The Anti-Ableist Manifesto by Tiffany Yu, the founder of Diversability, is an excellent introduction to building a disability-inclusive world. Tiffany Yu draws from her own experiences, in addition to extensive research and interviews with individuals with apparent and non-apparent disabilities. I highly recommend this book as a starting place if you are looking to learn more about disability intersectionality, vocabulary, and allyship. I also suggest pairing this book with Alice Wong’s edited collections Disability Visibility and Disability Intimacy, which both center the diverse voices and experiences of disabled individuals. I particularly appreciated the way Yu provides concrete examples and illustrates specific scenarios in order to highlight how to be an ally and advocate.

Thank you to NetGalley for my advanced copy.

This was a really comprehensive #ownvoices guide about ableism and ways for everyone (disabled or not) to help improve the ableist world we live in. The author shares her own personal experiences (she has PTSD and a permanent arm injury that was the result of a car crash when she was young). She also relies on research and other disability advocacy work to help inform the suggestions in this book.

I found this really well written, easy to digest, relatable and so important. Some chapters that really resonated included the ones about workplace accommodations, intersectionality, the importance of representation, micro-aggressions, calling out vs calling in, why it's not okay to think/talk about disabled people as inspirational and ways everyone can do better and be positive allies.

Great on audio read by the author herself and highly recommended for fans of Alice Wong's work. This book should be required reading for HR workers and anyone concerned about improving accessibility and inclusivity. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review!

Fav quote: "Nothing about us without us."

As an educator - loved the representation and thought-provoking content in this book. Love when an author is the audiobook narrator - Chapters are short and sweet with clear messages to help others guide their lives in their interactions with the disability community.

A super important read that reminds us accessibility matters for EVERYONE. I found it easy to understand, intelligent, and such a necessary resource for breaking down barriers.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

this was excellent. easy to read and stand alone chapters, with great prompts and questions for what to do next if we want to. highly recommend.

5 stars!

Incredibly eye-opening, and I say this as a person with disabilities. If you want to know how to be a better ally to the disabled community, "The Anti-Ableist Manifesto" is a must-read. It is so informative and so intersectional, which I believe is crucial for any non-fiction book of this type. Author Tiffany Yu never shames readers for not knowing something. Instead, she gives people the opportunity to take time and space to reflect on their own biases and preconceived notions about disabilities and disabled people to better help combat ableism in any and all walks of life, including education, access, healthcare, the job market, social settings, and more. She weaves her own personal experiences as a disabled person with facts, data, history, and research to support her remarks. I found her stories and her data to be not only compelling, but extremely helpful, interesting, and presented in a way that is accessible to all people. Even as a disabled woman, I clearly have my own biases, as do we all, so this book will help me moving forward on my journey to being a better ally. Disability and ableism are often left on the backburner when it comes to life in general. It is just as important as all of the other issues we face as a society. To be truly inclusive, disability MUST be at the forefront of the conversation, and we must strive to be a more inclusive society free from judgment, harm, and microaggressions. Tiffany's narration is also spectacular here. As I mentioned, this is a must-read, and I will be highly recommending and using this book moving forward!

Thank you to NetGalley, Tiffany Yu, Hachette Audio, and Hachette Go for the complimentary ALC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.

Thank you Netgalley and hachette audio for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Tiffany Yu is acutely aware of the intersections of identity that face us all. Yu is an Asian American daughter to immigrant parents living with PTSD and sustaining a permanent arm injury at age 9. Yu takes us on her own journey examining how deep PTSD can hide from someone and how that impacts their life. She shares with us how often people have tried to solve her disability as if it’s a problem she has. In doing so Yu examines the inherent racism, sexism and classism tied up in the ableist mind set. She does not stray from these identities and in fact urges those reading to look at their own identities and sit with any discomfort they may face.

This read challenges you for the better. How often in your day to day are you using ableist language without even realizing it? How often are the events you plan or go to inclusive to all bodies? Why are companies so afraid of hiring disabled employees? Yu breaks these questions down into bite size nuggets of wisdom both from herself and other disabled advocates.

It’s important to me to read and become a better ally to my disabled peers by retaining this information and reconfiguring my vocabulary. To be a true ally you must adapt as disabled people have done throughout history. Yu has one section in particular where she names a bunch of random household objects that are now common, but were created with disabled people in mind. That’s the adaptability disabled people bring to the table and I think it’s high time we bring that energy right back to them.

