Tiffany Yu is the founder of Diversability, an award winning community business that elevates disability pride through disability community, visibility, and engaged allyship. Tiffany, at the age of 9, was in a car accident where her father died and she lost the use of her arm. In one felt swoop, the dynamic of her body changed as well as her family structure. She was physically disabled, but also not facing the PTSD of witnessing the death of her father and her own survival.
Years later, and through several evolutions of Diversability, she is addressing the topics of sorrow and grief, as well as the PTSD she never knew to face. In today’s interview, we walk through several significant age turning points with her disability, and how each period was one that informed the powerful and inclusive work she does today to educate and support others in her community.
At some point in her journey, she even questioned whether she was disabled enough to do this work! We can relate this to how people avoid writing books because they don’t know if they are worthy enough to be an expert! She gets super honest about the feelings of exclusion in terms of stepping into being a writer.
Elevating Disability Pride through Community