Tiffany Yu | |
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 Tiffany Yu (2018) | |
| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
Tiffany Yu is an American entrepreneur and disability rights advocate who founded Diversability, which is a social enterprise to advocate for equality for people with disabilities.
Yu was raised in Bethesda, Maryland. At age nine, she became disabled in a car accident that left her with a permanent brachial plexus injury. [1] [2] The accident also resulted in the death of her father. As a result of the accident, Yu developed post-traumatic stress disorder. [3]
Yu graduated from Georgetown College at Georgetown University in 2010. [4]
In 2009, while studying at Georgetown University, Yu founded Diversability, a social enterprise whose mission is to change the stigma surrounding disabilities and create community. [5] After graduation from Georgetown, Yu continued to run Diversability as she worked at companies including Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg, and Revolt (TV network), [6] and in 2016, she won the Guardian's "My Side Hustle Wins" contest for her work with Diversability. [1]
Yu serves on the Leadership Committee for the Paul K. Longmore Institute's Disability Cultural Center in San Francisco. [7] She was also awarded the Bell Greve Award from the National Rehabilitation Association in 2015. [8] Yu was a speaker at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos as part of the "We Need to Talk About" series and named a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. [9] [10] She is also a three-time TEDx speaker. [11]
Yu was the 2019 California Miss Amazing Queen. [12] In 2021, she donated $50,000 to Georgetown University to launch an endowment fund for disability inclusion-related initiatives and disability advocacy. [13] Yu also engages in social media activism on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram. [11] Yu is also the founder of the Disability chapter of Awesome Foundation. [12]
In 2024, Yu's first book, The Anti-Ableist Manifesto:Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-Inclusive World was published by Hachette Go. [14]
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