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Disability

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Disability.

Video playlists about Disability

Designing for disability

Good design -- and smart technology -- should fuel inclusivity. These talks show how tech and design can empower.

Should we redesign humans?

The age of bioengineering is upon us, with scientists' understanding of how to engineer cells, tissues and organs improving at a rapid pace. Here, how this could affect the future of our physical bodies.

Talks about Disability

A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text

The life-changing power of assistive technologies

The missing 96 percent of the universe

To overcome challenges, stop comparing yourself to others

Rosario Perazolo Masjoan

¿Cuándo te importa mi silla de ruedas?

How technology has changed what it's like to be deaf

The perks of being a pirate

The cost of failing to design accessibly

Matthew Shifrin

How I helped make Lego accessible to the blind

A new way to define self-worth

Iseult Gillespie

Frida Kahlo: The woman behind the legend

Pedro Brugarolas

Why do hospitals have particle accelerators?

Mark Pollock and Simone George

A love letter to realism in a time of grief

Why we need to make education more accessible to the deaf

Our fight for disability rights -- and why we're not done yet

What I learned when I conquered the world's toughest triathlon

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Exclusive articles about Disability

My personal lesson in “White Privilege 101” and other of this week’s comments

This week’s haul of great comments includes thoughts on Jamila Lyiscott's spoken word essay, the happy memory of an excellent teacher, and a shared photo of a cockroach carcass, inspired by Ed Yong's tales of dastardly parasites.

Posted Jun 2014

I am also not an inspiration! And other of this week’s smart comments

This week's digital mailbag includes thoughts on the late Rita Pierson's call to educational arms and a very personal response to Stella Young's argument that just because she's in a wheelchair, we really shouldn't see her as being an inspiration.

Posted Jun 2014

You get to decide if you’re an inspiration or not

In her TED Talk, "I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much," comedian and disability advocate Stella Young explains why "inspiration porn" is such a downer. For Emily McManus, she brought to mind two other TED speakers, and a useful insight.

Posted Jun 2014