{"id":69,"date":"2013-04-16T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/?p=69"},"modified":"2014-07-16T22:25:58","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T22:25:58","slug":"ted-talks-at-assistive-technology-brings-beauty-laughter-freedom-and-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/ted-talks-at-assistive-technology-brings-beauty-laughter-freedom-and-light\/","title":{"rendered":"TED talks AT:  Assistive Technology Brings Beauty, Laughter, Freedom and Light."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">If you have never checked out any <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/\">TED talks<\/a> before&#8230; now is the time to start. I promise you that you will be hooked!&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/\">TED<\/a>&#8216;s mission statement begins:<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <i>We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes,  lives and ultimately, the world. So we&#8217;re building here a clearinghouse  that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world&#8217;s most  inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with  ideas and each other&#8230;<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/\">TED<\/a> stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. Their talks are dedicated to disseminating&nbsp; &#8220;ideas worth spreading&#8221;.&nbsp; Take a break from all the reality shows, sitcoms and dramas and watch a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/\">TED talks<\/a> instead with your loved ones. You will be moved, enlightened, informed and inspired!<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Here are just some of our favorite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/\">TED talks<\/a> dedicated to assistive technology and\/or disability-related. Have you seen a talk you would like to share?&nbsp; Put it in our comment box &#8211; and enjoy!<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/sue_austin_deep_sea_diving_in_a_wheelchair.html\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1. <span>Sue Austin: Deep sea diving \u2026 in a wheelchair<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">When Sue Austin got a power chair 16 years ago, she felt a tremendous  sense of freedom &#8212; yet others looked at her as though she had lost  something. In her art, she aims to convey the spirit of wonder she feels  wheeling through the world. Includes thrilling footage of an underwater  wheelchair that lets her explore ocean beds, drifting through schools  of fish, floating free in 360 degrees.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/sue_austin_deep_sea_diving_in_a_wheelchair.html\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><br \/><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">2. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/todd_kuiken_a_prosthetic_arm_that_feels.html\"><span>Todd Kuiken: A prosthetic arm that &#8220;feels&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<h1 lang=\"en\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Physiatrist and engineer Todd Kuiken is building a prosthetic arm  that connects with the human nervous system &#8212; improving motion, control  and even feeling. Onstage, patient Amanda Kitts helps demonstrate this  next-gen robotic arm.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/todd_kuiken_a_prosthetic_arm_that_feels.html\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><br \/><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">3. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/aimee_mullins_the_opportunity_of_adversity.html?quote=648\"><span>Aimee Mullins: The opportunity of adversity<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<div lang=\"en\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">      The thesaurus might equate &#8220;disabled&#8221; with synonyms like &#8220;useless&#8221;  and &#8220;mutilated,&#8221; but ground-breaking runner Aimee Mullins is out to  redefine the word. Defying these associations, she shows how adversity  &#8212; in her case, being born without shinbones &#8212; actually opens the door  for human potential.     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">                   <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/aimee_mullins_the_opportunity_of_adversity.html\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 lang=\"en\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span>4. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/joshua_walters_on_being_just_crazy_enough.html\"><span>Joshua Walters: On being just crazy enough<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div lang=\"en\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">      At TED&#8217;s Full Spectrum Auditions, comedian Joshua Walters, who&#8217;s  bipolar, walks the line between mental illness and mental &#8220;skillness.&#8221;  In this funny, thought-provoking talk, he asks: What&#8217;s the right balance  between medicating craziness away and riding the manic edge of  creativity and drive?     <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/joshua_walters_on_being_just_crazy_enough.html\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 lang=\"en\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 lang=\"en\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have never checked out any TED talks before&#8230; now is the time to start. I promise you that you will be hooked!&nbsp; &nbsp; TED&#8216;s mission statement begins: We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. 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