Work Together, Walk Together

About Work Together, Walk Together

Work is not only a way to earn a living, but also a means to recognise one’s own abilities, and to realise one’s goals and dreams, so as to make one’s life complete - in today’s civilised society, the right to work is the basic right of each and every person, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) should never be treated differently. The community has the obligation to provide PWDs with appropriate support in the work environment. “Support” sometimes refers to changing the physical work environment (the provision of barrier-free facilities or tools). However, what is more important is to change people’s ways of thinking, or even the workplace culture (to put aside prejudice and get to know that PWDs are also talented; respect differences and treat others equally with sincerity). Meanwhile, PWDs should improve themselves through continuous self-enhancement, so that they can cope with the market needs. On that account, persons with disabilities must work together with their accompanying persons in order to improve their employment situation effectively. The six episodes of the television documentary “Talent-wise Employment 2020” records six stories about the employment of persons with disabilities. Through various features and perspectives, and the real-life experience sharing of the case protagonists and their accompanying persons, we hope to trigger the community’s awareness and discussion on the employment issues of persons with disabilities. During this particular time when the society is facing an economic downturn and increase of unemployment rate, all trades and industries should explore how to walk together with persons with disabilities. The contents of the six episodes are as follows: • New operational mindset of social enterprise • Visually impaired student participates in career planning to prepare for employment • Employer provides vocational training and job vacancies for the deaf and people with hearing impairment • Employment and development of highly educated persons with disabilities • Autistic person overcomes limitations to achieve diversified development • Employee with disability pursues his / her dream

Publisher

RTHK.HK

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Sept 2021

Latest episode

18 Oct 2021

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Oct 2021

   I am not Going to Build Walls Around Me

   Although persons with disabilities are different from the general public, they can pursue targets and dreams as long as they keep on going. Cecilia, who lost her sight at the age of three, grew up in the Mainland. She came to Hong Kong to reunite wit...

2. 

   11 Oct 2021

   They Who Came from the Stars

   High-functioning Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome are both “Autistic Spectrum Disorders”, patients may have behaviours that are different from social norms when communicating with other people. However, as long as we understand their needs and ideas, th...

3. 

   4 Oct 2021

   Companions in Mutual Support

   Persons with disabilities (PWDs) encounter many difficulties in the workplace, and highly educated PWDs are no exceptions. Walter, who is visually impaired, founded a charity which specializes in assisting highly educated PWDs to search for jobs which...

4. 

   27 Sept 2021

   Explore the Unexplored

   Christy and Cheuk-leung are persons with hearing impairment. Even though they have tertiary education qualifications, their job hunting journeys were still full of ups and downs – they either got laid off or failed to find a suitable job. They enroll...

5. 

   20 Sept 2021

   Looking for an Ideal Job

   To find an ideal job according to one’s own interests is a right that everyone should enjoy, and it should not be different because they are disabled. “Project WORKS” implemented by Ebenezer School and Home for the Visually Impaired (Ebenezer) related...

6. 

   13 Sept 2021

   Golden Laksa

   A social enterprise restaurant from Singapore grand opened in a food court in Hong Kong at end-2019. The restaurant’s concept is to help Hong Kong and the people living in the city. It provides one-stop services for people with special needs, includi...