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Stella Young
Stella Young
Australian Comedian
Born: Feb 24, 1982
Died: Dec 6, 2014
About Disability Life Me People You
Related authors: Andrew Denton Barry Humphries Chris Lilley George Miller Hannah Gadsby Jim Jefferies Josh Thomas Tim Minchin
Death is not treatment, even if it's medically facilitated. Stella Young
Death Even Medically Treatment
From pink water bottles for breast cancer to dumping a bucket of ice water on your head for neuromuscular conditions, it seems we're bombarded by requests to be 'aware' of one thing or another. Stella Young
Water Cancer One Thing Seems Bottles Bucket Head Another Pink Conditions Dumping Ice Breast Cancer Requests Your Aware Bombarded Thing
The mere suggestion that not speaking for a day can give you an appreciation of the social isolation that comes with the experience of disability, particularly those whose impairments prohibit them from communicating verbally, is insensitive at best. Stella Young
Best Day You Appreciation Experience Isolation Prohibit Those Insensitive Give Disability Mere Particularly Verbally Social Them Communicating Speaking Whose Suggestion
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. Stella Young
People Understanding Living Complexity Systemic Faced Give Disability Disabled Simulation Fails Abuse Discrimination Body Certainly Deep Capture Nuance
There are real-world, devastating consequences for disabled women marginalised by the kinds of attitudes that deny them full agency over what happens to their bodies. Stella Young
Women Consequences Kinds Disabled Devastating Over Attitudes Deny Happens Them Agency Bodies Full Marginalised
I quickly learned that asking if an interview space was wheelchair accessible was a bad idea; it gave a potential employer an immediate bad impression. It was either a black mark against my name, or a straight up discussion of why I wouldn't be able to work there because they had no wheelchair access. Stella Young
Work Space Black Gave Mark Interview Immediate Bad Able Bad Idea Potential Had Idea Name Employer Learned Because Access Accessible Impression Up Quickly Discussion Wheelchair Either Against Straight Asking Why
From time to time, people pat me on the head. It happens on public transport, in the supermarket, in bars. It's a common enough occurrence that it very rarely takes me completely by surprise. Stella Young
Time Me People Enough Rarely Supermarket Head Takes Occurrence Surprise Time People Very Pat From Time To Time Common Happens Public Transport Bars
Let me make this clear: my impairment is such that without a wheelchair, I can't do very much for myself. I can't get out of bed. I can't get myself to the toilet. I certainly can't get myself to work. Stella Young
Work Myself Me Out Clear Make Without Bed Very Get Wheelchair Much Toilet Certainly
I currently live independently without any funded support. I'm educated, and I'm employed. I enjoy paying my taxes and contributing to the economic life of Australia. Stella Young
Life Live Enjoy Independently Economic Economic Life Support Employed Without Educated Australia Contributing Any Currently Taxes Paying
Let's not forget that the Paralympics, just like the Olympics, are built on a rich history. Stella Young
History Rich Like Built Forget Just Olympics
I have a condition called Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), which has affected my growth and bone strength. In short, people with the kind of OI I have generally experience hundreds of fractures in their lifetime and use wheelchairs for mobility. Stella Young
Strength Experience People Bone Hundreds Kind Lifetime Generally Affected Condition Mobility Short Which Use Growth
I don't generally talk about medical terms when I discuss my position as a disabled person. I take a social rather than medical approach to disability, and so long Latin names for congenital conditions are not relevant. Stella Young
Long Approach Latin Relevant About Rather Disability Disabled Take Generally Names Talk Terms Conditions Discuss Than Person Social Medical Position
On the whole, my life is and has been wonderful. Stella Young
Life Wonderful My Life Has-Been Been Whole
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. Stella Young
Long Too Considered Run Rarely Main Like Always Cousin Coverage Been Gets After Anything Poor Games Media Media Coverage Olympics
We all learn how to use the bodies we're born with, or learn to use them in an adjusted state, whether those bodies are considered disabled or not. Stella Young
State Considered Those Adjusted Born Disabled Learn How Whether Them Bodies Use
By far, the most disabling thing in my life is the physical environment. It dictates what I can and can't do every day. Stella Young
Life Day Every Day My Life Every Physical Environment Most Dictates Far Thing
As disabled people, we are taught from a young age that those who are attracted to us are to be regarded with suspicion. Stella Young
Age People Young Those Disabled Attracted Taught Suspicion Young Age Regarded Us Who
I let go of the notion of wanting someone to ignore the way I look in order to find me attractive, because really, what kind of relationship would that be? One where someone's only attracted to you because they're ignoring a fundamental part of you? No thanks. Stella Young
Me Relationship You Thanks Way Kind Would Find Someone Only Part Look Attracted Attractive Because Go Where Order Wanting Really Notion Ignore Ignoring Let Go Fundamental
I really love filling out forms - quite fortuitous, really, given that as one of Australia's 4 million-ish disabled people, ticking boxes and recording my life for other people is what I've spent a fair chunk of my time doing. Stella Young
Life Love Time People My Life Recording Other Chunk Spent Out Given My Time Disabled Fair Ticking Boxes Doing Australia Quite Forms Really Fortuitous Filling
For me, and for many other people with disabilities, our status as disabled people is one of which we are fiercely proud. Stella Young
Me People Other Our Status Disabilities Disabled Proud Which Fiercely Many
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