Tħabat, Irnexxejt.|My Endeavours, My Triumphs|mt|ltr

F’dan l-episodju, qed ningħaqdu my Maryanne, li se taqsam magħna l-attivitajiet differenti li esplorat waqt il-COVID-19 biex tnaqqas l-esperjenza tal-iżolament. L-attivitajiet mhux biss għenuha issaħħah ir-rabtiet mal-komunità, imma għenuha ttejjeb il-ħiliet motorji fini. Maryanne kburija bil-kisbiet tagħha, u taqsam kif b’dawn issib s-sens ta’ skop għal-ħajja u li tħoss li hi parti mill-komunita’.

About the storyteller

Fl-1975, Maryanne twieldet tlett xhur qabel iż-żmien bil-kundizzjoni cerebral palsy, u tuża siġġu tar-roti biex tmur minn post għal ieħor. Maryanne għandha passjoni biex taqbeż għad-drittijiet tal-persuni b’diżabilità u appoġġjat proġetti tal-kunsill billi użat l-esperjenza tad-diżabilita’ tagħha biex tgħarraf dan ir-rwol. Kisbet ‘Diploma in Community Services’ kif ukoll ‘Certifcate II and III in Administration’ u ‘Certificate IV in Training and Assessment’. Hija mlaħħqa bħala ‘integration aide’ u tagħmel ħafna voluntarjat u ġbir ta’ fondi għal għaqdiet differenti fil-ħin liberu tagħha.

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Kelliema: Bonġu u merħba għall-programm Speak My Language fejn nies minn komunitajiet ta' kulturi diversi jitkellmu fuq kif tista' tgħix tajjeb b'diżabilita’. Din L-intervista ġiet irrekordjata minn Julie Sciberras f’isem l-Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria.

Fl-intervisti tagħna nitgħallmu minn persuni b’diżabilita'minn komunitajiet ta' kulturi diversi, fuq kif jużaw il-ħiliet tagħhom u r-riżorsi tal-komunita' biex ikollhom ħajja aħjar, huma fejn huma. Ser naqsmu stejjer personali, tips u ideat mingħand nies b'diżabilita' u oħrajn li jistgħu jgħidulna fuq postijiet fejn tmur, opportunitajiet u attivitajiet li huma aċċessibbli.

Julie: Illum stedint lill-ispeaker Maryanne li ser tgħidilna l-istorja tagħha, tal-affarijiet li tħobb tagħmel. Merħba Maryanne u grazzi talli qiegħda fuq dal-programm tagħna.

Maryanne: Grazzi ħafna li staqsejtni biex nagħmel dan il-programm miegħek.

Julie: Jien smajt li tħobb tagħmel l-affarijiet.

Maryanne: Nagħmel ħafna affarijiet. Nagħmel il-bookmarks, Christmas decorations li tista’ tagħmilhom għas-siġra tal-Milied u nagħmel ritratti, jekk ittini ritratt tal-familja, nista’ nagħmlu fuq il-kanvaż u nagħmilhom biż-żibeġ. U nagħmel ħafna affarijiet iżjed, okay.

Julie: In-nies iħobbuh ix-xogħol tiegħek?

Maryanne: Jien bdejt dan ix-xogħol fi żmien il-Covid, is-sena l-oħra u għandi xi ħbieb li staqsewni biex nagħmel ritratti tal-familja jew tal-Mickey Mouse. Għall-Milied għandi orders biex jagħmlu r-ritratti tagħhom u tal-familji tagħhom. Għalhekk bdejtu u mbagħad bdejt nagħmel dan ix-xogħol minħabba idejja biex nista’ nagħmel idejja sew biex niġbor l-oġġett u idejja qed jiġu aħjar milli kienu.

Julie: Tajjeb, tajjeb Maryanne. Mela n-nies jiġu bl-orders- u għandek ħafna orders?

Maryanne: Bħalissa għandi sitta minnhom. Għandi wieħed ta’ Dumbo. Għandi oħra bir-ritratt taż-żwiemel tagħha. Għandi ħafna ġejjin u nbiegħ il-bookmarks ukoll u ndum biex nagħmilhom. Biex nagħmel ir-ritratti tal-familja ndum xahar biex nagħmilhom. Jibagħtu r-ritratt u mbagħad huma jagħmluhom fuq il-kanvaż u mbagħad jien nagħmel iż-żibeġ fuq il-kanvaż bin-numri u ndum xahar biex nagħmilhom u mbagħad meta nispiċċa ngħaddi r-rolling pin fuqhom biex nagħfas iż-żibeġ sew fuq il-kanvaż u mbagħad nisprejjhom biex ma joħorġux. Imbagħad noħodhom għand il-framer biex jagħmilhom fil-frame.

Julie: U kif tħossok meta n-nies jistaqsuk biex tagħmel dawn l-affarijiet?

