Acceptance breeds acceptance: What a soggy bottom taught me | Briony May Williams | TEDxBristol

Born with a limb difference and later the first visibly disabled baker on The Great British Bake Off, Briony May Williams traces her journey from shame to pride. She makes the case that visibility and acceptance aren't favours, they're how we change millions of lives, including, one day, our own.

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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 Briony May Williams is a television presenter and baker, best known as the first visibly disabled contestant on The Great British Bake Off.

Born with a limb difference, she has become a prominent advocate for disability visibility and acceptance, presenting for Channel 4 and Food Unwrapped and campaigning for representation. 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