Yes Avinash. Often it is the easiest thing to do. give them a consolation
prize of being right up there, an ispiration and then grumble about the idol
having feet of clay.
If only they could just accept us for who we are, life would be a better
place for all of us!  This video was fantastic!

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Subject: Re: [AI] I am not your inspiration- Stella Young on
deglorifyingdisability!

Wonderful. Enjoyed listening.

agreed, people with disabilities are not the 'objects of inspiration'.
On 8/4/14, payal <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>
> This is a fascinating video posted on Ted talks and is of course available
> on youtube as well. However as some of us have had trouble being able to
> access it from Ted, I am posting a youtube link here as well. Take your
> pick. Stella young tries to bring home the truth that disability does not
> make us exceptional through this talk.
>
>  Stella Young: I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much
>
> http://t.co/zVZfvoGIYV
>
>
>
> youtube link:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K9Gg164Bsw
>
>
>
>  Stella Young is a comedian and journalist who happens to go about her day
> in a
>
> wheelchair - a fact that doesn't, she'd like to make clear, automatically
>
> turn her into a noble inspiration to all humanity. In this very funny
talk,
> Young breaks down society's habit of turning disabled people into
> "inspiration porn."
>
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