Aimee Mullins Profile
Actor, activist, and athlete Aimee Mullins talks candidly about her disability citing how societal perceptions about disability have changed. In her talk, she tells away about her prosthetic legs and she brings in 12 pairs that she displays boldly. While her expose about disability revolves around how people should perceive disability, Aimee is selfish when she exemplifies much of her achievements to bring relevance to her topic. Rather than drawing the facts from a wide range of disabilities related to hers, she chose to personalize the expose dwelling on her achievements. Her disability is showcased as a leading and living example of possibilities through disability (“Aimee Mullins and her 12 pairs of legs”).
The 12 legs of possibility
Initially, Aimee is wrong when she uses the kid’s reference of kangaroo as the only animal that could have 12 pairs of legs. Indeed other references used do not reflect the perspective of what possibilities disability can acquire. In her projection about the possibility, she exemplifies how each of the 12 pairs of her legs grants her powers beyond past societal imagination. The legs give her beauty just like any other woman who has legs. The legs proffer her speed and she can walk run and compete in international athletics (“Aimee Mullins and her 12 pairs of legs”).
Possibility in disability
The legs give her confidence and something to tell the world. Aimee Mullins brings society to a cascade where disability is no longer a problem we should overcome. It is something that redefines the body, as something that can achieve its will for the possibility to, is there. Aimee tells away about her legs, exemplifying each and naming it, from the wooden legs to glass legs. In these, she speaks about the symbolism they represent. We learn from Mullin that Impression provokes thought.
Society’s conversation about disability is not about overcoming disability but a conversation about the possibility of achieving through disability. Society’s perception of disability is about the possibility of what the disability can achieve through opportunities available. Overall, Mullin is wrong about opportunity and disability since most of the disabled are disadvantaged. Actually, only a very small percentage may access facilities and finances to put them in good stead (“Aimee Mullins and her 12 pairs of legs”).
Bibliography
“Aimee Mullins and her 12 pairs of legs.” TED. Web. 2010. Web.