This book should be on everyone’s radar to read and work through. I loved how interactive it is and feel that I gained a lot of self reflection on what I need to continue to work through when it comes to any internalized ableism and also how to show up move for my fellow disabled community members.

I highly recommend this book!

Excellent, clear, concise, easy to understand language on every day ways one can challenge ableism. Thanks Netgalley for the Advance Listener Copy.

Absolutely loved this book. It really opened my mind to many things that I didn't consider. I'm very grateful to NetGalley for the opportunity to listen and to Tiffany Yu for sharing her story and coaching us all on how to be better allies.

This is a truly wonderful introduction to anti-ableism. Each chapter includes practical everyday skills to develop and actions to take to make the world a more inclusive place. This book is informative while still being easy to listen to and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in the topic. This is also read by the author and she does a great job presenting both technical information and personal anecdotes. Would make a great DEI book club resource as well! 

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for this audiobook for review purposes.

an introductory read for non-disabled readers, TAAM offers a practical framework for those unfamiliar with disability literature to dismantle their abelism. I particularly appreciate the checklist at the end of each chapter, where Yu outlines helpful and not harmful steps for those who want to be better allies. Some sections that I find incredibly educational include how to speak up as an alley where call-ins could work more effectively than call-outs, analysis of stories surrounding disabled people and a checklist to consider if these tales are exploitative, and how to ask better questions as non-disabled folks to help change our mindsets

Excellent, informative, interesting and clear. Should be required reading for everyone. It has important, succinct history and is packed with concrete and common sense ways to be an ally and just a more considerate person, such as common phrases to avoid because they unnecessarily reference disabilities as lesser than: the blind leading the blind, for instance. The narration is very good too. I hope it breaks out and makes a big splash.

An interesting read that taught me quite a bit about ableism and how to actively avoid ableist behaviour.

The Anti-Ableist Manifesto

I enjoyed this book.

A great social justice book on how to improve relations with people with disabilities and allies in your everyday life. A lot of the book contained powerful examples and lessons.

I felt I learned a lot, and found it a great and important book. Somewhat similar to what the great book Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century did as well.

Yu is a good writer, and I found it very compelling and personal, as well as giving great insight and historical details on various ableist activities, phrases, etc.

Check it out if this is of interest to you!

3.8/5

The Anti-Ableist Manifesto is a great primer for those interested in learning more about disability advocacy and anti-ableism. It covers the usual topics, including language, related history, practical advice, accessibility considerations for employers, etc..

The audio narration was overall well done (very few trips ups, most in the beginning of the book, barely noticeable). At first, the narration wasn't as engaging as it could be to me, compared to other audiobooks. I think a more lax approach with intonation would have been more enjoyable for me. There was also tad too much echo for me.

I really appreciated the chapter (29, I believe) geared towards inclusion in job applications and places of employment. I feel that this topic isn't included as frequently in books I've read. Overall, definitely a good book that everyone should read. Thank you NetGalley, HachetteAudio, and Tiffany Yu for my ARC!

The Anti-Ableist Manifesto is a perfect blend of disability education and realistic actions both old and new disability activists can take to dismantle ableist systems. I'll be recommending this for years!!!

My review as posted to my Instagram today, Friday 10/11.

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The Anti-Ableist Manifesto
Tiffany Yu
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💡Like Ibram X. Kendi's "How to Be an Anti-Racist" but make it Anti-Ableist.

The Anti-Ableist Manifesto is a compelling and transformative work that challenges societal biases against people with disabilities. With passion and insight, Yu illuminates systemic ableism and encourages readers to reconsider their perspectives.

Through a blend of personal stories and meticulous research, Yu highlights the injustices faced by individuals with disabilities while inviting everyone to contribute to a more inclusive world. With a focus on intersectionality, she links the fight against ableism to broader social justice movements.

At its core, this book is a 'calling in' and a must read for anyone interested in accessibility, equity, and social justice issues in general.

🎧 The audiobook is narrated by the author, who does a wonderful job creating an engaging listening experience.

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I got this as an arc on Netgalley and it has since come out. An absolute must read. Not only does it provide information, it also sets out tangible action to make disability part of your activism.

An excellent primer on disability and ableism. I’m excited to recommend this book to folks who have trouble understanding the disabled and chronically ill people in their lives.