“Disability makes me equal. It demands that society makes accommodations in order to combat the inequalities that I face. It demands that as society develops and changes, it does so in a way that considers people like me and all of our needs.”

“Society has medicalised us. Classed us by impairment. Segregated us by impairment. Disability allows us to resist that. It unites us...Disability has never been about our individual impairments, it is always about our collective liberation.”

“Belonging to this bright, beautiful family, is freeing. It is empowering. While the barriers that we face sometimes look different, they are all as a result of an ableist society.”

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“I’m Deaf and I have a disability.

The Deaf Community have a strong preference to be described as a cultural linguistic minority, which is absolutely correct. For years, I would have always said I was Deaf, and I was not disabled.

Lately, I have come to accept the word disability, and that I have a disability.”

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People with disabilities need to claim who they are, claim their space in society, be respected for that, not be hidden away, not just have certain parts of their identity concentrated on.

…I am very proud of my identity as a disabled woman and I think that is something that we have seen grow hugely in last number of years and it is something that we need to celebrate…

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