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Table of Contents
Foreword xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xxi
I What the World Is Missing When It Overlooks People with Disabilities 1
1 Disability Inclusion Benefits Everyone 3
2 The Power of Disability Entrepreneurship 15
3 Disability Is Essential to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Movement 43
4 Inclusive Design: Enabling Work by All 57
II What People with Disabilities Want Everyone else to Know 63
5 Getting to Equal by Erasing Fear 65
6 Overcome Ableism by Recognizing Our Common Humanity 75
7 “You Don’t Look Disabled” 85
8 Personal Experiences That Shaped My Concepts of Disability Culture 93
III How to Become Disability Friendly: the Pillars of Disability Inclusion 105
9 Corporate Culture and Disability Culture 107
10 Talent Acquisition Through Outreach and Recruitment 133
11 Hiring and Retaining the Best Talent 145
12 Employers’ Slow Progress to Disability- Friendly Inclusion 157
13 Communicating the Organization’s Policies and Practices 169
14 Accessible Information and Communications Technology for All 175
15 Blueprint for Disability- Friendly Workplaces of the Future: How to Create Inclusive, Safe, and Captivating Workplaces 185
Appendix: The Viscardi Center’s Curriculum for Its National Center on Disability Entrepreneurship 203
References 207
About the Author 215
Index 217
