Background
Young was born in 1982 at Stawell, Victoria. She was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, and used a wheelchair for most of her life.
Young was born in 1982 at Stawell, Victoria. She was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, and used a wheelchair for most of her life.
University of Melbourne.
She held a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Public Relations from Deakin University, Geelong and a Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Melbourne. After graduating in 2004, she worked for a time as a secondary school teacher. Young served as the editor for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation"s online magazine, Ramp Up.
Before joining the American Broadcasting Company, she had worked as an educator in public programs at Melbourne Museum, and hosted eight seasons of Number Limits, a disability culture program on community television station Channel 31.
Having previously appeared in several showcases and group shows, Stella made her festival debut as a solo performer at the 2014 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Young did a TEDxSydney talk in April 2014, entitled "I"m not your inspiration, thank you very much", in which she deconstructed society"s habit of turning disabled people into what she called "inspiration porn."
Young died unexpectedly in Melbourne, on 6 December 2014 of a suspected aneurysm.
She was a member of the boards of the Ministerial Advisory Council for the Department of Victorian Communities, Victorian Disability Advisory Council, the Youth Disability Advocacy Service and Women with Disabilities Victoria.