I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much | Stella Young

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Tal Dekkers
00:12
I grew up in a very small country town
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ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื‘ืขื™ื™ืจื” ื›ืคืจื™ืช ืงื˜ื ื”
00:14
in Victoria.
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ื‘ื•ื™ืงื˜ื•ืจื™ื”.
00:15
I had a very normal, low-key kind of upbringing.
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ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ืช ื•ืจื’ื™ืœื”.
00:20
I went to school, I hung out with my friends,
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ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ, ื™ืฆืืชื™ ืขื ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™,
00:23
I fought with my younger sisters.
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ืจื‘ืชื™ ืขื ืื—ื™ื•ืชื™ ื”ืงื˜ื ื•ืช.
00:25
It was all very normal.
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ื”ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืžืื•ื“ ื ื•ืจืžืœื™.
00:27
And when I was 15, a member of my local community
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช 15, ื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช ืฉืœื™
00:31
approached my parents
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ื ื™ื’ืฉ ืืœ ื”ื•ืจื™
00:33
and wanted to nominate me
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ื•ืจืฆื” ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ืื•ืชื™
00:34
for a community achievement award.
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ืœืคืจืก ื”ื™ืฉื’ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื”.
00:37
And my parents said, "Hm, that's really nice,
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ื•ื”ื•ืจื™ ืืžืจื•, "ื”ืžืž, ื–ื” ืžืื•ื“ ื ื—ืžื“,
00:41
but there's kind of one glaring problem with that.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื‘ืขื™ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืขื ื–ื”.
00:44
She hasn't actually achieved anything." (Laughter)
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ื”ืฉื™ื’ื” ืœืžืขืฉื” ื›ืœื•ื." (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:49
And they were right, you know.
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ื•ื”ื ืฆื“ืงื•, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื.
00:50
I went to school, I got good marks,
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ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ, ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืฆื™ื•ื ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื,
00:53
I had a very low-key after school job
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžืžืฉ ืจื’ื™ืœื” ืื—ืจื™ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ
00:56
in my mum's hairdressing salon,
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ื‘ืกืœื•ืŸ ื”ืฉืขืจ ืฉืœ ืื™ืžื™,
00:58
and I spent a lot of time watching
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ื•ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ืœืฆืคื•ืช
00:59
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Dawson's Creek."
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"ื‘ื‘ืืคื™ ืงื•ื˜ืœืช ื”ืขืจืคื“ื™ื" ื•"ื“ื•ืกื•ืŸ ืงืจื™ืง."
01:02
Yeah, I know. What a contradiction.
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ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช. ืื™ื–ื” ื ื™ื’ื•ื“.
01:07
But they were right, you know.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ืฆื“ืงื•, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื.
01:08
I wasn't doing anything that was out of the ordinary
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ืœื ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ืคืŸ
01:10
at all.
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ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
01:12
I wasn't doing anything that could be considered an achievement
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ืœื ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื—ืฉื‘ ื›ื”ืฉื’
01:15
if you took disability out of the equation.
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ืื ื”ื•ืฆืืชื ืืช ื”ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ืžื”ืžืฉื•ื•ืื”.
01:19
Years later, I was on my second teaching round
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ืฉื ื™ื ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืกื‘ื‘ ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœื™
01:23
in a Melbourne high school,
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ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ื‘ืžืœื‘ื•ืจืŸ,
01:24
and I was about 20 minutes into a year 11 legal studies class
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืขืจืš 20 ื“ืงื•ืช ืœืชื•ืš ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ ืฉืœ ื›ื™ืชื” ื™"ื
01:29
when this boy put up his hand and said,
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ื›ืฉื™ืœื“ ื”ืจื™ื ืืช ื™ื“ื• ื•ืืžืจ,
01:31
"Hey miss, when are you going to start doing your speech?"
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"ื”ื™ื™ ืžื™ืก, ืžืชื™ ืชืชื—ื™ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื ืื•ื ืฉืœืš?"
01:35
And I said, "What speech?"
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ืื™ื–ื” ื ืื•ื?"
01:37
You know, I'd been talking them
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืื™ืชื
01:39
about defamation law for a good 20 minutes.
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ืขืœ ื—ื•ืง ื”ื•ืฆืืช ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืจืข ื‘ืžืฉืš 20 ื“ืงื•ืช.
01:41
And he said, "You know, like,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ืืช ื™ื•ื“ืขืช, ื›ืื™ืœื•,
01:43
your motivational speaking.
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ื ืื•ื ื”ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื” ืฉืœืš.
01:45
You know, when people in wheelchairs come to school,
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ืืช ื™ื•ื“ืขืช, ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ื™ืกืื•ืช ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ,
01:47
they usually say, like, inspirational stuff?"
