Stella Young
Stella Young
Stella Jane Youngwas an Australian comedian, journalist and disability rights activist...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth24 February 1982
CountryAustralia
punish reflect society system values
The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values of our society and to punish those who violate our standards.
atheist heaven heard
I've been an atheist ever since I heard there was only a stairway to heaven
joy political doe
I dance as a political statement, because disabled bodies are inherently political, but I mostly dance for all the same reasons anyone else does: because it heals my spirit and fills me with joy.
use disability environment
My disability exists not because I use a wheelchair, but because the broader environment isn't accessible.
flight ramp stairs
No amount of smiling at a flight of stairs has ever made it turn into a ramp,
morning lying names
We’ve been sold this lie that disability makes you exceptional and it honestly doesn’t. … I want to live in a world where we don’t have such low expectations of disabled people that we are congratulated for getting out of bed and remembering our own names in the morning.
sweet strong way-in-life
In case I get hit by a bus tomorrow, I want to make something clear - I am not a snowflake. I am not a sweet, infantilising symbol of fragility and life. I am a strong, fierce, flawed adult woman. I plan to remain that way, in life and in death.
thinking doe disability
Disability doesn't make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does.
agency attitudes consequences deny disabled full women
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.
people respect society treats
We are a society that treats people with disabilities with condescension and pity, not dignity and respect.
full good passionate people rights
Yooralla, like most disability service organisations, is full of good people who are passionate about the rights of people with disabilities.
people
Yooralla is a people pleaser with a very powerful PR machine.