1k Posts
Certified
1k Posts
Certified
Chaeli Mycroft believes in living a full and rich life. She is an adventurer, a conqueror of limitations, and constantly seeks new ways of overcoming perceived barriers and boundaries.
“Through teamwork,” she believes, “you can accomplish anything.” Her current mission is to drive an adaptive car, to ensure future independence. Her talk takes on a journey of how embracing the vulnerability will guide on how to trust in the strength. Multi-award-winning Chaeli Mycroft graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2015 with majors in Politics and Social development, gained her honours degree in Social Policy and Management in 2016, and a Mphil degree in Human Rights Law in 2019.
She has been recognised as an international ability activist, awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize in 2011, was welcomed as an Obama Foundation #AfricanLeader and Global Changemaker, and appointed to the Global Board of Generation Unlimited - a global initiative housed under UNICEF.
Chaeli competes in international wheelchair dancing competitions and was the first wheelchair athlete in 95 years to finish the iconic 89km Comrades marathon. She became the 1st adaptive (assisted wheelchair) athlete to get her Comrades back-to-back and competed in her 4th Comrades in June 2019. She has also completed 5 Cape Town Cycle Tours, in a buggy with her cycle partners, and in September 2015 became the first female quadriplegic to summit Mt Kilimanjaro. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
#acceptance #achievement #adventure #compassion #disability #english #life #personalgrowth #tedxtalks