A review by bookishends
The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-Inclusive World by Tiffany Yu

5.0

The Anti-Ableist Manifesto was everything I could have wanted and more. I loved that the author used the Me, We, Us framework to section the book and included several disabled voices. I also learned a lot about disability history that I wasn’t aware of and that sparked my own research. 

This is a great read for the disabled and non-disabled alike. For the disabled, it can expose you to more diversity of thought and introduce you to concepts or resources you might not have been aware of. As a chronically ill person, I took away a lot.

For non-disabled people, I think it has the potential to change your whole perspective on disability, whether that’s through making individual changes or advocating for systemic changes. And as mentioned in the book, there’s a possibility of becoming disabled at some point in your life, so you never know when the knowledge you gain from this book could help you or a loved one in the future.

And if you’ve read Disability Visibility, this takes some of those stories even further into tangible actions the reader can take.

I can’t say enough good things about this book. It leaves you feeling energized that change and creating a disability-inclusive society is possible.

*Thank you to Hachette for sending me an ARC of the book. All opinions are my own*