# What I learned from dating while disabled

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxHECParis
- Speaker: Julie Andrieu
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/julie_andrieu_what_i_learned_from_dating_while_disabled)
- 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)

Millions of people worldwide are living with a disability, and too many of them feel compelled to hide or minimize it for fear of falling behind in toxic dating cultures. Disability rights advocate Julie Andrieu recounts the dating obstacles she is often forced to navigate as a person living with spinal muscular atrophy, and illuminates the path towards a less prejudiced and more inclusive future.

## Lectures

1. [What I learned from dating while disabled](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/julie_andrieu_what_i_learned_from_dating_while_disabled/bdc9d2f76c91), 15 min (TED's player)