Maryanne: Jien insibni nieħu pjaċir meta nispiċċa r-ritratt. Għandi ħafna proġetti meta nibda u meta nispiċċa. Meta jkun lest ikun bħar-ritratt eżatt.

Julie: Ix-xogħol tiegħek jiġi bħar-ritratt eżatt?

Maryanne: Kważi l-istess.

Julie: Tajjeb, tajjeb. Kif sibtu dan il-passion?

Maryanne: Dan il-passion sibtu minħabba l-Covid. Is-sena l-oħra kellna l-Covid u jien noqgħod fejn il-baħar u ma nistax noħroġ mill-bieb ‘il barra minħabba l-Covid u minħabba kif jien. Għalhekk bdejtu biex nista’ nagħmel xi ħaġa d-dar u ma niddejjaqx waħdi. Għalhekk bdejtu għax bil-Covid ma nistax noħroġ barra u jien niddejjaq id-dar waħdi.

Julie: Tista’ tagħtina eżempji ta’ affarijiet pożittivi minn dan ix-xogħol?

Maryanne: Naħseb idejja qegħdin jimpruvvjaw. Idejja qegħdin aħjar minn meta bdejt. Issa nista’ nagħmel aktar xogħol tajjeb minħabba din l-activity. Inħobb nara l-finished product li nagħmel u nieħu pjaċir ħafna bih. Għalhekk qegħda nagħmlu.

Julie: U man-nies għandek aktar kunfidenza?

Maryanne: B’din l-attività, nagħmel l-orders, għandi l-Facebook page tiegħi u nimmiksja man-nies fuq il-kompjuter u nagħmel l-orders u nagħmel ftit flus biex nixtri pictures oħra bħal għandi waħda hawn tal-Mickey Mouse. Għandi oħra ta’ Winnie the Pooh u nagħmel ta’ Marilyn Monroe u ritratti bħal dawk u mbagħad nagħmel tan-nies li jridu tal-familja, jew ta’ xi ħadd importanti għalihom.

Julie: Maryanne, milli qed nisma’ you are very proud tal-affarijiet li tagħmel.

Maryanne: Iva

Julie: Tajjeb, tajjeb. Issa jekk xi ħadd li qed jisma’ dal-programm. X’parir trid ittihom jekk iridu jagħmlu xi ħaġa bħal li qed tagħmel inti?

Maryanne: Intihom il-parir li tipprova ħafna attivitajiet differenti l-ewwel. Imbagħad tagħżel li tħobb inti, li tista’ tagħmel. Imbagħad jekk issib xi ħaġa tkompliha u timpruvjha.

Julie: Issa ġejna fl-aħħar tal-programm Maryanne u grazzi tal-ħin li qegħdin nitħadtu.

Maryanne: Grazzi ħafna li stedinti biex nagħmel dan il-programm miegħek.

Julie: Hemm ħafna li tgħallimt minnek Maryanne. L-aktar li tgħallimt hi li n-nies iridu jippruvaw l-affarijiet biex jaraw x’jaqblilhom. Forsi meta qegħdin jipprattikaw isibu xi ħaġa li tgħinhom f’idejhom jew xi ħaġa oħra, anke moħħhom, għax meta qed tagħmel l-affarijiet moħħok jaħdem.

Maryanne: Għalhekk jien inħobb dan ix-xogħol għax tħaddem moħħok, tħaddem idejk u ma tiddejaqx tagħmlu. Tinsieh il-ħin u l-ħin jiġri.

Julie: Tajjeb, tajjeb. Maryanne, grazzi talli ġejt fuq il-programm tagħna

Maryanne: Grazzi

Kelliema: Jekk ħadt pjaċir b’dan ir-rekording żur il-website speakmylanguage.com.au fejn tista' ssib aktar informazzjoni. Jekk jogħġbok, xerred il-kelma fuq Speak My Language, sibna wkoll fuq Facebook, Twitter, Instagram U LinkedIn, U għinna nkomplu din il-konverżazzjoni mal-Awstralja u forsi anke madwar id-dinja. L-Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria kburin li qed iwasslulek il-programm Speak My Language fil-Victoria. Il-programm Speak My Language hu ffinanzjat mid-Department of Social Services u mwassal madwar l-Awstralja fi sħubija bejn L-Ethnic and Multicultural Communities Councils u l-Multicultural Councils ta' kull stat u territorju madwar l-Awstralja. Is-sħab tagħna tax-xandir nazzjonali huma l-SBS U l-NEMBC.

In 1975, Maryanne was born 3 months premature with cerebral palsy, and uses a wheelchair to get around. Maryanne is passionate about disability advocacy and has supported council projects in this capacity by using her lived experience of disability to inform her role. She has completed a Diploma in Community Services as well as Certificate 2 and 3 Administration, and a Certificate 4 Training and Assessment. She is a qualified integration aide, and does a lot of volunteering and fundraising for different organisations in her free time.

