These confessions will floor you.

‘Why do they even let them live?’

‘Look at those spasos.’

‘Is he fixable?’

These are just some of the things that disabled Australians have heard other people say about them.

Snide comments. Rude remarks. They all impact on a person no matter what you think.

Enter the #heardwhiledisabled hashtag, a part of the Chatterbox Challenge.

The #heardwhiledisabled hashtag gives disabled people a voice to share their thoughts online. And they are extremely confronting – take a look, and get involved.

The Chatterbox Challenge is on throughout the month of September and asks people to pledge to go silent and raise much needed funds and awareness to give those with disability a voice.

 These images speak for themselves. And reveal just how much people’s perceptions of the disabled need to change.

To take part in the Chatterbox Challenge, register an event or donate, visit www.chatterboxchallenge.com.au