When does vision loss become blindness? Writer, audio producer and editor Andrew Leland explains how his gradual loss of vision revealed a paradoxical truth about blindness -- and shows why it might have implications for how all of us see the world. If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become a TED Member to support our mission of spreading ideas: https://ted.com/membership Follow TED! Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDTalks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ted Facebook: https://facebook.com/TED LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit https://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. Watch more: https://go.ted.com/andrewleland https://youtu.be/8BkSaau8axA TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy: https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy. For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com #TED #TEDTalks #blindness

http://www.ted.com The thesaurus might equate "disabled" with synonyms like "useless" and "mutilated," but ground-breaking runner Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word. Defying these associations, she hows how adversity -- in her case, being born without shinbones -- actually opens the door for human potential. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

“At the core of my work and life is the belief that disabled wisdom is the key to our survival and expansion,” shares Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, a writer, disability, and transformative justice movement worker. Laura speaks with Leah about her newly-released book of essays, The Future is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs. The book, published by Arsenal Pulp Press, an independent queer of color-led press, was written during the pandemic and documents two years of “disabled” isolation. Among the grief and despair came essential organizing from the Disability Justice movement — and we should all take notice. And what about joy? Disabled pleasure activism, disabled art and culture-making brought hope in a time of crisis. Leah has joined Laura twice previously to talk about their work and read their poetry. In her new book, Leah asks: What if, in the near future, the majority of people will be disabled—and what if that’s not a bad thing? “When I say the future is disabled, I mean that as disabled people . . . we are imagining, in the worst conditions, futures where not only do we exist but we are thriving, we are in leadership and we are sharing the tools that everyone's going to need to survive.” - Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha _________________ GUEST: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha: Writer, Disability/Transformative Justice Movement Worker; Author, The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs 🎧 PODCAST: Prefer to listen? Hear this week's episode on your favorite podcast platform (Available Monday, 1/9): https://lauraflanders.simplecast.com/episodes/the-future-is-disabled-leah-lakshmi-piepzna-samarasinha ✏️ EPISODE NOTES: Visit our Patreon for more information on this week's episode, including related articles, books and more: https://www.patreon.com/posts/show-notes-is-76884387 📺 RELATED EPISODES: Mutual Aid Justice: Beyond Survival: https://youtu.be/8mJCVWKaTtc Design for Justice: Disabled Hackers are Leading the Way: https://youtu.be/JlQfuD_oj8E Beyond Disability Rights; Disability Justice: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha: https://youtu.be/n_sw6Hjtfg8 📚 Book of the Week: The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs” by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha: https://bookshop.org/a/22992/9781551528915 ________________________________________________________________________ The Laura Flanders Show is non-commercial independent media that relies on the contributions of viewers and listeners. DONATE TODAY at https://lauraflanders.org/donate/ or consider becoming a PATREON partner at https://www.patreon.com/thelfshow 📩 SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: http://www.lauraflanders.org 🎧 LOOKING FOR UNCUT INTERVIEWS? Patreon subscribers get exclusive access to our full uncut conversations and audio extras! Join our growing family today! https://www.patreon.com/thelfshow FOLLOW The Laura Flanders Show Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelfshow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theLFshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelfshow/ Website: https://www.lauraflanders.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelfshow Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.lauraflanders.org/listen 📚 Shop our Bookshop Store: https://bookshop.org/shop/thelfshow ACCESSIBILITY This episode is closed captioned. CREDITS Executive Producer: Laura Flanders Senior Story Producer: Sabrina Artel Director of Development: Alicia Duque Consulting Producer: Rory O'Connor Editors: Nat Needham, David Neumann Radio & Podcast Producer: Jeannie Hopper Communications Manager: Janet Hernandez Motion Graphics: Nat Needham #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityJusticeMovement #TransformativeJustice #TheFutureIsDisabled #DisabledPleasureActivism #DisabledArt #Covid19 #Pandemic #Tridemic #PublicHealth #QTBIPOC

Part of the Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities Best Practice Series on improving primary care, emergency care and community follow-up, this video demonstrates common practice errors as well as strategies that can help a patient with a developmental disability tolerate a difficult procedure.

When a baby is born with Down syndrome, instead of being showered with the oohs, aahs and congratulations parents usually hear, they are often met with “Sorry.” This is the last thing a new parent wants to hear. This is a time to celebrate, so say anything but fucking sorry.

Since childhood, Judy Heumann has faced ableism — institutionally, socially, and personally. New York’s public school system prevented her from enrolling, and she was often bullied or excluded by her own peers. After a lifetime of activism, she is finally seeing a shift in how people with disabilities are viewed and treated. She gives us her Brief But Spectacular on the disability rights movement. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe