Confronting Ableism | Brendan Campbell | TEDxYale

[@somethinglame48]

I think that something important to talk about in regards to videos on the subject of ableism is the lack of closed captions available. The auto generated captions are helpful but frequently make mistakes. I consistently see talks and video essays like this without any captioning. This is not to discredit the speaker at all and is more probably the fault of the TEDx channel in general but certainly something that is very important.

[@MatthewFordVictoria]

To fight Discrimination, people with Disabilities should be allowed to get a job. I have Epilepsy and was classed Unemployable for Public Safety. When I applied for work at Starbucks, I was told "We want to draw customers IN, Not drive them AWAY!" The next time you enter a Shopping Mall, try find One Single Store that's hired someone with a Visible Disability such as a wheelchair! You probably Won't find a Single One! Why is that? Why do people see us as "Bad for Business?"

[@AimingAtYou]

Because in some cases it is. And it can be more expensive for the company, more difficult for them. And alters your insurance for the worse. Not saying these are good reasons and should be a thing, but it's sometimes the truth.

[@ledjeet2985]

@@AimingAtYou And that is an example of systemic, baked in, ableism.

[@AimingAtYou]

@@ledjeet2985 maybe, but I have a hard time seeing how I can demand that my employer suffers just because I have some sort of personal difficulty. Every right is also a demand for someone else and that makes it difficult sometimes to know what to think.

[@Andreaalvarcila]

@@AimingAtYou lmao what are you talking about. Giving other people rights doesn't take away from yours. There's no a middle ground, you either think people with disabilities deserved to be treated equal or not.

[@AimingAtYou]

@@Andreaalvarcila not what I said. And yes everyone should have the same right, and that right in this example is "you have the right to get hired for all jobs you are able to do".

[@dani2cute4u]

Excellent talk on ableism. My favourite point was near the beginning when he said that "ableism one the last socially acceptable forms of discrimination." This spoke to my lived experience as a paraplegic.

[@thetornadocrusader968]

How?

[@doccanigetsomecandy7809]

Facts tho

[@doccanigetsomecandy7809]

@@thetornadocrusader968 what do you mean tho? Like what are you confused about?

[@lizardkid666]

Adhd here an I faced it in Elementary school before my diagnosis.

[@therelovedproject]

What you said about fighting constantly to overcome your disability- I relate. Because we live in an ableist society, people tend to make you feel there's something wrong with you, rather than just having a different life experience. Most people are ableist and think they're not. They think they're super inclusive. Offering help, but being the opposite of helpful. It's these types of people that make the world feel like a hostile and isolating place. Your reference to Stephen Hawking made me think about how I feel I have to be exceptional in some domain in order to compensate for my disability. Otherwise I am just a burden.

[@sharonjensen3016]

Disability doesn’t discriminate. People do.

[@estherlyondelsordo6393]

I love how you draw connections between ableism and othe forms of oppression. It makes the concept so much more tangible!

[@Storm0id]

The grief of losing the life that you had before your illness/disability is so real.

[@melaniepthornton]

Thank you, Brendan. Great talk. Could this be formally captioned with punctuation and correcting the errors in the transcriptions? Thank you!

[@mariecait]

i’m disabled too it’s invisible and it sucks

[@MappySquirrel]

Me too, I have autism!

[@shoshannafachima1306]

Excellent speech,bravo

[@nghtblccd]

Me, as someone with an invisible disability and chronic pain, just like: "How is he able to stand that long?😲"

[@NinjaVestos]

I have chronic pain too from Bain surgery as well as a clef pallet after a while you learn to live with it my friend

[@nghtblccd]

@@NinjaVestos I do live with it for a few years now, but standing for longer than 5 Minutes still makes me shake from the pain. ^^

[@kassiklamn9216]

Because you likely dont have the exact same disability as him. Saying his disability isnt as bad at yours is just contributing to the stigma.

