Learning Disabilities are a Social Construct | Trudy Poux | TEDxDeerfield

As a high school student with learning disabilities, I have been in various educational settings that have challenged me. Along the way, I have found that learning disabilities are not disabilities at all, but tools that schools use which force students to conform to unattainable societal standards in learning. In this talk, I will lead the audience through a journey that encapsulates obstacles for students in different learning environments and questions how they are expected to learn right now. Using humor, storytelling and visuals, this will be an engaging experience that will leave the audience thinking about how we are preparing the next generation for the world they are inheriting.
Trudy Poux was born in 2004 and is a sophomore at the Darrow School in new Lebanon New York. Additionally, Trudy was awarded at the New York City Thespian Festival for their one-act play, Goodbye Charlie, and has been awarded by the educational theater association. As a middle schooler, they were also awarded in the statewide science competition, by the Carrey Institute. As a five-year-old Trudy was diagnosed with LD Disorders and has learned to advocate for themselves in learning settings and beyond This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx