Author Talk: The Anti-Ableist Manifesto by Tiffany Yu

Join us for a release event with disability advocate Tiffany Yu for a discussion of her debut book The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-Inclusive World.
​Joining Tiffany in conversation is Allie Cannington, Director of Advocacy at The Kelsey.

ABOUT THE BOOK
In The Anti-Ableist Manifesto, Tiffany Yu presents frameworks for conversations, breaks down the language of ableism, and proposes real actions that lead to genuine and authentic allyship. Yu includes contributions from disability advocates, activists, authors, entrepreneurs, scholars, educators, and executives to highlight the importance of an intersectional view of disability and celebrates the power of stories and lived experiences to center the vast range of disabled identities that have far too often been “othered” and rendered invisible.
​Organized from the personal to the professional, the domestic to the political, Me to We to Us, The Anti-Ableist Manifesto offers the tools to become an active anti-ableist including:

• ​Ways to support disabled people within our communities
  
• Identifying and preventing microaggressions, and removing ableist language from our vocabulary
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• How to increase accessibility in public and professional spaces
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• How to create truly inclusive events

Preorder the book here.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tiffany Yu is an award-winning social impact entrepreneur, disability advocate, and content creator. She is the founder and CEO of Diversability, a social enterprise aiming to elevate disability pride and build disability power. Having started her career at Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg, and REVOLT, Yu is now an in-demand corporate speaker, creating an approachable bridge in corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion spaces. Yu is the cofounder of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter, serves on the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games Working Group, and was a co-chair of the World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit. Her TED Talk, How to Help Employees with Disabilities Thrive, has over one million views. Her work and story have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Business Insider, Marie Claire, Forbes, USA Today, The Guardian and more.

SCHEDULE
6:30 PM Fireside chat with Allie Cannington
7:15 PM Q&A
7:30 PM Signing and meet & greet

SPACE & ACCESSIBILITY

The Shop at MATTER is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral bathrooms. Chairs are provided for all. Masks are encouraged.

Host or Publisher MATTER, Ltd.