[@NinjaVestos]

@@kassiklamn9216 I’m not saying it is all I was saying that chronic takes time to get used to

[@NinjaVestos]

@@kassiklamn9216 also I have a clef pallet and scoliosis

[@nghtblccd]

I really felt the way he describes what he felt after finding out about his disbility staying. :/

[@mehnazhossain4632]

This was an inspirational talk.

[@leonardomesquitacaetano]

The way society has structured life for right-handed people has made life much more difficult for left-handed people. This is not ableism.

[@jackperry6269]

Explain??

[@trappist1d741]

I stepped on my left foot yes and I cried out in pain too Kim Masha Denise I already explained about the limping fatigue

[@annemary2907]

THANK YOU. i so appreciate your insight and advocacy for differently abled humans!

[@freya2820]

This was great thank you!!

[@trappist1d741]

My AVN video has been stolen for days

[@Wondertwinpowersactivate]

BRAVO!!! AMAZING VIDEO!!!🎯🎯

[@elmo4032]

Disability can actually be a good thing depending on what it is.

[@brendanfrancis4156]

I wish things have improved since this video came out but it’s either just as bad or worse than it was 5 years ago 😢

[@terreliv]

That eyepatch could be for night vision.

[@ausundvorbei1]

great

[@elmo4032]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@BlueberryDragon13]

I hope he is not really comparing disability with being a woman.

[@unicorn1655]

Both are discriminated against so...

[@jcp1984again]

What? It's a perfectly fair comparison in this context.

[@robokill387]

It's a good comparison when it comes to discrimination.

[@sharonjensen3016]

Both are discriminated against by the medical profession. I know all too well.

[@BlueberryDragon13]

@@sharonjensen3016 But it’s a totally different form of discrimination. And I don’t know where exactly you live, but where I come from, women are not discriminated. Women can do everything men can do and don’t need any extra special care, unlike disabled people, who need special traffic lights or ramps, for example. So you can passively discriminate disabled people by not helping them, but you would to actively do something to discriminate women. Like forbidding or forcing them to do things. And society views disability as something that is not normal. Unless you’re living in Freud‘s head, nobody thinks it’s not normal to be a woman.

[@amyclarke41]

nooo

[@amyclarke41]

it shouldn't happen

[@antongoring6529]

An Ableist is someone who does not believe in God

[@ArtemisMoon90]

That's an atheist

[@jadathompson5580]

@@ArtemisMoon90 hahahaha

[@thetornadocrusader968]

No

[@elmo4032]

It’s not complicated. It’s too broad.

[@wolftitanreading5308]

but hey, i know lets put a guy in the wheel chair out and be a fireman, wow such a great idea save so many people lives, oh wait people on the second floor died cause he couldn't do his job. Oh well.

[@shivenrege6780]

We shouldn't let them do stuff which they are physically incapable of doing you moron

[@jcp1984again]

@@shivenrege6780 , I'm sorry but the rhetoric of aggressive anti-ableism activism is implying stuff exactly like that! >:-( Denying the very discriminating nature of the known universe! Some beings on this planet survive, some don't! The world of animals discriminates! Why are people so psychotically arrogant about their existence compared to animals?

[@GaryMorin]

no one is asking to do a job for which they're not qualified, only for the right to do the job for which they are qualified. your ignorance and hate clearly got in the way of you being rationale. who do YOU know that's in a wheelchair that wants to be a firefighter?

[@buttercxpdraws8101]

@@jcp1984again Ah, I used to think exactly the same way as you. Couldn’t understand how anyone could argue against nature like that. Then I learnt about prehistory and gained a much better understanding of evolution. It is then that I realised what I had considered ‘disability’ was in many cases evolution in action, and that it was in fact a very beautiful thing. As a species we need to pay appropriate respect to those who we perceive as ‘disabled’ because they are a crucially important part of our improvement as a whole. Hope that makes sense. One day I just ‘got it’. 🤗

[@amimir1561]

Most people with physical disabilities [which require physical aids and the such] understand the limits of their body. A man in a wheelchair understands it's not in his interest to take up a job that requires rigorous lower-body physical activity! A good example of ableism, though, would be how companies often don't hire those with any sort of disability due to it being "unprofessional" and "looking bad."