Self esteem and a healthy body image for people with disabilities are so often hard-fought. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
The problem for many people with disabilities is not that we are not able to work a certain number of hours a… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
Yooralla, like most disability service organisations, is full of good people who are passionate about the rights of people with disabilities. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
For me, and for many other people with disabilities, our status as disabled people is one of which we are fiercely proud. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
People with disabilities are simply part of diverse communities in the U.S. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
We are a society that treats people with disabilities with condescension and pity, not dignity and respect. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
Believe me, people with disabilities are just as concerned about benefit fraud as anyone else. Money spent on those who are not… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
Many of us, particularly those of us with disabilities who have faced persistent discrimination throughout our lives, not least when trying to… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
I've got the best job in the world; I love it. I get to meet so many interesting people, and I get… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
We often hear that people mean well: that so many just don't how to interact with people with disabilities. They're unsure of… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
I am repeatedly asked in interviews exactly 'what's wrong' with me, and I always give them the same answer; I don't identify the name… — Stella Young Copy Share
We think we know what it's all about; we think that disability is a really simple thing, and we don't expect to see disabled… — Stella Young Copy Share
For me, in some ways, my whole life is a bit performative and always has been - because I'm stared at and looked at… — Stella Young Copy Share
Believe me, people with disabilities are just as concerned about benefit fraud as anyone else. Money spent on those who are not in need… — Stella Young Copy Share
In many ways, I'm incredibly lucky to have been born with my impairment and that it's visible. It means my path has been predictable. — Stella Young Copy Share
We’ve been sold this lie that disability makes you exceptional and it honestly doesn’t. … I want to live in a world where we… — Stella Young Copy Share
When patronised, I'm unfortunately more flight than fight. Perhaps it's because I actually feel quite wounded. — Stella Young Copy Share
I have a condition that is included among the 200 or so classified as Dwarfism. — Stella Young Copy Share
The problem for many people with disabilities is not that we are not able to work a certain number of hours a week. It's… — Stella Young Copy Share
As a wheelchair user, I am utterly obsessed with toilets, and all my friends know it. A simple invitation to the pub is consistently… — Stella Young Copy Share
Doctors are not fortune tellers, and neither am I. Having lived with disability since birth does not afford me immunity from illness. — Stella Young Copy Share
From my first days in Washington D.C., where I rolled a whole four downtown blocks without seeing a single shop, cafe, bar or restaurant… — Stella Young Copy Share
