Disability

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

Video playlists about Disability

Designing for disability

11 talks • 2h 29m
Good design -- and smart technology -- should fuel inclusivity. These talks show how tech and design can empower.

Should we redesign humans?

12 talks • 2h 44m
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

12:14

Dean Furness

To overcome challenges, stop comparing yourself to others

Posted May 2020
13:58

Rebecca Knill

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

Posted Feb 2020
8:55

Tom Nash

The perks of being a pirate

Posted Jan 2020
19:22

Mark Pollock and Simone George

A love letter to realism in a time of grief

Posted Sep 2018
17:10

Judith Heumann

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

Posted Mar 2018
13:15

Minda Dentler

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

Posted Mar 2018
13:40

Mindy Scheier

How adaptive clothing empowers people with disabilities

Posted Jan 2018
13:36

Heather Lanier

"Good" and "bad" are incomplete stories we tell ourselves

Posted Dec 2017
7:47

Susan Robinson

How I fail at being disabled

Posted Jul 2017
9:57

Sinéad Burke

Why design should include everyone

Posted Jun 2017
14:19

Gonzalo Vilariño

How Argentina's blind soccer team became champions

Posted Aug 2016
13:17

Elise Roy

When we design for disability, we all benefit

Posted Jul 2016
11:15

Wanda Diaz Merced

How a blind astronomer found a way to hear the stars

Posted Jun 2016
14:12

Matthew Williams

Special Olympics let me be myself — a champion

Posted Feb 2016
13:03

Daniel Kish

How I use sonar to navigate the world

Posted Mar 2015
6:08

Rosie King

How autism freed me to be myself

Posted Nov 2014
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