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ื”ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืื•ืžืจื™ื, ื›ืื™ืœื•, ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืœืื™ ื”ืฉืจืื”?"
01:52
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:54
"It's usually in the big hall."
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"ื–ื” ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ื‘ืื•ืœื ื’ื“ื•ืœ,"
01:58
And that's when it dawned on me:
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ื•ืื– ื”ื‘ื ืชื™:
02:00
This kid had only ever experienced disabled people
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ื”ื™ืœื“ ื”ื–ื” ื—ื•ื•ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื™ื
02:04
as objects of inspiration.
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ืจืง ื›ืื•ื‘ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืœื”ืฉืจืื”.
02:07
We are not, to this kid --
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื, ืœื™ืœื“ ื”ื–ื” --
02:09
and it's not his fault, I mean,
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ื•ื–ื• ืœื ืืฉืžืชื•, ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช,
02:10
that's true for many of us.
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ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืœื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื™ืชื ื•.
02:12
For lots of us, disabled people are not our teachers
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ืœื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื™ืชื ื•, ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื™ื ื”ื ืœื ื”ืžื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
02:16
or our doctors or our manicurists.
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ืื• ื”ืจื•ืคืื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืื• ื”ืžื ื™ืงื•ืจื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
02:19
We're not real people. We are there to inspire.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืื ืฉื™ื ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื. ืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืช ื”ืฉืจืื”.
02:24
And in fact, I am sitting on this stage
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ื•ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืžื”
02:28
looking like I do in this wheelchair,
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ื•ื ืจืื™ืช ื›ื›ื” ื‘ื›ื™ืกื ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื,
02:31
and you are probably kind of expecting me
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ื•ืืชื ื›ื ืจืื” ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืžืฆืคื™ื ืžืžื ื™
02:34
to inspire you. Right? (Laughter)
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ืœืชืช ืœื›ื ื”ืฉืจืื”. ื ื›ื•ืŸ? (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:39
Yeah.
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ื›ืŸ.
02:41
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I'm afraid
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื’ื‘ื™ืจื•ืชื™ ื•ืจื‘ื•ืชื™, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉืฉืช
02:44
I'm going to disappoint you dramatically.
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ืฉืื ื™ ืืื›ื–ื‘ ืืชื›ื ื“ืจืžื˜ื™ืช.
02:46
I am not here to inspire you.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืคื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืช ื”ืฉืจืื”.
02:49
I am here to tell you that we have been lied to
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ืื ื™ ืคื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื›ื ืฉืฉื™ืงืจื• ืœื ื•
02:51
about disability.
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ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื ื›ื•ืช.
02:53
Yeah, we've been sold the lie
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ื›ืŸ, ืžื›ืจื• ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืฉืงืจ
02:55
that disability is a Bad Thing, capital B, capital T.
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ืฉื ื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืจืข, ื‘ 'ื“' ื’ื“ื•ืœื”, ื•'ืจ' ื’ื“ื•ืœื”.
03:00
It's a bad thing, and to live with a disability
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ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืจืข, ื•ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ืขื ื ื›ื•ืช
03:03
makes you exceptional.
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ื’ื•ืจื ืœื›ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื“ื•ืคืŸ.
03:05
It's not a bad thing, and it doesn't
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ื–ื” ืœื ื“ื‘ืจ ืจืข, ื•ื–ื” ืœื
03:08
make you exceptional.
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ื’ื•ืจื ืœื›ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื“ื•ืคืŸ.
03:11
And in the past few years, we've been able
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ื•ื‘ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื
03:13
to propagate this lie even further
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ืœื”ื›ื ื™ืก ืืช ื”ืฉืงืจ ื”ื–ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ืขืžื•ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:15
via social media.
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ื“ืจืš ื”ืžื“ื™ื” ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช.
03:18
You may have seen images like this one:
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ืื•ืœื™ ืจืื™ืชื ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื–ื•:
03:20
"The only disability in life is a bad attitude."
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"ื”ื ื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ื’ืจื•ืขื”."
03:24
Or this one: "Your excuse is invalid." Indeed.
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ืื• ื–ื•: "ื”ืชืจื•ืฅ ืฉืœื›ื ื ื›ื”." ื‘ืืžืช.
03:29
Or this one: "Before you quit, try!"
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ืื• ื–ื”: ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืืชื ืคื•ืจืฉื™ื, ืชื ืกื•!"
03:35
These are just a couple of examples,
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ืืœื” ืจืง ื›ืžื” ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช,
03:37
but there are a lot of these images out there.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.
