23 | Diversability: Tiffany A. Yu
Rock the Boat | Asian American Podcast
English - October 04, 2019 18:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsSociety & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Season 3 of Rock The Boat features Asian Americans who’ve succeeded Against All Odds.
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In this episode we interview Tiffany A. Yu, the founder of Diversability, an award-winning social enterprise with the mission of rebranding disability through community.
At the age of 9, Tiffany suffered a life-changing car accident that left her with a broken family and a disability in her right arm.
In this episode we talk to Tiffany about:
Her desire to be seen at home and in school
Embracing her disability
Rebranding the disability narrative
Starting Diversability and empowering others with disabilities to speak up
Resources And Episode Citations:
Follow Tiffany on Twitter @imtiffanyyu
Diversability is an award-winning global movement that began in Washington, DC with Tiffany Yu in 2009.
They foster community online and off to connect, showcase, and empower people of all abilities doing amazing things. You can visit them at http://www.mydiversability.com/
Disability stats in the US: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/infographic-disability-impacts-all.html
Disability Visibility Project
https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2016/03/20/apa/
Show Credits:
Rochelle Kwan was our writer for this episode. Rochelle is currently a National Facilitator at StoryCorps, where she works towards building and deepening relationships to ensure the preservation of stories from the Asian community. Outside of work, you can find her dancing under the disco ball until the sun comes up and eating all over the city.
Additional thanks to Kessyl Lim, our assistant producer; Debbie Wong & Kim Hernandez, our social media coordinators; and Rachel Chou our sound editor who mixed and edited this episode.
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