[Cinci-nfb] Be inspired by this rejection of inspiration

[Marianne Denning]

Deborah, I watched this and it was excellent.  Over the past several
days I have seen two very alarming things.  First, some reporters have
implied that Robin Williams committed suicide because he was recently
diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease. Second, an atheist named Richard
Dawkins tweeted that parents had a moral obligation to have an
abortion if they knew their child would be born with Downes Syndrome.
These things do not work to make having a disability normal.  I hope
others will watch this.

On 8/20/14, Deborah Kendrick via Cinci-nfb <cinci-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I heard this five-minute amazing talk a month or so ago, but when a friend
> sent it to me again this morning, I realize I like it even more than the
> first time.
> Please take the time to listen to this woman's Ted talk on the nonsense of
> people with disabilities being expected to be inspirational, or treated as
> exceptional just because, as she put it, we get up in the mroning and
> remember our names.
> You will love her Australian accent and her sense of humor.  It is only
> about five minutes long, so do please listen.
> Here's the link:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K9Gg164Bsw
> Deborah
>
>


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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
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