Disability and Ambitions | Gina Patel | TEDxWolverhampton

Gina shares her life with Cerebral Palsy (Hemiplegia) and Epilepsy and the inequalities she has faced. She discusses affecting change through activism, advocating for herself and how anything is possible if you put your mind to it. She encourages us to help dismantle barriers through educating others on the disability perception and the need for inclusion as a whole! Gina Patel is passionate and proud to work for the NHS as a Personal Assistant at Health Education England and is Portfolio Co-Lead for Skills and Digital on the West Midlands Young Combined Authority. She is a young woman with Cerebral Palsy (Hemiplegia) and Epilepsy who is an ardent disability rights activist by wanting to use her voice for good. She inspires to be a positive role model for all people with disabilities to convey that anything is possible if you put your mind to it. She is strong-minded in ensuring no one goes through the same situations in life that she has personally gone through and continues to do so. She is committed to breaking down barriers through educating others on the disability perception and the need for inclusion as a whole! 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