TEDMED - redefining the word 'disabled'

Aimee Mullins TEDMED 2009 Record breaking athlete Aimme Mullins delivers an outstanding talk that properly redefines the word 'disabled'.

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More than a year after the federal government replaced mental retardation with intellectual disability in many laws, officials are looking to shift away from other offensive terms too.

More TEDMED (Technology Entertainment Design + Medicine) that may interest the Developmental Disabilities, Sensory Processing, Disabilities Rights and Special Needs communities --

Michael Graves TEDMED 2011 Following a stay in a rehab center, the architect realized that most hospitals ignore critical resident needs. He set out to change all that with attractive, efficient, patient-centered rooms. Andrew Dawson (Day 2) TEDMED 2011 Dawson, a performance artist, portrays the experience of one man's loss of proprioception, a sense of where our bodies are in space, and how he learned to think about movement again. Sekou Andrews and Steve Connell TEDMED 2011 Laugh more, stretch, quiet the mind. The spoken-word artists do an inspiring, fiery riff on how to get and stay healthy, and how our own good health inspires our mood, relationships and success. Mehmet, Lisa and Daphne Oz TEDMED 2010 Dr. Oz, his wife Lisa, and daughter Daphne explain that the foundation to a strong family is a supportive marriage, healthy eating, and hands-on parenting. Frances Jensen TEDMED 2010 As an expert on epilepsy, Frances Jensen speaks about brains, teenagers and the link between both. David Pogue TEDMED 2009 David Pogue explains how the iPhone might save your life!

Eric Topol TEDMED 2009 Eric talks about the frontiers of wireless medicine!

Paul Jacobs TEDMED 2009 Paul Jacobs (CEO Qualcomm) discusses the advancements in wireless health technologies.

Cheryl Pegus TEDMED 2011 How do we get cutting-edge medicine to our neediest communities? Walgreens' Chief Medical Officer speaks about how pharmacies can also be healthcare providers.

Aneesh Chopra and Farzad Mostashari TEDMED 2011 Mostashari, National Coordinator for Health IT at the DHHS, and Chopra, the U.S. CTO, talk about how open access to electronic health data can reform physician pay and patient care.

Regina Benjamin TEDMED 2011 The U.S. Surgeon General talks about how preventive health care can help fight leading causes of death, and why it's so hard for doctors to provide it.

Craig Fugate TEDMED 2010 Craig Fugate talks about how FEMA and the federal government are learning to respond faster and more effectively to national disasters.

Alexandra Drane TEDMED 2010 Truly passionate talk about 'Engaging with Grace" on the 'end of life' issue. Have you talked with the people you love? Don't miss this brief, yet very powerful presentation from Alexandra Drane.

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