From time to time, people pat me on the head. It happens on public transport, in the supermarket, in bars. It's a… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
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 Image
My parents didn't know what to do with me, so they just pretended I was normal, and that worked out quite well… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
For me, in some ways, my whole life is a bit performative and always has been - because I'm stared at and… — 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
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
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
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 Copy Share Image
I let go of the notion of wanting someone to ignore the way I look in order to find me attractive, because… — Stella Young 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
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
If everyone's looking at me, I might as well say something interesting. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
It is nothing short of baffling to me how a city like Melbourne, where I struggle to find accessible facilities on a… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
For me, disability is a physical experience, but it's also a cultural experience and a social experience, and for me, the word… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
In my own home, where I've been able to create an environment that works for me, I'm hardly disabled at all. I… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
My mother loves to remind me that about the age of four, I made a somewhat formal announcement that I was going… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
Let me make this clear: my impairment is such that without a wheelchair, I can't do very much for myself. I can't… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
Disability informs almost every part of my life. It's as important, if not more so, than my gender and sexuality. It's certainly… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Personally, I like a generous side of wheelchair access with my cities. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
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 Image
When patronised, I'm unfortunately more flight than fight. Perhaps it's because I actually feel quite wounded. — Stella Young Copy Share Image
I have a condition that is included among the 200 or so classified as Dwarfism. — 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 week. It's… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
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 Image
