Even those among us who are lucky enough to love our jobs would have to admit that at least part of the… — Stella Young Admit 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 Affected 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 Disabilities 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 Best Copy Share Image
Physical access is one of the very first issues disability rights activists of the 1960s and '70s fought for. — Stella Young Access Copy Share Image
If everyone's looking at me, I might as well say something interesting. — Stella Young Everyone 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 Bad thing 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 Accessible Copy Share Image
I do not identify as a person with a disability. I'm a disabled person. And I'll be a monkey's disabled uncle if… — Stella Young Disability Copy Share Image
I use the term 'disabled people' quite deliberately, because I subscribe to what's called the social model of disability, which tells us… — Stella Young Because 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 Bed Copy Share Image
When I was seven and watched an episode of 'Beyond 2000' that featured a floating armchair, I thought we'd definitely have one… — Stella Young Armchair 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 Almost Copy Share Image
People get all up in arms when I describe myself as a crip because what they hear is the word 'cripple,' and… — Stella Young Allowed 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 Able Copy Share Image
Self esteem and a healthy body image for people with disabilities are so often hard-fought. — Stella Young Body Copy Share Image
People are uncomfortable about disability, and so interactions can become unintentionally uncomfortable. — Stella Young About 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 Allowed Copy Share Image
I currently live independently without any funded support. I'm educated, and I'm employed. I enjoy paying my taxes and contributing to the… — Stella Young Any Copy Share Image
My disability exists not because I use a wheelchair, but because the broader environment isn't accessible. — Stella Young Because Copy Share Image
