More harmful than helpful for inclusion

The authors know something about gender, race, and sexual orientation, but nowhere near enough to talk on other areas.

They keep using outdated terms which are hated by communities (differently abled, Latinx) or no longer used (Aspergers hasn't been a diagnosis for years). They refer to a screen reader as something that magnifies the screen (screen readers read the content out loud). They have a section where they say a ramp helps access for someone in a wheelchair and able bodied people, despite ramps causing problems for people with some disabilities. That's not even beginning on them splitting anyone not a wheelchair user off as able bodied. Or the total lack of talk about the social vs medical model of disability and what each means for your organisation.

They also seem intent on splitting the world into Straight White Men, and everyone else, ignoring the intersections between protected characteristics; how can we help our young or old straight white disabled Jewish man be their true self?

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is not just about race, gender, or sexual orientation. It's far more nuanced, something this book doesn't attempt tl delve into.

Where the authors know their subject, they're decent. If they admitted to not knowing about some subjects, and instead pointed us to authors in religious diversity, disability studies, intergenerational relationships, etc., then this could be a useful primer. As it is, readers looking for a primer will come away thinking they know far more than they do, take it back to their businesses, and harm true DE&I efforts.

As an autistic questioning man with a lot of interest in helping people think in a more cosmopolitan and inclusive manner, if any manager said they learned about diversity equity and inclusion from this book, I'd be worried.

The narrator is the best part.

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