Paralympic sport and other disability sport can and should be celebrated in its own right. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes celebrate disability paralympic
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. Stella Young adultdeathfierce Change image and share on social
I have a condition that is included among the 200 or so classified as Dwarfism. Stella Young classifyconditiondwarfism Change image and share on social
The killing of a disabled person is not 'compassionate'. It is not 'euthanasia'. It is murder. Stella Young compassionatedisableeuthanasia Change image and share on social
I am so proud of being a Paralympian because I think the Games are a very good platform for disabled persons to perform themselves. Within the Paralympics movement, it's not just talk about excellence; it's not just talk about the competition. It's also talk about the equality and how your world accepts those disabled people. Yu Chui Yee acceptcompetitiondisable share on social
I think that there's something extremely beautiful about the Olympic ideal and its motto - 'Swifter, higher, stronger' - it's such a beautiful motto, and it celebrates everything which is the antithesis of death and dissolution and entropy. Chris Cleave antithesisbeautifulcelebrate share on social
So, for example, if a child is labeled as having a learning disability, it has very concrete consequences for the kinds of services and potentially accommodations that child will get. Robert Sternberg accommodationchildconcrete Change image and share on social