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Demystifying Disability

Demystifying Disability

by Ten Speed Press
Author Emily Ladau
$22.95

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

People with disabilities are the world’s largest minority, an estimated 15 percent of the global population. But many of us—disabled and non-disabled alike—don’t know how to act, what to say, or how to be an ally to the disability community. 


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Format  Paperback
Publication Date 2021
Pages 176

 

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - NPR, Booklist 

“A candid, accessible cheat sheet for anyone who wants to thoughtfully join the conversation . . . Emily makes the intimidating approachable and the complicated clear.”—Rebekah Taussig, author of Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary, Resilient, Disabled Body

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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.