AttitudeLive - Disability in Vietnam

Dan is in Hanoi where people with disabilites are rarely seen, on screens or on the streets.

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Sixty percent of people with disabilities

lives in towns and cities
throughout Asia and the Pacific

yet here in Hanoi I stand out

and it's because you just don't see

people with disabilities

as part of day to day life.

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So what role do broadcasters and producers

like me play?

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The Asian Broadcasting Union.

It's one of the largest most powerful

organisations in public service television.

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It's great that the 700
delegates at this conference

are eager to find a way

that they might be able
to play a role in changing

attitudes in their community.

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What is it like for people with disabilities
where you come from

in terms of are they seen on TV?

[Woman] An honest answer? Not much.

I wish there would be more, but they're not

and I think we are at fault

the media is at fault

and partly I think there
is a hesitancy on their part

as well to be exposed.

We're the people who actually dispel

a whole lot of myths, you know

we're the people who tell people

I think that's what media does

it tries to bridge a lot of gaps

and bring people closer.

So I feel that media has a huge role

not just to enable disabled people

but in a whole lot of areas

empowering people especially.

What I'm taking away from this is

it's not just enough
for people with disabilites

to catch up in the media

we need to lead.

By combining traditional broadcast
with new technology

we've got an opportunity
to create more traffic than ever

and raise the awareness of people with disabilites.

The fact that we're entering a new era,

that provides a great opportunity.

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