Marlee Matlin: Decent work for disabled persons

To mark the International Day for Disabled Persons, Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin joined the International Labour Organization to call for decent work for disabled persons. "Let's make decent work a reality for all," she signs.

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[Chris1983w]

This is a video about disabilities and deaf actress Marlee Matlin ist talking in sign language. Her interpretor is translating into English. But where is the closed caption????

[ILOTV]

@Chris1983w: CC has been added. Unfortunately we do not have the entire collection of ILO TV's videos with Closed Captions, but we want to let you know that we are working on the improvement of our web-based platforms in order to be consistent with our principles of equity, not only for the deaf and hard of hearing people, but also for Non-English speakers.

[bikerwidow69]

Who are you to define what Deaf is? So my hearing impaired husband, who can speak and works with hearing people is not "Deaf"? Do you think he thinks he belongs to the hearing world? Guess what? He doesn't belong to either! Where do you fit in? Many of my Deaf friends "tend" to use voice, does that mean they are no 100% Deaf? They use interpreters, but they can work and function without them too. You hate her? You are envious I think. Stop being so angry and start fighting for what is important.

[happihippie70]

shes totally right, we can do anything we want, our ears are just BROKEN! thats all ! were smart and excatly the same w feelings and not labeled DUMB! i was a certified phlebontomist...only one deaf grad from the sch. the director knew i couldnt get a job.. so iwent and looked for work at a hosptial.... one lady said to me " umm.. its like a blind person trying to be a bus driver" myself esteem shot down so bad i never overcame that feeling of REJECTION

[pickypal100]

i'm a hearing person and I cannot concieve that there would be any form of task on the planet that a deaf person could not handle giving the right training

[deafornot9]

I just start to learn ASL recently, am hard of hearing. I can sign some simple words now. I joined a great deaf daing site, ----Deafornot dot c om----, and met some good deaf/HOH friends over there. They help me to learn ASL.

[sinborn41214]

HOLY SHIT THIS UPLOADER GETS IT!!! I've been trying to watch videos about cochlear implants, and there's tons of deaf folks signing their opinions. But of course there's no transcript, or voiceover, so I don't know what they are saying.

[erc355]

Wow. Just going through all of her Interviews on youtube Jack has been with her a long time, Way to go Marlee. You are the best.

[lindabphoenix]

Marlee, THIS IS EXCELLENT! THANKS!

[RandomGuyNamed]

A well-a bird, bird, bird

B-Bird is the word

A well-a bird, bird, bird

B-Bird is the word...

[BansheeSiren]

@knockoutdad01 Thanks for snubbing handicapped/disabled people and implying we don't work hard.  I hadn't been discriminated against enough already.

If you walk in a room and people treat you like you're different because your body doesn't work the same as theirs don't burn the only people who truly know how it feels!

[BansheeSiren]

@happihippie70 I understand exactly how you feel. I am incredibly over qualified for my minimum wage job but the only work I've gotten is work where the client can't see me. I was once told "We get so busy here we run! we run!." The Office was just a little bigger than a closet. The people who understand what we go through are other people with disabilities so we should look out for each other and not fight among ourselves about petty differences. Who needs more discrimination? Not me!

[BansheeSiren]

I have a lot of job interviews where people talk down to me. A lot of people seem to think this is OK because "They mean well". There was a time when it was common for people to talk down to someone because as a female or an ethnic minority, they were perceived as less intelligent. Do you think that was OK because the ignorant people meant well? It is never OK to talk down to anyone.

[BansheeSiren]

Dont give up. If you knock on enough doors you will find someone who isnt ignorant. Its hard and discouraging. Ive been fired twice because people didnt feel comfortable seeing me and not because of the quality of my work. I worked my way through school delivering flyers while walking on a cane because it was a job I could get over the phone. When they saw me they tried to get rid of me but after 4 years they told me I was 1 of only 2 reliable people they ever had.