03:39
You know, you might have seen the one,
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ืืชื ื™ื“ื•ืขื™ื, ืืชื ืื•ืœื™ ืจืื™ืชื ืืช ื–ื•,
03:40
the little girl with no hands
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ื”ื™ืœื“ื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ืœืœื ื™ื“ื™ื™ื
03:42
drawing a picture with a pencil held in her mouth.
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ืžืฆื™ื™ืจืช ืขื ืขื™ืคืจื•ืŸ ืžื•ื—ื–ืง ื‘ืคื™ื”.
03:46
You might have seen a child running
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ืืชื ืื•ืœื™ ืจืื™ืชื ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ ื”ื–ื” ืจืฅ
03:48
on carbon fiber prosthetic legs.
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ืขืœ ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ืชื•ืชื‘ื•ืช ืžืกื™ื‘ื™ ืคื—ืžืŸ.
03:50
And these images,
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ื•ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”,
03:52
there are lots of them out there,
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ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ืŸ ืฉื ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ,
03:53
they are what we call inspiration porn.
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ื”ืŸ ืžื” ืฉืื—ื ื• ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื• ืคื•ืจื ื• ื”ืฉืจืื”.
03:57
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:00
And I use the term porn deliberately,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉืช ื‘ืžื•ืฉื’ ืคื•ืจื ื• ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ื”,
04:02
because they objectify one group of people
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœืขืฆืžื™ื ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืื—ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
04:05
for the benefit of another group of people.
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ืœืชื•ืขืœืช ืฉืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืื—ืจืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื.
04:08
So in this case, we're objectifying disabled people
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ืื– ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื–ื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ื ื›ื™ื ืœืขืฆืžื™ื
04:11
for the benefit of nondisabled people.
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ืœืชื•ืขืœืช ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืœื ื ื›ื™ื.
04:13
The purpose of these images
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ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•
04:15
is to inspire you, to motivate you,
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ื”ื™ื ืœืชืช ืœื›ื ื”ืฉืจืื”, ืœืชืช ืœื›ื ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื”,
04:19
so that we can look at them
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ื›ืš ืฉืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ื˜ ื‘ื”ื
04:21
and think, "Well, however bad my life is,
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ื•ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘, "ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื›ืžื” ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื,
04:24
it could be worse.
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ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:26
I could be that person."
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื“ื ื”ื”ื•ื."
04:30
But what if you are that person?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื ื”ืื“ื ื”ื”ื•ื?
04:33
I've lost count of the number of times that I've
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ืื™ื‘ื“ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืกืคื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืคืขืžื™ื
04:35
been approached by strangers
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ืฉื‘ืื• ืืœื™ ื–ืจื™ื
04:38
wanting to tell me that they think I'm brave
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ื•ืจืฆื• ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื™ ืฉื”ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืืžื™ืฆื”
04:41
or inspirational,
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ืื• ืžืœืืช ื”ืฉืจืื”,
04:42
and this was long before my work
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™
04:44
had any kind of public profile.
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ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืคืจื•ืคื™ืœ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™.
04:46
They were just kind of congratulating me
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ื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื‘ื—ื• ืื•ืชื™
04:48
for managing to get up in the morning
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ืขืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœืงื•ื ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ
04:50
and remember my own name. (Laughter)
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ื•ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืฉื ืฉืœื™. (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:54
And it is objectifying.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื—ืคื™ืฅ.
04:56
These images, those images
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ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•, ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•
04:58
objectify disabled people
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ืžื—ืคื™ืฆื•ืช ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื™ื
05:00
for the benefit of nondisabled people.
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ืœืชื•ืขืœืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื™ื.
05:03
They are there so that you can look at them
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ื”ื ืฉื ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœื™ื”ื
05:06
and think that things aren't so bad for you,
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ื•ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืจืขื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื›ื,
05:08
to put your worries into perspective.
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ืœืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ื“ืื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ืคืจืกืคืงื˜ื™ื‘ื”.
05:12
And life as a disabled person
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ื•ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื›ืื“ื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœ
05:15
is actually somewhat difficult.
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ื”ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ืžืขื˜ ืงืฉื™ื.
05:17
We do overcome some things.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืืžืช ืžืชื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
05:20
But the things that we're overcoming
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœื™ื”ื
05:22
are not the things that you think they are.
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ื”ื ืœื ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ื.
05:24
They are not things to do with our bodies.
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ื”ื ืœื ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืงืฉื•ืจื™ื ืœื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื ื•.
