The anti-ableist manifesto : smashing stereotypes, forging change, and building a disability-inclusive world / Tiffany Yu.
2024
HV1568 .Y82 2024
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Title
The anti-ableist manifesto : smashing stereotypes, forging change, and building a disability-inclusive world / Tiffany Yu.
Author
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780306833663 (hardcover)
0306833662 (hardcover)
9780306833670 (trade paperback)
0306833670 (trade paperback)
0306833662 (hardcover)
9780306833670 (trade paperback)
0306833670 (trade paperback)
Published
New York : Hachette Go, 2024.
Language
English
Description
xxi, 298 pages : charts ; 24 cm
Call Number
HV1568 .Y82 2024
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1420449549
Summary
"The "Anti-Ableist Manifesto" defines ableism as discrimination in favor of non-disabled people and helps readers understand that ending discrimination begins with self-reflection. Tiffany Yu celebrates the power of stories and lived experiences to foster the proximity, intimacy, and humanity of disability identities that have far too often been "othered" and rendered invisible. As the Asian American daughter of immigrants, living with PTSD and a permanent arm injury sustained at age nine, Yu is well aware of the intersections of identity that affect us all. She navigated the male-dominated world of corporate finance as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs before founding Diversability, an award-winning community business run by disabled people building disability pride, power, and leadership. Organized from the personal to the professional, the domestic to the political, the Me to the We to the Us, The "Anti-Ableist Manifesto" frames context for conversations, breaks down the language of ableism, identifies microaggressions, and proposes real actions that lead to genuine and authentic allyship: - How do we remove ableist language from our daily vocabulary? - What are the advantages of hiring disabled employees? - How do we create inclusive events? - What market opportunity are we missing out on when we don't consider disabled consumers? "The Anti-Ableist Manifesto" is an essential book for any ally to go beyond mere awareness to being an active anti-ableist and help form a more equitable society for all"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note
Part 1. Anti-ableism and you : What is disability ; Not all disabilities are apparent ; Disability is not a bad word ; Disability is not a bad thing ; A brief history of the disability rights movement ; Models of disability ; Disability intersectionality ; What is ableism? ; What is anti-ableism? Why you should care about disability ; Recognize and use your privilege ; Overcome your non-disabled guilt and shame ; Accurate disability representation matters ; Diversify your feed
Part 2. Anti-ableism and your community : Interrupt ableism microaggressions and harassment ; Stop making assumptions ; Don't give unsolicited advice ; Support people with non-apparent disabilities ; Don't treat disabled people as your inspiration ; Be in community with disabled people ; Ask better questions ; Treat disabled people with respect and dignity ; Exist in the contradictions ; Take accountability for ableist harm
Part 3. Anti-ableism and societal change : Lower the disability tax ; Inclusive design benefits everyone ; Make public spaces accessible (in person and digitally) ; Hire disabled people ; Rethink accomodations ; Build a disability-inclusive work culture ; Cater to disabled customers ; Support disability entrepreneurship ; Advocate with disabled people ; Get civically engaged
Conclusion: The anti-ableist manifesto.
Part 2. Anti-ableism and your community : Interrupt ableism microaggressions and harassment ; Stop making assumptions ; Don't give unsolicited advice ; Support people with non-apparent disabilities ; Don't treat disabled people as your inspiration ; Be in community with disabled people ; Ask better questions ; Treat disabled people with respect and dignity ; Exist in the contradictions ; Take accountability for ableist harm
Part 3. Anti-ableism and societal change : Lower the disability tax ; Inclusive design benefits everyone ; Make public spaces accessible (in person and digitally) ; Hire disabled people ; Rethink accomodations ; Build a disability-inclusive work culture ; Cater to disabled customers ; Support disability entrepreneurship ; Advocate with disabled people ; Get civically engaged
Conclusion: The anti-ableist manifesto.
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