Ellen Keane, paralympic swimmer for the Irish national team, tells the story of how she changed the way of of looking at her own disability – and how that in turn changed her entire life.
Growing up with only one arm certainly made life more challenging, but that didn’t stop Ellen. She learned to cope with her insecurities in the swimming pool, where there was no place to hide. In 2008, she was the youngest Irish athlete to participate in the Paralympic Games – and in 2016, she secured a bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
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