Stella Young
Stella Young
Stella Jane Youngwas an Australian comedian, journalist and disability rights activist...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth24 February 1982
CountryAustralia
age attracted regarded taught
As disabled people, we are taught from a young age that those who are attracted to us are to be regarded with suspicion.
accessible followed invitation obsessed utterly wheelchair
As a wheelchair user, I am utterly obsessed with toilets, and all my friends know it. A simple invitation to the pub is consistently followed by, 'Do you know if they have an accessible toilet?'
allowed arms people
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.
life
On the whole, my life is and has been wonderful.
I used to think of myself in terms of who I'd be if I didn't have this pesky old disability.
esteem image people
Self esteem and a healthy body image for people with disabilities are so often hard-fought.
access side
Personally, I like a generous side of wheelchair access with my cities.
death
Death is not treatment, even if it's medically facilitated.
disabled expect people
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 people in our daily lives.
abuse capture certainly complexity disabled faced fails nuance simulation understanding
Disability simulation fails to capture the nuance and complexity of living in a disabled body. And it certainly fails to give a deep understanding of systemic discrimination and abuse faced by disabled people.
considered cousin games gets main rarely
The Paralympics have for too long been considered the poor cousin of the Olympics. It's always run after the main games and rarely gets anything like the media coverage.
age grand tend
I tend not to think about living to some grand old age. Then again, I don't think about dying, either.
equality fall means trap treating
Too often, we fall into the trap of thinking 'equal' means 'the same' and that we achieve equality by treating everyone identically.
certain hours number people work
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 that no-one will let us.