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Demystifying Disability
- What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
- Narrated by: Emily Ladau
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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. 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. 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 listeners a welcoming place to understand disability as part of the human experience.
Includes a downloadable PDF of Resources and Further Reading from the book
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Critic Reviews
“If being a good ally to disabled people is your goal...Ladau’s guide is a goldmine.” (Book Riot)
“Activist and writer Emily Ladau is a responsible guide and advocate for change, and her book is one that everyone could benefit from reading.” (BookPage)
“Emily Ladau provides a welcoming, easy-to-read guide to disability. I highly recommend this book to readers seeking to deepen their understanding of disability and ableism.” (Haben Girma, human rights lawyer, speaker, and author of Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law)
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- 19-02-22
Fantastic primer on how to be an ally
This book is a great 101 on how to be a good ally. As someone who has become disabled post-Covid, I'm learning through my own experiences how we are often oblivious to our abelist ways. This unlearning and relearning is difficult, humbling, and necessary. The book has come to me when I needed it the most.
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