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http://www.ted.com Activist Caroline Casey tells the story of her extraordinary life, starting with a revelation (no spoilers). In a talk that challenges perceptions, Casey asks us all to move beyond the limits we may think we have.
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Amazing
I am who I am because of who we all are ❤️?
This is amazing
So she mentioned her trying to be a masoose. Fun fact: in South Korea only blind individuals may be a masouse.
The way she speaks is so compelling!!
You are amazing, Caroline!! Thank you for sharing your story so beautifully
Thank you
The subtitles are incorrect!
Bloody brilliant women to be this proud of the person she was is and will ever be. TY for opening MY ? ?
What a beautiful lady inside and out! God bless her
The English captions are totally different after timestamp 12:30.
"Stop with the limiting labels because we are not jam jars! We are extraordinarily different, wonderful people." <3
I’m 21 and found out less than a year ago that I have autism. I’m what would be considered high functioning so arguably it hasn’t effected me as much, but seeing people like you, even if your impairment is visual and comparatively worse than my own eccentricities it still has spoken to me. Thank you.
I am still confused. So she is legally blind but apparently she could see enough to read and write otherwise some teachers, classmates or whoever must have noticed? So interested in how that story worked while she was growing up.
i still dont get how you can go 17 years and not realize your blind..? that needs more explaining
I still don't understand. Like didn't the doctors say her results when she did the sight tests? Didn't any of her friends say "do you see that thing there far away" and then she couldn't see it? I just don't understand.
I’m not crying, you’re crying….
Im sitting here crying at how truly meaningful her whole talk was. I cam from Molly's Video, having never heard this womans name before In my life and now it is a name I will never forget.
I needed to hear this today. It's amazing how the right message finds you exactly when you need to hear it if you only pay attention. Best birthday gift, hope and inspiration. Thank you. ??
people who don’t understand how this could happen.. it’s the same as having any sight issues. before i had my eyes tested i thought how i saw was normal. it wasn’t until i was given glasses that i was aware of what i missing.
She places her story around finding out she's blind and (re)finding her power. Perhaps her parents made a mistake not telling her, but getting away with being blind not even knowing, for 17 years is amazing too.
I said "I could drive!" and for the next 7 years I had 2872 car accidents and killed 309 people.
Me but a month later
My gloucoma is getting worse. I'm depressed right now. I sleep a lot hoping not to wake up with this crappy vision…
And them thoughts of adjusting to this kind of situation came in. I ended up with Shane's video with Molly Burke and then Molly with Caroline Cassey. Then this TED talk. Thank you for pulling me out.
Any 5RLS ?
Sarani Mukoe Plus Ultra
she's intense
Her parents were negligent.
This is by far the most boring ted talk I've ever heard
Not the Caroline Casey I was looking for..
Wow. Thank you. So inspiring. ?
The power of a loving 2 parent house hold ?
Hi! Teacher here! I show this video to my classes – would you be willing to fix the timing on the captions so this video is more accessible to students that are Deaf or hard-of-hearing? Thanks in advance! 🙂
As a visually impaired person since birth, this video made me cry. It’s extremely difficult living in a sighted world. It’s incredible to see how vulnerable and open Caroline is about her visual impairment. Sighted people don’t understand what we visually impaired people go through every day. I have my good days and my bad days, everyone does whether you are sighted or not.
Thank you Caroline for being so open, and for sharing your story.
Complete insanity ….