Kate Nash OBE is a change leader with over 30 years' experience in working strategically to effect long term changes in relation to disabled people. She is the creator & CEO of PurpleSpace ([...] Established in 2015 it is the world's only professional development membership hub for disability employee resource groups.

In 2017 she founded #PurpleLightUp, a global movement of disabled people, allies and champions who celebrate the economic contribution of disabled people to the global economy. This takes place on 3rd December each year as a mark of respect to the UN International Day of Disabled People. Prominent landmarks that have been illuminated include The Shard in London, Blackpool Tower, John F Kennedy Airport, Niagara Falls, Sydney Harbour Bridge and The Australian Parliament. She is based in London, UK.

• • Chapter - 00: Introduction;
  • Chapter - 01: Disability identity;
  • Chapter - 02: Nature, nurture and a new reality;
  • Chapter - 03: The soft bigotry of low expectation;
  • Chapter - 04: Who do I want to be when I grow up?;
  • Chapter - 05: Disability is a political experience;
  • Chapter - 06: Build your network to get ahead;
  • Chapter - 07: Lonely in a crowd;
  • Chapter - 08: Eradicating shame;
  • Chapter - 09: Ensuring an organization is better for having you there;
  • Chapter - 10: Getting on at work, rather than simply getting in ;
  • Chapter - 11: Starting a long-haul strategy to change the world;
  • Chapter - 12: The third phase of change: when movements take off;
  • Chapter - 13: Building disability confidence from the inside out;
  • Chapter - 14: The futurists;
  • Chapter - 15: Afterword;
  • Chapter - 16: Notes