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Tiffany Yu — Smashing Stereotypes and Building a Disability-Inclusive World
Manage episode 490301514 series 2674527
Tiffany Yu is the CEO & Founder of Diversability, an award-winning social enterprise to elevate disability pride; the Founder of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter, a monthly micro-grant that has awarded $92.5k to 93 disability projects in 11 countries; and the author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-Inclusive World.
As a person with visible and invisible disabilities stemming from a car crash, Tiffany has built a career on disability solidarity. Now that she has found success, she works to expand a network of people with disabilities and their allies to decrease stigmas around disability and create opportunities for disabled people in America.
Episode Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:26 When do we choose to share our disability stories?
4:12 Jay’s disability story
8:35 Visible and invisible disabilities
13:10 What does an ally to the disability community look like?
16:34 NoBodyIsDisposable and 14(c)
21:26 How does Tiffany’s investment banking background shape her advocacy?
27:47 Goodbye and outro
For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation
Stay in touch:
X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn
LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation
Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation
To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/
122 episodes
Manage episode 490301514 series 2674527
Tiffany Yu is the CEO & Founder of Diversability, an award-winning social enterprise to elevate disability pride; the Founder of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter, a monthly micro-grant that has awarded $92.5k to 93 disability projects in 11 countries; and the author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-Inclusive World.
As a person with visible and invisible disabilities stemming from a car crash, Tiffany has built a career on disability solidarity. Now that she has found success, she works to expand a network of people with disabilities and their allies to decrease stigmas around disability and create opportunities for disabled people in America.
Episode Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:26 When do we choose to share our disability stories?
4:12 Jay’s disability story
8:35 Visible and invisible disabilities
13:10 What does an ally to the disability community look like?
16:34 NoBodyIsDisposable and 14(c)
21:26 How does Tiffany’s investment banking background shape her advocacy?
27:47 Goodbye and outro
For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation
Stay in touch:
X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn
LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation
Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation
To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/
122 episodes
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