> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 9/5/25 - Friday Video Share: "Gambling on Humanity With An Invisible Disability" - URL: https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/9-5-25-friday-video-share-gambling-on-humanity-with-an-invisible-disability/ - Published: 2025-09-05T18:30:34.000Z - Updated: 2025-09-05T18:30:34.000Z - Author: Andrew Pulrang I took the day off yesterday to spend time with visiting cousins. We had a great time! For the end of week video, I've chosen an older TED Talk on a fairly broad but important topic ... ![Friday Video](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/51/9951e709-0bb8-4ee3-8557-6b5a3d3af05b/content/images/2025/05/Friday-1.png) Friday Video ## "Gambling on Humanity With An Invisible Disability" Lainie Ishbia | TEDxJacksonville - December 7, 2022 I particularly like the generational spin she puts on the topic ... how "Gen Xers" had vastly different ways we learned about and processed all sorts of disabilities. It does seem right and logical to say that earlier generations simply knew a lot less about disabilities, and had a harder time accepting disability, in others and in ourselves. But I do wonder how much improvement the internet and related communication technologies have brought. Do disabled kids and young adults today skip over the stage where we tried to "blend in" and act like we weren't disabled? 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