# How I fail at being disabled

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Residency
- Speaker: Susan Robinson
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_robinson_how_i_fail_at_being_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)

Born with a genetic visual impairment that has no correction or cure, Susan Robinson is legally blind (or partially sighted, as she prefers it) and entitled to a label she hates: "disabled." In this funny and personal talk, she digs at our hidden biases by explaining five ways she flips expectations of disability upside down.

## Lectures

1. [How I fail at being disabled](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/susan_robinson_how_i_fail_at_being_disabled/3fc603b1edc8), 8 min (TED's player)