I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present

by Cerrie Burnell

We all have a place in the world and we are enough, just as we are.

Catalina was so fed up of non-disabled people thinking that disabled people needed to be ‘cured’, or that they were superheroes if they lived normal lives. She became determined to prove that disabled people have the same rights as everyone.

The challenges some people face are not always obvious. Mental health is just as important as physical health, but because you can’t see it you might not know immediately what someone is experiencing. Many people have mental health conditions that can last their entire lives, while others’ come and go.

Matt says that mental health is physical health. To think of the two things as separate is highly damaging. There is only health.

Stella was appalled. She knew the world had been sold a lie: that being disabled was a disaster and you had to be a hero to survive it. But Stella knew the truth: disability was normal. It could be wonderful, it could be tedious, it could be hilarious. Just like anyone else’s life.