*Friday Happy Hour in Formosa Episode #21 第21集*

David Chang of Crossroads Taiwan - Part 1
Crossroads 社團法人台灣全球連結發展協會 David Chang -  Part 1

人客來坐 My Taiwan Story

I've been checking on the Disability Inclusion petition status and we are still a long way from the 4000 signed petitions needed. So I’ve invited David Chang, the Secretary-General of Crossroads, to chat with us about why this initiative is so important. Crossroads is a non-profit organization committed to facilitating an exchange of talent and resources right here in Taiwan. And this is just one of the many awesome things they are doing over there. In this interview, you will learn how David gathered all his skills and experiences in the past and put them to great use to try to make Taiwan a better place for people from all around the world who've gathered on this land that they’ve grown to love. But for these new residents of Taiwan to truly be able to live here, they have to have all the basic rights as the rest of the Taiwanese citizens who pay into the societal system just like these new residents have. 
I urge you to sign this Disability Inclusion petition if you haven’t already. Here is the link to sign the petition and here is a step-by-step English instruction on how to do so! 

這個禮拜我同時也邀請到另外一個重量級的來賓。 他是Crossroads 社團法人台灣全球連結發展協會的秘書長，也同樣是一元翻譯創辦人的David Chang 來到我們的節目。他們這個Crossroads發展協會的宗旨其實非常廣泛，包括透過教育資源人才社群以及投資的的連結來推廣台灣數位學術以及產業轉型。那今天特別邀請到David來跟我們分享他們最近在大力推廣的一件事。也就是之前的來賓Carrie所談到關於社團法人台灣全球連結發展協會在推動政府外籍身心障礙者時平等身心障礙證明

根據身心障礙者佔臺灣人口比率的5.1%和全球佔人口比率的16%來推估，臺灣有4萬到17萬6千名外籍身心障礙者。然而，現行規定只允許來自單一特定國家的外籍人士申請身心障礙證明，導致上萬名久住臺灣的外籍身心障礙者無法獲得專門為殘障人士設計的必要公共援助和救助，包括但不限於：雇用家庭照護移工、申請昂貴的醫療設備和服務的經濟援助，就讀特殊教育學校或班級及身心障礙者專用停車位識別證明。

大家趕快手刀點去簽署Crossroads台灣全球連結發展協會在公共政策網路平臺上提倡讓久住臺灣的外籍身心障礙者都能申請身心障礙證明的提議吧！ 
 

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