Curated Video
Refugee stories: stateless Nubians
Rejected by the countries they call home and denied the most basic of rights, stateless people live in a shadowy limbo -- in the words of one such person, like being "between the earth and the sky". Up to 15 million people are stateless,...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1864
Who cares if the southern half of the country split off and it's been fighting a very bloody war against it ever since? Let's have an election! The 20th Presidential election in American history took place on November 8th, 1864. Right...
Big Think
Who is getting rich off you? The insidious big data economy. | Rita Gunther McGrath
Where is your data now? Follow the money. - Your day to day actions on the Internet give businesses personal data that turns you into an ad target – or the opposite. - Facebook, for example, allowed landlords to block demographic groups...
Gresham College
To Die or Not to Die: That is the Question - Sir Alan Ward
Sir Alan Ward, Former Judge of the Court of Appeal, discusses the difficulties and intricacies of the making judgements surrounding someones right to live or die....
Gresham College
The Iconography of Blindness: How artists have portrayed the blind - Professor William Ayliffe
A world renowned eye surgeon examines the portrayal the blind in art throughout the centuries, and discusses what we can infer from these depictions:...
Curated Video
What Humans Will Look Like In 1,000 Years
There will eventually be a day where prosthetics are no longer just for the disabled. However, it’s not just our outside appearance that will change – our genes will also evolve on microscopic levels to aid our survival. For example, an...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Dianne Bilyak "Untethered"
Dianne Bilyak is a Pushcart-prize nominated writer, graduate of the Institute of Sacred Music and Art, and Connecticut disability rights advocate. Her book of poems Against the Turning was published in 2011, and her work has also been...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Dianne Bilyak Teachers Make a Difference - Kathy Bachiochi
Dianne Bilyak is a Pushcart-prize nominated writer, graduate of the Institute of Sacred Music and Art, and Connecticut disability rights advocate. Her book of poems Against the Turning was published in 2011, and her work has also been...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Dianne Bilyak "A Bell of Water, Ringing"
Dianne Bilyak is a Pushcart-prize nominated writer, graduate of the Institute of Sacred Music and Art, and Connecticut disability rights advocate. Her book of poems Against the Turning was published in 2011, and her work has also been...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
This Month in History. June: Law
This Month in History. June: law. 19th Amendment passed; first accused "witch" hanged in Salem Village, MA; US Supreme Court ruling establishes the Miranda rights; execution of mentally disabled defendants is prohibited; Townshend...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Dianne Bilyak "Blake's Theology"
Dianne Bilyak is a Pushcart-prize nominated writer, graduate of the Institute of Sacred Music and Art, and Connecticut disability rights advocate. Her book of poems Against the Turning was published in 2011, and her work has also been...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Dianne Bilyak Nothing Special [mostly true, sometimes funny tales of two sisters]
Dianne Bilyak is a Pushcart-prize nominated writer, graduate of the Institute of Sacred Music and Art, and Connecticut disability rights advocate. Her book of poems Against the Turning was published in 2011, and her work has also been...
The Guardian
Facing Discrimination and Fighting for Change
Meet some of the people with disabilities protesting for better treatment and a monthly stipend from the Bolivian government. They share what motivates them to fight for change and various forms of discrimination they have encountered...
TED-Ed
What Are the Universal Human Rights?
Help class members develop an understanding of the complexity of establishing an enunciation of universal human rights, with this short video that overviews the some of the issues involved.
TED-Ed
A 3-Minute Guide to the Bill of Rights
If you don't have the time to spend an entire class on the Bill of Rights, or you are looking for a simple overview, this video provides clear and illustrated descriptions of each of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. You may...
TED-Ed
Why Wasn’t the Bill of Rights Originally in the US Constitution?
Did you know that the Bill of Rights was not added to the US Constitution until three years after the Constitution was adopted? This short video explains why these fundamental protections for individual liberties were added as the first...
TED-Ed
The Left Brain vs. Right Brain Myth
If right-minded people are left, does that mean left-minded people are right? Watch a video that explains how vision and movement do rely on the left and right connectivity of the brain, but when it comes to creativity and logic, there...
TED-Ed
Ugly History: Japanese American Incarceration Camps
When Aki Kurose was 16 years old, her family was forced to relocate from their home in Seattle with other Japanese Americans. The government feared that despite their loyalty to the United States, they were operating on behalf of the...
TED-Ed
See Yemen Through My Eyes
Learn about one woman's take on the political and social standing of women in her country of Yemen, and use her insight to begin a discussion on women's rights across countries and throughout history. Nadia Al-Sakkaf relates her...
TED-Ed
Why do Americans and Canadians Celebrate Labor Day?
A day off from work to celebrate...labor? Find out why on the first Monday of every September, Americans and Canadians celebrate Labor Day. Viewers will learn about the unique history of the first Labor Day, in which workers not only...
TED-Ed
How Fast are You Moving Right Now?
Did you know that when you are sitting in your easy chair, you may be moving up to 1000 miles per hour depending on what part of the planet you are sitting on? Consider relative speed by watching this moving video. Boggle brains in your...
TED-Ed
The Historic Women’s Suffrage March on Washington
March 3, 1913, thousands of women marched on Washington D.C. to demand the right to vote. Learn about the organizers and leaders of the protest with a short video that details how the protest reignited the fight for voting rights and...
TED-Ed
Tales of Passion
What is feminism? Listen as renowned author and activist Isabel Allende champions the cause of passionate individuals, and in particular, women who have gone against the grain and challenged the status quo in order to make the world a...
TED-Ed
Overcoming Obstacles
"I focus on what I can do, and not on what I cannot." This resource is sure to touch your young learners as a truly inspiring story of a young boy who overcame a seemingly insurmountable weakness: the lack of fingers on his right hand....