CIE Evening: Tiffany Yu
the office of community, inclusion, and equity invites the gilman community to join tiffany yu on thursday, october 17, in centennial hall. she will speak about her book, "the anti-ableist manifesto." light fare: 5:30 p.m.; speaker: 6 p.m.
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About Tiffany Yu
Tiffany Yu is the CEO & Founder of Diversability, an award-winning entirely disabled-run and led social enterprise to elevate disability pride, and a content creator with 190k+ followers across platforms. She is a 3x TEDx speaker and has been named a TikTok API (Asian & Pacific Islander) Trailblazer, a LinkedIn Top Voice in Disability Advocacy, and a Well+Good Changemaker. Her first book, "The Anti-Ableist Manifesto," will be published by Hachette Go in October 2024.
Tiffany has helped to invest over $170,000 in disability initiatives through the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter and the Disability Empowerment Endowed Fund at Georgetown University. She has been featured in Marie Claire, the Guardian, and Forbes. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and a master's from the London School of Economics. At the age of 9, Tiffany became disabled as a result of a car accident that also took the life of her father.
Tiffany Yu's book comes out on October 8, 2024. Pre-order here. She will be available to sign books after her talk.