05:27
I use the term "disabled people" quite deliberately,
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ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉืช ื‘ืžื•ืฉื’ "ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื™ื" ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ื”,
05:29
because I subscribe to what's called the social model of disability,
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืชืื™ืžื” ืœืžื” ืฉื ืงืจื ื”ืžื•ื“ืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ืฉืœ ื ื›ื•ืช,
05:34
which tells us that we are more disabled
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ืฉืื•ืžืจ ืœื ื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื™ื
05:36
by the society that we live in
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื‘ื” ืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื
05:40
than by our bodies and our diagnoses.
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ืžืืฉืจ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืื• ื”ืื‘ื—ื ื” ืฉืœื ื•.
05:43
So I have lived in this body a long time.
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ืื– ื—ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ื–ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ.
05:47
I'm quite fond of it.
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ืื ื™ ื“ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืื•ืชื•.
05:49
It does the things that I need it to do,
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ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืฉื™ืขืฉื”,
05:52
and I've learned to use it to the best of its capacity
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ื•ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืชื™ื•
05:55
just as you have,
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ืžืžืฉ ื›ืžื•ื›ื,
05:56
and that's the thing about those kids in those pictures as well.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืขื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•.
05:59
They're not doing anything out of the ordinary.
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ื”ื ืœื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ืคืŸ.
06:03
They are just using their bodies
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ื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื”ื
06:05
to the best of their capacity.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื.
06:07
So is it really fair to objectify them
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ืื– ื”ืื ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื•ื’ืŸ ืœื”ื—ืคื™ืฅ ืื•ืชื
06:11
in the way that we do,
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื,
06:13
to share those images?
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•?
06:15
People, when they say, "You're an inspiration,"
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ืื ืฉื™ื, ื›ืฉื”ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื, "ืืชื ื ื•ืชื ื™ื ื”ืฉืจืื”,"
06:19
they mean it as a compliment.
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ื”ื ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ื™ื ืœื–ื” ื›ืžื—ืžืื”.
06:22
And I know why it happens.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืœืžื” ื–ื” ืงื•ืจื”.
06:24
It's because of the lie, it's because we've been sold
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ื–ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืฉืงืจ, ื–ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืžื›ืจื• ืœื ื•
06:26
this lie that disability makes you exceptional.
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ืืช ื”ืฉืงืจ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืืชื›ื ืœื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื“ื•ืคืŸ.
06:30
And it honestly doesn't.
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ื•ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื™ื ืœื.
06:32
And I know what you're thinking.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืžื” ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื.
06:33
You know, I'm up here bagging out inspiration,
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ืื ื™ ืคื” ืœืžืขืœื” ืžืฆื™ืงื” ืœื”ืฉืจืื”,
06:36
and you're thinking, "Jeez, Stella,
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ื•ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื, "ื‘ืืžืช, ืกื˜ืœื”,
06:38
aren't you inspired sometimes by some things?"
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ืืช ืœื ืžืงื‘ืœืช ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื”ืฉืจืื” ืžืžืฉื”ื•?"
06:42
And the thing is, I am.
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ื•ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื, ืื ื™ ื›ืŸ.
06:44
I learn from other disabled people all the time.
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ืื ื™ ืœื•ืžื“ืช ืžืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
06:47
I'm learning not that I am luckier than them, though.
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ืื ื™ ืœื•ืžื“ืช ืœื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื–ืœ ืžืœื”ื, ืขื ื–ืืช,
06:52
I am learning that it's a genius idea
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ืื ื™ ืœื•ืžื“ืช ืฉื–ื” ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื’ืื•ื ื™
06:55
to use a pair of barbecue tongs
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ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื–ื•ื’ ืžืœืงื—ื™ ืžื ื’ืœ
06:57
to pick up things that you dropped. (Laughter)
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืจื™ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ืคืœืชื. (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:03
I'm learning that nifty trick where you can charge
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ืื ื™ ืœื•ืžื“ืช ืืช ื”ื˜ืจื™ืง ื”ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื˜ืขื™ืŸ
07:05
your mobile phone battery from your chair battery.
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ืืช ื”ืกืœื•ืœืจื™ ืฉืœื”ื ืžืกื•ืœืœืช ื”ื›ื™ืกื.
07:10
Genius.
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ื’ืื•ื ื™.
07:11
We are learning from each others' strength and endurance,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืžื”ื—ื•ื–ืงื•ืช ื•ื”ืขืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืื—ื“ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื™,
07:14
not against our bodies and our diagnoses,
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ืœื ืžื•ืœ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื•ื”ืื‘ื—ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
07:16
but against a world that exceptionalizes
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ืืœื ืžื•ืœ ืขื•ืœื ืฉืื•ืžืจ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื“ื•ืคืŸ
07:19
and objectifies us.