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Speaker: Hello and welcome to the Speak My Language program, where people from communities of diverse cultures talk about living well with a disability. This interview was recorded by Julie Sciberras on behalf of the Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria.

In our interviews we learn from disabled persons of diverse culture communities how they can use their skills and community resources to live better wherever they are. We share personal stories, tips and ideas from people with disabilities and others who can tell us about places where you can go, activities and opportunities which are accessible.

Julie: Today I invited the speaker Maryanne who will tell us her story, about the things she likes to do. Welcome Maryanne and thank you for being on our programme.

Maryanne: Thank you very much for asking me to do this programme with you.

Julie: I have heard that you love making things.

Maryanne: I make a lot of things. I make bookmarks, Christmas decorations that you can make them for the Christmas tree, and I make photos, if you give me a family photo, I can put it on the canvas and I make them with beads. And I make a lot more things, Ok.

Julie: Do people love your work?

Maryanne: I started doing this work during the time of Covid, last year and I have some friends who asked me to make family or Mickey Mouse photos. For Christmas I have orders to make their photos and those of their families. This is why I started it and then I started to do this work because of my hands to improve my hands to pick up the object and my hands are getting better than they were before.

Julie: Very well, Maryanne. So the people come with the orders and do you have a lot of orders?

Maryanne: At the moment I have six of them. I have one of Dumbo. I have another one with the photo of her horses. I have a lot on the way and I also sell bookmarks and it takes me a long time to make them. It takes me a month to make the family photos. They send the photo and then they put them on canvas and then I put the beads on the canvas with numbers and it takes me a month to make them and then when I finish I pass the rolling pin on them to press the beads properly on the canvas and then I spray them so that they do not come out. Then I take them to the framer to put them in the frame.

Julie: And how do you feel when people ask you to make these things?

Maryanne: I find that I enjoy it when I finish the photo. I have a lot of projects when I start and finish. When it is finished, it looks like the photo exactly.

Julie: Your work comes out exactly as the photo?

Maryanne: Almost the same.

Julie: Very well. How did you discover this passion?

Maryanne: I discovered this passion because of Covid. Last year we had the Covid and I live near the sea and I cannot go out because of Covid and because of my condition. This is why I started it to do something at home and not to feel bored on my own. This is why I started it as due to Covid I cannot go outside and I do not like being on my own at home.

Julie: Can you give us examples of positive things relating to this work?

Maryanne: I think that my hands are improving. My hands are better from when I started. Now I can do better work because of this activity. I love seeing the finished product and I enjoy it a lot. This is why I do it.

Julie: And you have more confidence with people?

Maryanne: With this activity, I make the orders, I have my own Facebook page and I mix with people through the computer and I make the orders and I make some money to buy other pictures like I have here one of Mickey Mouse. I have another one of Winnie the Pooh and I make one of Marilyn Monroe and photos like that and then I make the photos that people want of their family, or of someone who is important to them.

Julie: Maryanne, from what I am hearing, you are very proud of the things that you make.

Maryanne: Yes

Julie: Very well. Now if someone is listening to this programme. What advice would you like to give them if they want to do something similar to what you are doing?

Maryanne: I would advise them to first try many different activities. Then you choose what you like, that you can do. Then if you find something, you continue with it and improve it.

Julie: Now we have come to the end of the programme Maryanne and thank you for the time for our talk.

Maryanne: Thank you very much for inviting me to do this programme with you.

Julie: There is a lot that I learnt from you Maryanne. I mostly learnt that people need to try things to see what suits them. Maybe when they are practising they find something that helps their hands or something else, even their mind, as when you are making things, your mind is active.

Maryanne: That is why I love this work as you use your brain, your hands and you do not get bored doing it. You forget the time and time flies.

Julie: Very well. Maryanne, thank you for coming on our programme

Maryanne: Thank you

Speaker: If you have enjoyed our recording, please check out our website speakmylanguage.com.au where you will find more information. And please, tell others about Speak My Language, also look for us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and help us continue this conversation across Australia and, maybe even around the world. The Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria is proud to be delivering the Speak My Language program in Victoria. The Speak My Language program is funded by the Department of Social Services and is delivered nationally through a partnership between all the state and territory Ethnic and Multicultural Communities Councils and Multicultural Councils around Australia. Our national broadcast partners are SBS and NEMBC.

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Julie Sciberras

Julie hija kampjun tal-awtopromozzjoni tad-drittijiet tal-persuni b’diżabilità ta’ kulturi diversi. Ilha taħdem f’dan il-qasam mill-2011. Waħda mill-aqwa esperjenzi tax-xogħol tagħha hi li... Go to page where you can read more about Julie Sciberras

Tħabat, Irnexxejt.My Endeavours, My Triumphs

About the storyteller

About the storyteller