--- title: "4 Faced Quotes By Stella Young" description: "4 Faced quotes by Stella Young. Plus more from Stella Young and more Faced sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/stella-young-7013_career_many-of-us-particularly-those-of-us-with_826912.jpg" --- > [Many of us, particularly those of us with disabilities who have faced persistent discrimination throughout our lives, not least when trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/many-of-us-particularly-those-of-us-with-disabilities-who-have-faced/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/stella-young-7013_career_many-of-us-particularly-those-of-us-with_826912.jpg) > [Disability simulation fails to capture the nuance and complexity of living in a disabled body. And it certainly fails to give a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/disability-simulation-fails-to-capture-the-nuance-and-complexity-of/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0b/stella-young-7013_abuse_disability-simulation-fails-to-capture-t_1485752.jpg) > [It became very clear to me that Yooralla was not as interested in media coverage that explored issues faced by people with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/it-became-very-clear-to-me-that-yooralla-was-not-as-interested-in/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73b/stella-young-7013_back_it-became-very-clear-to-me-that-yooralla_1721465.jpg) > [The magnitude of discrimination and stigma faced by people with disability in Australia cannot be underestimated. People do not understand disability, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/the-magnitude-of-discrimination-and-stigma-faced-by-people-with/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80a/stella-young-7013_australia_the-magnitude-of-discrimination-and-stig_1909411.jpg) ## More by Stella Young > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/i-am-repeatedly-asked-in-interviews-exactly-what-s-wrong-with-me-and/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/we-think-we-know-what-it-s-all-about-we-think-that-disability-is-a/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [For me, in some ways, my whole life is a bit performative and always has been - because I'm stared at and looked at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/for-me-in-some-ways-my-whole-life-is-a-bit-performative-and-always/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [Believe me, people with disabilities are just as concerned about benefit fraud as anyone else. Money spent on those who are not in need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/believe-me-people-with-disabilities-are-just-as-concerned-about/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/in-many-ways-i-m-incredibly-lucky-to-have-been-born-with-my/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [Death is not treatment, even if it's medically facilitated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/death-is-not-treatment-even-if-it-s-medically-facilitated/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [Personally, I like a generous side of wheelchair access with my cities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/personally-i-like-a-generous-side-of-wheelchair-access-with-my-cities/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/we-ve-been-sold-this-lie-that-disability-makes-you-exceptional-and-it/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [When patronised, I'm unfortunately more flight than fight. Perhaps it's because I actually feel quite wounded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/when-patronised-i-m-unfortunately-more-flight-than-fight-perhaps-it-s/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [I have a condition that is included among the 200 or so classified as Dwarfism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/i-have-a-condition-that-is-included-among-the-200-or-so-classified-as/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/the-problem-for-many-people-with-disabilities-is-not-that-we-are-not/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [As a wheelchair user, I am utterly obsessed with toilets, and all my friends know it. A simple invitation to the pub is consistently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/as-a-wheelchair-user-i-am-utterly-obsessed-with-toilets-and-all-my/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [Doctors are not fortune tellers, and neither am I. Having lived with disability since birth does not afford me immunity from illness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/doctors-are-not-fortune-tellers-and-neither-am-i-having-lived-with/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/from-my-first-days-in-washington-d-c-where-i-rolled-a-whole-four/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) > [On the whole, my life is and has been wonderful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/on-the-whole-my-life-is-and-has-been-wonderful/) [Stella Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-young/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faced/stella-young/#itemlist", "name": "4 Faced Quotes By Stella Young", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Many of us, particularly those of us with disabilities who have faced persistent discrimination throughout our lives, not least when trying to find employment in the first place, take enormous pride in our hard-fought jobs and careers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stella Young" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-young/many-of-us-particularly-those-of-us-with-disabilities-who-have-faced/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/stella-young-7013_career_many-of-us-particularly-those-of-us-with_826912.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/stella-young-7013_career_many-of-us-particularly-those-of-us-with_826912.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/stella-young-7013_career_many-of-us-particularly-those-of-us-with_826912.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Many of us, particularly those of us with disabilities who have faced persistent discrimination throughout…” — Stella Young", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Disability simulation fails to capture the nuance and complexity of living in a disabled body. 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