TEDxSydney presentation on perceptions relating to disability:

Stella Young is a comedian and journalist who happens to go about her day in a wheelchair — a fact that doesn’t, she’d like to make clear, automatically turn her into a noble inspiration to all humanity. In this very funny talk, Young breaks down society’s habit of turning disabled people into “inspiration porn.”

Watch:

• I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much

I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much