#069- The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Language and Unlearning Ableism with Tiffany Yu
Tiffany Yu is the CEO & Founder of Diversability, an award-winning social enterprise to elevate disability pride; the Founder of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter, a monthly micro-grant that has awarded $82.5k to 83 disability projects in 11 countries; and the author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-Inclusive World. She serves on the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games Working Group and was a Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit. At the age of 9, Tiffany became disabled as a result of a car accident that also took the life of her father. She started her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and has also worked at Bloomberg and Sean Diddy Combs’ REVOLT Media & TV. Her TED Talk, How to Help Employees with Disabilities Thrive, has over one million views. She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Guardian, USA Today, Marie Claire, and Forbes. To learn more about Tiffany and her book, check out the links below, Tiffany’s Website: https://www.tiffanyyu.com/ The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: https://www.tiffanyyu.com/book Tiffany’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyayu/ The Awesome Foundation: https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en Diversability: https://mydiversability.com/ Keywords: disability inclusion, non-disabled allies, learning without shame, passing the mic, fitness industry, inclusive spaces, shared recreation, disability inclusion, fitness industry, language and etiquette, accommodations, ableism, microaggressions, The Anti-Ableist Manifesto, Austin Foundation Disability Chapter Takeaways Non-disabled allies play a crucial role in advocating for disability inclusion and should focus on amplifying disabled voices and supporting their initiatives.Learning about disability should be a shame-free process, allowing for mistakes and growth.In the fitness industry, creating inclusive spaces and providing options for people with disabilities to participate in their own way is essential.Shared recreation and coexistence between people with and without disabilities can help normalize disability and address bias and stigma. Trainers should ask individuals with disabilities about their specific accommodations needs and work with them to find suitable modifications.Ableism is a system of oppression that devalues individuals based on the way their body and mind works.Microaggressions in the disability space include erasing or diminishing someone's disability, chronic exclusion, and infantilization of disabled adults.Inclusion programs can be both beneficial and harmful, depending on the experiences and perspectives of the individuals involved.Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:18 Amplifying Disabled Voices 09:53 Creating Inclusive Fitness Spaces 17:47 Shared Recreation and Normalizing Disability 29:58 Creating Inclusive Fitness Spaces 35:59 Understanding Ableism 42:34 Microaggressions in the Disability Space 48:38 The Complexities of Inclusion Programs 53:02 The Austin Foundation Disability Chapter
