Nina G: Comedian Who Uses Stand-Up to Discuss Dyslexia
Meet Nina G, a comedian with dyslexia and a stuttering issue. When Nina G was growing up, she was determined to make people laugh. Now, she uses her talent in comedy to increase awareness about...
========== My name is Nina G and I live in Oakland, California, and I am a comedian and
professional speaker, as well as an author,
and disability advocate. I need you to lose your mind. For Nina G! Thank you. Come on! I have language-based
learning disabilities that manifest in many, many
ways, and I also stutter, which isn't LD, but it's
something going on in my brain, too. So if you have a learning
disability or ADHD, or you love a person that
has a learning disability or ADHD, make some noise. Alright, thank you. Throughout my life, it's
affected the way that I read, the way that I write,
the way that I spell, the way that I process
information, even in sign language. I thought, oh, my dyslexia's
not gonna be a problem there, but you k...