Name: 【TED】Susan Robinson: How I fail at being disabled (How I fail at being disabled | Susan Robinson)
Uploaded: 2017-11-11T19:08:36.000Z
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I'm guessing that's not what you expected,

and thank goodness I realized that an Asian man was not my mom

Recognizing people isn't one of my strengths

due to a genetic visual impairment that has no correction or cure.

though I prefer "partially sighted" because it's more optimistic.

And I'm entitled to the label "disabled."

I hate the word disabled when it's used to describe people.

What can't he do for himself that I'm going to have to do for him?

that no other employee at this business needs.

look at everything you've done in your career and your life.

How did you do all of that and be visually impaired?"

So in the spirit of incentivizing the rampant failure

and enticing the so-called normal to just give it a rest already,

and we even gave ourselves fancy-pantsy titles

The trait that prevents me from recognizing my mom

to quickly absorb and accurately process an exhausting volume of cues,

determine multiple processes or potentials for any situation that I'm in,

and then select the one that makes the most sense,

and letting my friends walk around with kale in their teeth.

It is important to be as equally confident in your superpowers

"Don't worry, everything in here is too small for me to see"

when you accidentally walk into the men's room --

at one of the world's largest sporting arenas --

I'm serious. It is better to just walk out and let them think you're drunk.

Tip three: know that everyone is disabled in some way,

like when you have a cold and you can't smell

and you realize that the milk that you splashed in your coffee was sour

Very recently, a woman walked up to me frantic.

She could not find the bakery she was looking for.

As I motioned in the direction I thought she should go,

saying, "There are no stores on this side of the street

and staying calm would have done the trick,

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【TED】Susan Robinson: How I fail at being disabled (How I fail at being disabled | Susan Robinson)

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