So, what does it mean to be seen and heard. I learned the importance of this in one of the most unexpected places, prison. Imagine that for a second.I'm on remand waiting to be sentenced by the courts. I'm living in a 9 ft by 6 ft space. Bunk beds, window with bars that doesn't open, table, one chair, toilet in the corner, and the door.And I'm in this space from between 19 to 22 hours a day living with somebody I don't even know. My cellmate at the time was a practicing Muslim and he would pray five times a ...

What is your superpower. And I guess you figured out what mine is already. I was nine when I first witnessed someone use sign language.And at first it felt like a secret code. Hands moving, unusual facial expressions, an entire universe existing right before us, invisible to those who couldn't see it. And I remember interpreting for the first time.My hands trembled, my heart raised. I worried, what if I messed up. What if my signs were wrong.And what if I didn't belong. But amidst all that doubt, someone's ...

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Before I begin my story, I would like to do a simple activity with everyone in this room. Start again. >> All right.I would I want to invite everyone to stand up. I'm going to give you three statements and every time your answer to the statement is a yes. You remain standing.If it's a no, you can sit down. Okay, first statement. I am familiar with the word neurode divergent.It's a no. You may sit down. Second statement.I know someone who is a neurode divergent. Okay. And the last statement, I am a neurodyiv ...

Hi, my name is Amoxai and I'm 12 years old. I come from Orange Primary School to talk about a very serious topic, racism. Now, imagine a picture of art full of colors.If racism continues, those colors would fade out, making the picture look plain and boring. Not good, is it. Past experiences in my life have shown me that I'm I don't belong to this world, that I'm not a part of it.I stopped trying because I thought it was a waste of time and that there was no real purpose to it. I felt left out and angry, bu ...

[Music] It was 3 years ago on a Thursday afternoon where my life changed in an instant. I was sitting in the car looking out the window watching the raindrops race each other down the glass when all of a sudden out of nowhere my ear popped and then silence. Not a muffled sound, no faint echo, just silence except for a long sharp ring sound that filled my head.Panic surged and I did what any 13-year-old with an iPhone would do. I Googled it. WebMD had a blunt response.Hearing loss, and for once, WebMD wasn't ...

Our world is full of stigmas. Stigmas about how you should think, what you should believe, how you want to be perceived. And for me, they followed me my whole life.I was born in Thomasville, a small town in South Georgia, and I was surrounded by support, even if I didn't always understood what it meant. My mom put me in my first pageant when I was two and a half. My brother had just been born, and she wanted me to have something that I could put my all into, something I can connect with, and I loved it.By t ...

社会观点与挑战 - 演讲者强调了社会对残疾的两种常见误解：将其视为需要医学治疗的问题[10][11]，或将其视为需要慈善关怀的对象[12][13] - 演讲者认为，社会常常将残疾人士的成就视为“励志故事”，但未能真正解决他们面临的实际障碍[5][6][7] - 演讲者批判了“specially-abled（特别能干）”、“differently-abled（能力不同）”等用语，认为这些术语带有歧视色彩，将残疾人士置于特殊地位[8][9] 解决方案与视角转变 - 演讲者提倡从关注残疾人士的“缺陷”转变为消除社会为他们设置的障碍[19][20] - 演讲者以孟买当地交通为例，说明当社会提供适当的支持和便利时，残疾人士可以像其他人一样正常生活[16][17][18] - 演讲者鼓励人们在与残疾人士交往时，放下刻板印象，像对待普通人一样交流和理解[22][23] 行业启示 - 企业应关注如何通过技术和政策创新，为残疾员工创造更具包容性的工作环境，而不仅仅是关注企业社会责任（CSR）项目[4][14][20] - 媒体和娱乐行业应避免将残疾人士的形象过度简化为“励志”模板，而应更真实地反映他们所面临的挑战和多样性[6][7] - 各行各业都应反思其用语和态度，避免使用带有歧视色彩的术语，并努力消除对残疾人士的偏见[9][21]

Social Impact & Inclusion - The speaker emphasizes that everyone has some form of disability and advocates for rising together and helping each other [1][2] - The speaker highlights the financial, societal, infrastructural, and accessibility issues faced by spinal cord injury patients in rural India [3] - The speaker challenges the audience to consider how they can use their education and expertise to build technologies and infrastructure that help people with disabilities become part of society [5] - The speaker shares his personal experience of facing difficulties in education and employment due to his disability [6][7] - The speaker expresses gratitude to his wife for her support in changing the mindset of people towards persons with disabilities [11] Technological Innovation & CSR - The speaker's wheelchair is designed by himself and his team to improve mobility for people with disabilities through technology [7][8] - Balumban Trust, a CSR initiative of Hela India Automotive Private Limited, provides customized wheelchairs free of cost to those in need [8] - The wheelchair is designed to be light, comfortable, and customized to the needs of people with disabilities [8] Challenges & Solutions - Spinal cord injury patients face difficulties in basic education and daily life functions, including bladder and bowel management [3][9][10] - Marriage can be challenging for spinal cord injury patients, but shared vision and mission can lead to happiness [11] - The speaker encourages the audience to make the world accessible for all [12]

[Music] Jessica yes what is your favorite color it's purple oh I'm I'm so sorry like since birth uh yeah I guess but wait what's this what is this contraption during rehearsals you never wore one it's my bra sometimes I feel safe to free boob it but other times wearing a bra keeps me up how weird is this conversation these are actually conversations we have a lot except in real life they're not about colors or clothes we're going to replay it back for you for real oh Jessica why are you so petite I have a c ...