition of achondroplasia.
att vara Sinead.
the most common form of dwarfism.
formen av dvärgväxt.
as "without cartilage formation."
and achondroplastic facial features,
och akondroplastiska ansiktsdrag,
one in every 20,000 births.
1 på 20 000 födslar.
are born to two average-height parents.
har medellånga föräldrar.
could have a child with achondroplasia.
kan få ett barn med akondroplasi.
to have been born into a family
att ha fötts till en familj
my curiosity and my tenacity,
and ignorance of strangers
och främmande folks okunskap.
creativity and confidence
kreativitet och självförtroende
the physical environment and society.
och manipulera min fysiska omgivning.
why I am successful,
en orsak till min framgång
and I am a loved child,
och är ett älskat barn.
with a lot of sass and sarcasm,
into who I am today
om vem jag är idag
to create function and beauty.
för att skapa funktion och skönhet.
upon people's lives,
i stor grad människors liv,
we can feel included in the world,
känna oss inkluderade
we can uphold a person's dignity
your perceptions challenged.
era uppfattningar.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sinéad Burke - Writer, educatorSinéad 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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