Stella Young
Stella Young
Stella Jane Youngwas an Australian comedian, journalist and disability rights activist...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth24 February 1982
CountryAustralia
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Personally, I like a generous side of wheelchair access with my cities.
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People get all up in arms when I describe myself as a crip because what they hear is the word 'cripple,' and they hear a word you're not allowed to say anymore.
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On the whole, my life is and has been wonderful.
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Even those among us who are lucky enough to love our jobs would have to admit that at least part of the reason we work is to earn money. In between all this work, we like to eat out at restaurants, go on trips, buy nice things, not to mention pay rent and meet the cost of living.
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Believe me, people with disabilities are just as concerned about benefit fraud as anyone else. Money spent on those who are not in need is money that isn't being spent on vital services to support us in the community.
I used to think of myself in terms of who I'd be if I didn't have this pesky old disability.
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Self esteem and a healthy body image for people with disabilities are so often hard-fought.
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Doctors are not fortune tellers, and neither am I. Having lived with disability since birth does not afford me immunity from illness.
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Disability is often framed, in medical terms, as the ultimate disaster and certainly as a deficit.
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Disability informs almost every part of my life. It's as important, if not more so, than my gender and sexuality. It's certainly a great deal more important to me than my religion or whether or not I caught a tram, ferry or bus to work.
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We are a society that treats people with disabilities with condescension and pity, not dignity and respect.
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Yooralla, like most disability service organisations, is full of good people who are passionate about the rights of people with disabilities.
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Yooralla is a people pleaser with a very powerful PR machine.
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In Australia, a deaf person attending an interview must take their own interpreter at their own expense, or ask the employer to provide one. Believe me, nothing says 'I'm the best person for this job' quite like asking an employer to pay to interview you.