I let go of the notion of wanting someone to ignore the way I look in order to find me attractive, because… — Stella Young Attracted Copy Share Image
I quickly learned that asking if an interview space was wheelchair accessible was a bad idea; it gave a potential employer an… — Stella Young Able Copy Share Image
I'm a full-time wheelchair user. And yet, given the right circumstances, I am able to work. — Stella Young Able 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 Ask Copy Share Image
The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values of our society and to punish those who violate our standards. — Stella Young Justice Copy Share Image
Most disability charity hinges on that notion - that you need to send your money in quick before all these poor, pitiful… — Stella Young Before Copy Share Image
There are real-world, devastating consequences for disabled women marginalised by the kinds of attitudes that deny them full agency over what happens… — Stella Young Agency Copy Share Image
I dance as a political statement, because disabled bodies are inherently political, but I mostly dance for all the same reasons anyone… — Stella Young Body Copy Share Image
The thing about living with any disability is that you adapt; you do what works for you. — Stella Young About Copy Share Image
Disability is often framed, in medical terms, as the ultimate disaster and certainly as a deficit. — Stella Young Certainly Copy Share Image
I really love filling out forms - quite fortuitous, really, given that as one of Australia's 4 million-ish disabled people, ticking boxes… — Stella Young Australia Copy Share Image
The battle to find a workplace that's wheelchair accessible is a feat in itself, let alone an employer who's going to be… — Stella Young About Copy Share Image
Disability simulation fails to capture the nuance and complexity of living in a disabled body. And it certainly fails to give a… — Stella Young Abuse Copy Share Image
My everyday life in which I do exactly the same things as everyone else should not inspire people, and yet I am… — Stella Young Am Copy Share Image
I went to school, I got good marks, I had a very low key after-school job, and I spent a lot of… — Stella Young After school Copy Share Image
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 Bars 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 Just Copy Share Image
It is a truth universally acknowledged that from puberty onwards, the female body is disgusting and unruly and must be tamed, trimmed… — Stella Young Acknowledged Copy Share Image
Paralympic sport and other disability sport can and should be celebrated in its own right. — Stella Young Celebrated 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 About 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 Back Copy Share Image
“03:11 And in the past few years, we've been able to propagate this lie even further via social media. You may have… — Stella Young Bad attitude Copy Share Image
I do sometimes painful things to my body in an effort to conform to culturally imposed beauty ideals. — Stella Young Beauty Copy Share Image
Let's not forget that the Paralympics, just like the Olympics, are built on a rich history. — Stella Young Built Copy Share Image
We all learn how to use the bodies we're born with, or learn to use them in an adjusted state, whether those… — Stella Young Adjusted Copy Share Image
