All She Wrote Books x Tiffany Yu: The Anti-Ableist Manifesto
When:
Thursday, Aug 28, 2025 6:00p -
7:30p
Thursday, Aug 28, 2025 6:00p -
7:30p
Where:
All She Wrote Books
75 Washington Street
Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
Admission:
FREE
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Categories:
Accessible Spots, Good for Groups, Meetup, Rainy Day Ideas
Event website:
https://www.allshewrotebooks.com/events-1/all-she-wrote-books-x-tiffany-yu
Join All She Wrote Books on Thursday, August 28th at 6:00pm, as we host author Tiffany Yu and paralympian Jenny Sichel! They will discuss Yu's latest book, The Anti-Ableist Manifesto, a revelatory examination of disability and how to unpack biases and build an inclusive and accessible world.
"Inclusivity" isn't just a buzzword to us. We make every effort to ensure our space and events are accessible to and for everyone. If you or someone in your party needs accommodations, please email us at [email protected].
About The Anti-Ableist Manifesto
As the Asian American daughter of immigrants, living with PTSD, and sustaining a permanent arm injury at age nine, Tiffany Yu is well aware of the intersections of identity that affect us all. She navigated the male-dominated world of corporate finance as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs before founding Diversability, an award-winning community business run by disabled people building disability pride, power, and leadership, and creating the viral Anti-Ableism series on TikTok.
Organized from personal to professional, domestic to political, Me to We to Us, The Anti-Ableist Manifesto frames context for conversations, breaks down the language of ableism, identifies microaggressions, and offers actions that lead to authentic allyship.
• How do we remove ableist language from our daily vocabulary?
• How do we create inclusive events?
• What are the advantages of hiring disabled employees, and what market opportunities are we missing out on when we don’t consider disabled consumers?
With contributions from disability advocates, activists, authors, entrepreneurs, scholars, educators, and executives, Yu celebrates the power of stories and lived experiences to foster the proximity, intimacy, and humanity of disability identities that have far too often been “othered” and rendered invisible.
About the Author
Tiffany Yu (she/her) is is an award-winning social impact entrepreneur, disability advocate, and content creator. She is the founder and CEO of Diversability, a social enterprise aiming to elevate disability pride and build disability power. Having started her career at Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg, and REVOLT, Yu is now an in-demand corporate speaker, creating an approachable bridge in corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion spaces. Yu is the cofounder of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter, serves on the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games Working Group, and was a co-chair of the World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit. Her TED Talk, How to Help Employees with Disabilities Thrive, has over one million views. Her work and story have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Business Insider, Marie Claire, Forbes, USA Today, The Guardian and more.
About the Speaker
Jenny Sichel (she/her) is a Team USA Paralympic silver medalist, coach, and disability advocate. She currently serves as the Operations Director at the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), where she leads day-to-day activities, projects, and partnerships. A four-time World Rowing Championship silver medalist and coach for Team USA at the Tokyo 2021 Paralympics, Jenny has dedicated her platform to advancing disability representation in sports, destigmatizing mental health, and building community through storytelling.
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