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ื•ื•ืžื—ืคื™ืฅ ืื•ืชื ื•.
07:21
I really think that this lie that we've been sold
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ืฉืงืจ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืžื›ืจื• ืœื ื•
07:24
about disability is the greatest injustice.
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ืขืœ ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ื•ื ื”ืื™ ืฆื“ืง ื”ื›ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
07:28
It makes life hard for us.
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ื–ื” ืžืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื•.
07:32
And that quote, "The only disability in life
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ื•ื”ืฆื™ื˜ื•ื˜ ื”ื–ื”, "ื”ื ื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื
07:36
is a bad attitude,"
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ื”ื™ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ื’ืจื•ืขื”."
07:38
the reason that that's bullshit
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ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื–ื” ื‘ื•ืœืฉื™ื˜
07:41
is because it's just not true,
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ,
07:43
because of the social model of disability.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืžื•ื“ืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ืฉืœ ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช.
07:46
No amount of smiling at a flight of stairs
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ืืฃ ื›ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื•ื›ื™ื ืžื•ืœ ื’ืจื ืžื“ืจื’ื•ืช
07:50
has ever made it turn into a ramp.
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ืœื ื”ืคื›ื• ืืชื ืœืจืžืคื”.
07:55
Never. (Laughter) (Applause)
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ืžืขื•ืœื. (ืฆื—ื•ืง) (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:01
Smiling at a television screen
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ื—ื™ื•ืš ืžื•ืœ ืฆื’ ื˜ืœื‘ื™ื–ื™ื”
08:03
isn't going to make closed captions appear
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ืœื ื™ื’ืจื•ื ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข
08:05
for people who are deaf.
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ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื—ืจืฉื™ื.
08:07
No amount of standing in the middle of a bookshop
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ืืฃ ื›ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขืžื™ื“ื” ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ื—ื ื•ืช ืกืคืจื™ื
08:09
and radiating a positive attitude
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ื•ื”ืงืจื ืช ื’ื™ืฉื” ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช
08:11
is going to turn all those books into braille.
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ืœื ืชื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ืœื‘ืจื™ื™ืœ.
08:14
It's just not going to happen.
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ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ื™ืงืจื”.
08:18
I really want to live in a world
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื
08:21
where disability is not the exception, but the norm.
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ื‘ื• ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืœื ื™ื•ืฆืืช ื“ื•ืคืŸ, ืืœื ื”ื ื•ืจืžื”.
08:24
I want to live in a world where a 15-year-old girl
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื• ืœื ื™ืชื™ื—ืกื•
08:27
sitting in her bedroom
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ืœื™ืœื“ื” ื‘ืช 15 ืฉื™ื•ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ืฉื™ื ื”
08:28
watching "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
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ืฆื•ืคื” ื‘"ื‘ืืคื™ ืฆื™ื™ื“ืช ื”ืขืจืคื“ื™ื"
08:31
isn't referred to as achieving anything
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ืฉื™ื’ื” ืžืฉื”ื•
08:33
because she's doing it sitting down.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื™ื ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื”.
08:35
I want to live in a world
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื
08:37
where we don't have such low expectations
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ื‘ื• ืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ื›ืืœื” ืฆื™ืคื™ื•ืช ื ืžื•ื›ื•ืช
08:40
of disabled people
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ืžืื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื™ื
08:41
that we are congratulated for getting out of bed
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ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื•ืจื›ื™ื ืฉื™ืฆืื ื• ืžื”ืžื™ื˜ื”
08:44
and remembering our own names in the morning.
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ื•ื–ื›ืจื ื• ืืช ืฉืžื ื• ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ.
08:47
I want to live in a world where we value genuine achievement
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื• ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ื”ืฉื’ื™ื ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื
08:50
for disabled people,
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ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื™ื,
08:52
and I want to live in a world
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื
08:53
where a kid in year 11 in a Melbourne high school
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ื‘ื• ื™ืœื“ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื™"ื ื‘ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ืžืœื‘ื•ืจืŸ
08:57
is not one bit surprised
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ืœื ืžื•ืคืชืข
08:59
that his new teacher is a wheelchair user.
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ืฉื”ืžื•ืจื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืœื• ื‘ื›ื™ืกื ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื.
09:02
Disability doesn't make you exceptional,
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ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ืœื ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืืชื›ื ืœื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื“ื•ืคืŸ,
09:05
but questioning what you think you know about it does.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืžื” ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืขืœ ื–ื”, ื›ืŸ.
09:09
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
09:10
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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