A disability is defined as a condition that restricts a person from doing certain activities (activity limitation) and from interacting with the world around them (participation restrictions).
The late disability activist Stella Young (1982-2014) is renowned for her 2014 TED talk that focused on how society objectifies people with disabilities, perceiving them as “inspiration porn”, as Young so aptly described it then. Using her disability news and opinion website, Ramp Up, as a platform, Young was outspoken about humanising people with disabilities instead of objectifying them as being “brave” or “heroic”.
