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Comedian and journalist Stella Young is tired of people telling her she’s an “inspiration” just for getting up in the morning. In a hilarious, hard-hitting, and thought-provoking talk at TEDxSydney, she explains why.   

Watch the full talk here»

[image description: Gif set of the amazing Stella Young. She’s in a black electric wheel chair and wearing a black and white plaid sleeveless shirt and black pants and she’s on a black stage. The front of the stage is red and it’s backlit in blue with a sign that says “hey 2014”

Gif 1: Stella Young saying “for lots of us, Disabled people are not real people”

Gif 2: Stella Young saying: “We’re there to inspire you to think, ‘Well, however bad my life is, it could be worse. I could be that person.”

Gif 3: Stella Young saying: “I’m not here to inspire you. I’m here to tell you that we have been lied to about disability.”

Gif 4: Stella Young saying: “We’ve been sold the lie that disability is a bad thing. And to live with disability makes you exceptional.”

Gif 6: Stella Young saying: “Disability does not make you exceptional. But questioning what you know about it does.” ]