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" It's undeniable that what we are taught as a culture to believe about disability is at odds with traditional notions of masculinity. "

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" The sentiment of those suggesting the Olympics and Paralympics be combined is no doubt well intentioned. But it also echoes the myth that disabled people want to be other than what we are - that we'd like nothing more than to be 'allowed in' with the able-bodied competitors. "

" The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values of our society and to punish those who violate our standards. "

" I do sometimes painful things to my body in an effort to conform to culturally imposed beauty ideals. "

" Death is not treatment, even if it's medically facilitated. "

" Self esteem and a healthy body image for people with disabilities are so often hard-fought. "

" I, like many women, buy into patriarchal standards of beauty every day. I very rarely leave the house without make-up. I dye my hair. I wear clothes that I choose carefully for how they make me look to the outside world. "

" I currently live independently without any funded support. I'm educated, and I'm employed. I enjoy paying my taxes and contributing to the economic life of Australia. "

" By far, the most disabling thing in my life is the physical environment. It dictates what I can and can't do every day. "

" I've lost count of the number of times that I've been approached by strangers wanting to tell me that they think I'm brave or inspirational, and this was long before my work had any kind of public profile. "

" Yooralla is a people pleaser with a very powerful PR machine. "

" Too often, we fall into the trap of thinking 'equal' means 'the same' and that we achieve equality by treating everyone identically. "

" People with disabilities are simply part of diverse communities in the U.S. "

" I have always felt like a loved, valued and equal member of my family. "

" Physical access is one of the very first issues disability rights activists of the 1960s and '70s fought for. "

" On the whole, my life is and has been wonderful. "

" I've got the best job in the world; I love it. I get to meet so many interesting people, and I get to make sure that other people with disabilities can tell their own stories as well. "

" As a wheelchair user, I am utterly obsessed with toilets, and all my friends know it. A simple invitation to the pub is consistently followed by, 'Do you know if they have an accessible toilet?' "

" We all learn how to use the bodies we're born with, or learn to use them in an adjusted state, whether those bodies are considered disabled or not. "

" When patronised, I'm unfortunately more flight than fight. Perhaps it's because I actually feel quite wounded. "

" If everyone's looking at me, I might as well say something interesting. "

" In my own home, where I've been able to create an environment that works for me, I'm hardly disabled at all. I still have an impairment, and there are obviously some very restrictive things about that, but the impact of disability is less. "

" Disability doesn't make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does. "

" As disabled people, we are taught from a young age that those who are attracted to us are to be regarded with suspicion. "

" In many ways, I'm incredibly lucky to have been born with my impairment and that it's visible. It means my path has been predictable. "

" For me, disability is a physical experience, but it's also a cultural experience and a social experience, and for me, the word 'crip' is the one that best encapsulated all of that. "

" In days gone by, short-statured people were not only labelled as ugly, stupid and freakish, they were often owned by aristocrats and treated, at best, as entertainment and, at worst, as pets. "

" It became very clear to me that Yooralla was not as interested in media coverage that explored issues faced by people with disability as it was in giving a pat on the back to journalists who maintained the status quo by giving readers the warm and fuzzies over their morning paper. "

" I tend not to think about living to some grand old age. Then again, I don't think about dying, either. "

" Let me make this clear: my impairment is such that without a wheelchair, I can't do very much for myself. I can't get out of bed. I can't get myself to the toilet. I certainly can't get myself to work. "

" Paralympic sport and other disability sport can and should be celebrated in its own right. "