# The opportunity of adversity

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDMED 2009
- Speaker: Aimee Mullins
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/aimee_mullins_the_opportunity_of_adversity)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The thesaurus might equate "disabled" with synonyms like "useless" and "mutilated," but ground-breaking runner Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word. Defying these associations, she shows how adversity -- in her case, being born without shinbones -- actually opens the door for human potential.

## Lectures

1. [The opportunity of adversity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/aimee_mullins_the_opportunity_of_adversity/dfe8755c6319), 22 min (TED's player)