看见残障人,促进残障人权利
“联合国倡导和维护人类大家庭每个成员的权利。今天以至今后每一天,我们都将不懈地为所有人追求正义、平等、尊严、人权。”
—联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯
今天是人权日。
作为人类大家庭的一员,残障人和非残障人一样,有权享有一切人权和基本自由,有权充分平等地参与社会并为之做出贡献。
残障融合是确保人权、可持续发展、和平和安全的一个基本条件,对实现《2030年可持续发展议程》不让任何一个人掉队的承诺至关重要。实现残障人的权利不仅关乎公正,也是对人类共同未来的投资。
联合国教科文组织在12月3日国际残障人日发起的#看见残障人#残障融合照片征集活动顺利落下帷幕。过去一周,我们通过新浪微博收到了多样化的摄影作品,展现残障人的领导力和参与工作、学术活动、社会服务、体育运动、文化生活、旅游、手工艺等各类活动的身影。这些展现残障赋权的照片反映出在一个真正包容的社会中,残障人能够在与其他人平等的基础上生活并充分参与社会。
图1:《楼顶运动》
拍摄者:袁志雄
图片描述:建古(视障)因发生意外导致双目失明,从小喜欢运动的他在志愿者的帮助下加入了无障碍跑团。受新冠疫情的影响小区暂时实行封闭管理,虽然他不能外出参加跑步运动,但是他每天坚持到楼顶进行体能训练。
图片及文字来源:新浪微博@东莞袁志雄
Figure 1: Sports On The Roof
Figure 2: In June 2021, the Sixth “Persons with physical disabilities Realizing the Dream of Climbing the Great Wall” event was held at Laolongtou Area, starting point of the Ming Great Wall in Shanhaiguan. Event organizer Luo Dongsheng (with second-degree physical disability), together with other persons with disabilities and volunteers, celebrated the completion and success of the event with songs, and gave thanks to the current era, the Communist Party and the country!
图片及文字来源:新浪微博@Trouailleee
Photographer: Huang Yuehan
Photo and text source: Sina Weibo @Trouailleee
*Note: It is great to see persons with disabilities participating in society equally! However, it is important to note that persons with disabilities want to be treated equally as well, instead of “disabled but strong, courageous and dedicated”. UNESCO recommends using disability-inclusive language, click on the link to learn more: https://www.ungeneva.org/sites/default/files/2021-01/Disability-Inclusive-Language-Guidelines.pdf.
Figure 4: The Silent Blossoming of Flowers
Photo and text source: Sina Weibo @JennyCui0503
Figure 6: Mr. Sun Yu is sharing some of his experience in research project application with teachers, hoping to help more teachers to successfully apply for research projects.
Image and text source: Sina Weibo @浦江小吃
Photographer: Yang Miao
Photo Description: On top of Huangshan Mountain at 1,600 meters, this group photo on a wheelchair looks extra warm. The great mountains of our country deserve to be enjoyed by everyone.
Photo and text source: Sina Weibo @中国黄山
Photographer: Chen Wei
Photo and text source: Sina Weibo @我是伟哥的微博
Photographer: Yuan Zhixiong
Photo description: Liu Lian (with visual impairment) is a blind masseur and a running enthusiast. Today he attended the public service first aid training with his son. He hopes to learn first aid skills through this training for whenever needed.
Photo and text source: Sina Weibo @东莞袁志雄
Photographer: Yuan Zhixiong
Photo Description: It is getting cold. The caring Jiangu (with visual impairment) woke up early in the morning to make a warm pot of ginger tea for the volunteers and runners with visual impairments who participated in today's Gathering Run.
Photo and text source: Sina Weibo @东莞袁志雄
Photo and text source: Sina Weibo @Seanlsb
I am a teacher of Chinese medicine; I am a massage therapist; I am anEnglish teacher; I am a psychological rehabilitator. They are all graduatesfrom the Shanghai School for the Blind. They have either amblyopia or totalblindness. Some of them have undergraduate degrees; some of them havepostgraduate degrees; others have college degrees. They are different in manyways and have substantial similarities. They are all giving back to their almamater and society, serving the community with their skills.
Photo and text source: Sina Weibo @Seanlsb
我们感谢每一位提供摄影作品的网友,这些美丽的作品为打破针对残障人的刻板印象带去启示,也同时在公众中为残障人创造了更真实的视觉形象。
特别感谢联合国驻华国别小组和联合国中国残障主题组的支持。
Make Persons with Disabilities Visible, Promote the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
“The United Nations stands for the rights of every member of our human family. Today and every day, we will continue to work for justice, equality, dignity and human rights for all.”
-- Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
Today is Human Rights Day.
Persons with disabilities, as part of the human family, are entitled to enjoy the full range of human rights and fundamental freedom, and to equally and fully participate in and contribute to society like anyone else.
Disability inclusion is an essential condition to upholding human rights, sustainable development, and peace and security. It is also central to the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to leave no one behind. The commitment to realizing the rights of persons with disabilities is not only a matter of justice; it is an investment in a common future.
The Disability-Inclusive Photo Collection Campaign #Make Persons with Disabilities Visible (看见残障人)# was launched by UNESCO on this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December. Responding to UNESCO’s call for photos showcasing the leadership and participation of persons with disabilities in our society, in the past week, a variety of photos were posted on Sina Weibo, showing persons with disabilities participating in work, study, and social services, and enjoying sports, culture, traveling, handicraft, and other types of social activities. Together they tell us empowering stories of persons with disabilities living and enjoying full participation on an equal basis with others, when societies are truly inclusive.
We thank everyone who contributed the beautiful and inspirational shots. You have helped breakdown stereotypes and create a more authentic visual understanding of persons with disabilities among the public.
Special thanks to the UN Country Team and the UN Theme Group on Disability in China for support.