Foreword xiiiAcknowledgments xviiIntroduction xxiI What the World Is Missing When It Overlooks People with Disabilities 11 Disability Inclusion Benefits Everyone 32 The Power of Disability Entrepreneurship 153 Disability Is Essential to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Movement 434 Inclusive Design: Enabling Work by All 57II What People with Disabilities Want Everyone else to Know 635 Getting to Equal by Erasing Fear 656 Overcome Ableism by Recognizing Our Common Humanity 757 "You Don't Look Disabled" 858 Personal Experiences That Shaped My Concepts of Disability Culture 93III How to Become Disability Friendly: the Pillars of Disability Inclusion 1059 Corporate Culture and Disability Culture 10710 Talent Acquisition Through Outreach and Recruitment 13311 Hiring and Retaining the Best Talent 14512 Employers' Slow Progress to Disability- Friendly Inclusion 15713 Communicating the Organization's Policies and Practices 16914 Accessible Information and Communications Technology for All 17515 Blueprint for Disability- Friendly Workplaces of the Future: How to Create Inclusive, Safe, and Captivating Workplaces 185Appendix: The Viscardi Center's Curriculum for Its National Center on Disability Entrepreneurship 203References 207About the Author 215Index 217
JOHN D. KEMP is widely respected as a leader in the disability movement for more than forty years. John currently serves as president and CEO of Lakeshore Foundation, an organization providing opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities to lead healthy, active, independent lives. As a co-founder of the American Association of People with Disabilities and as an international speaker and disability rights leader, John serves as a catalyst for change and increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities.