An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed Ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for What to say and do (and What not to do) and how you can help make the world a more accessible, inclusive place People with disabilities are the world\'s largest minority, an estimated 15 percent of the global population.
Demystifying Disability is a friendly handbook on the important disability issues you need to Know about, including: - How to appropriately think, talk, and ask about disability - Recognizing and avoiding ableism (discrimination toward disabled people) - Practicing good disability etiquette - Ensuring accessibility becomes your standard practice, from everyday communication to planning special events - Appreciating disability history and identity - Identifying and speaking up about disability stereotypes in media Authored by celebrated disabil.
But many of us--disabled and nondisabled alike--don\'t Know how to act, What to say, or how to be an Ally to the disability community.
Emily makes the intimidating approachable and the complicated clear.--Rebekah Taussig, author of Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary, Resilient, Disabled Body People with disabilities are the world\'s largest minority, an estimated 15 percent of the global population. . .
An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed Ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for What to say and do (and What not to do) and how you can help make the world a more inclusive place A candid, accessible cheat sheet for anyone who wants to thoughtfully join the conversation .
Demystifying Disability is a friendly handbook on the important disability issues you need to Know about, including: - How to appropriately think, talk, and ask about disability - Recognizing and avoiding ableism (discrimination toward disabled people) - Practicing good disability etiquette - Ensuring accessibility becomes your standard practice, from everyday communication to planning special events - Appreciating disability history and identity - Identifying and speaking up about disability stereotypes in media Authored by celebrated disability rights advocate, speaker, and writer Emily Ladau, this practical, intersectional guide offers all readers a welcoming place to understand disability as part of the human experience.
But many of us--disabled and nondisabled alike--don\'t Know how to act, What to say, or how to be an Ally to the disability community.
An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed Ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for What to say and do (and What not to do) and how you can help make the world a more accessible, inclusive place People with disabilities are the world\'s largest minority, an estimated 15 percent of the global population
