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Too often, we fall into the trap of thinking 'equal' means 'the same' and that we achieve equality by treating everyone identically.
— Stella Young
Disability is often framed, in medical terms, as the ultimate disaster and certainly as a deficit.
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Paralympic sport and other disability sport can and should be celebrated in its own right.
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Disability doesn't make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does.
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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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For me, and for many other people with disabilities, our status as disabled people is one of which we are fiercely proud.
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I'm a full-time wheelchair user. And yet, given the right circumstances, I am able to work.
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In many ways, I'm incredibly lucky to have been born with my impairment and that it's visible. It means my path has been predictable.
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Physical access is one of the very first issues disability rights activists of the 1960s and '70s fought for.
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I do sometimes painful things to my body in an effort to conform to culturally imposed beauty ideals.
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On the whole, my life is and has been wonderful.
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For lots of us, disabled people are not our teachers or our doctors or our manicurists. We're not real people. We are there to inspire.
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The killing of a disabled person is not 'compassionate'. It is not 'euthanasia'. It is murder.
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It's undeniable that what we are taught as a culture to believe about disability is at odds with traditional notions of masculinity.
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My parents didn't know what to do with me, so they just pretended I was normal, and that worked out quite well for me.
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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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As disabled people, we are taught from a young age that those who are attracted to us are to be regarded with suspicion.
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My disability exists not because I use a wheelchair, but because the broader environment isn't accessible.
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Apologies are great, but they don't really change anything. You know what does? Action.
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When patronised, I'm unfortunately more flight than fight. Perhaps it's because I actually feel quite wounded.
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The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values of our society and to punish those who violate our standards.
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The thing about living with any disability is that you adapt; you do what works for you.
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For me, in some ways, my whole life is a bit performative and always has been - because I'm stared at and looked at everywhere I go.
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I tend not to think about living to some grand old age. Then again, I don't think about dying, either.
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Death is not treatment, even if it's medically facilitated.
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People are uncomfortable about disability, and so interactions can become unintentionally uncomfortable.
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Self esteem and a healthy body image for people with disabilities are so often hard-fought.
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I once choked on a chip at a friend's birthday when I was seven and had to be sent home, as I'd broken my collarbone coughing.
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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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