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About Stella Young
Australian comedian, journalist and disability rights activist
Stella Jane Young was an Australian comedian, journalist and disability rights activist. She became widely known for her writing and public speaking on disability rights, and for challenging the assumptions that often surround disabled people. Her work combined humour, media commentary and advocacy. Young used her platform to argue for more honest and respectful ways of talking about disability, and she remained closely associated with disability activism in Australia.
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- “I quickly learned that asking if an interview space was wheelchair accessible was a bad idea; it gave a poten…”Stella Young
Disability: more sayings
- “For me, the wheelchair symbolizes disability in a way a cane does not.”Annette Funicello
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