I don't generally talk about medical terms when I discuss my position as a disabled person. I take a social rather than… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
From pink water bottles for breast cancer to dumping a bucket of ice water on your head for neuromuscular conditions, it seems… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
The magnitude of discrimination and stigma faced by people with disability in Australia cannot be underestimated. People do not understand disability, and… — Stella Young Australia 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… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
The sentiment of those suggesting the Olympics and Paralympics be combined is no doubt well intentioned. But it also echoes the myth… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
I've lost count of the number of times that I've been approached by strangers wanting to tell me that they think I'm… — 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 Career Copy Share Image
I have a condition called Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), which has affected my growth and bone strength. In short, people with the kind… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
Even those among us who are lucky enough to love our jobs would have to admit that at least part of the… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
“I am not here to inspire you. I am here to tell you that we have been lied to about disability. Yeah,… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
I, like many women, buy into patriarchal standards of beauty every day. I very rarely leave the house without make-up. I dye… — Stella Young Beauty 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
The mere suggestion that not speaking for a day can give you an appreciation of the social isolation that comes with the… — Stella Young Appreciation Copy Share Image
In Australia, a deaf person attending an interview must take their own interpreter at their own expense, or ask the employer to… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
It became very clear to me that Yooralla was not as interested in media coverage that explored issues faced by people with… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
