A teal background with 6 rows of illustrated people of diverse races, gender identities, body types, and visible/non-apparent disabilities. In the center of the cover is a dark blue box with cream colored text that reads: “Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally.” At the bottom in dark blue text is the author’s name, Emily Ladau.

First row
The first person in the row is a white man with short sandy brown hair wearing a light blue collared shirt, orange tie, dark blue slacks, and brown shoes. He has a feeding tube through one of his nostrils. He is holding the hand of and dancing with the person next to him, a Black woman with dark tightly curly hair tied up with an orange headband. She is wearing an orange sleeveless collared shirt with a tie at the waist, a flowy light pink skirt, orange sneakers, and lime green cat-eye glasses. She has a gray prosthetic arm. Next is a Black little person with a beard who is using forearm crutches. He is wearing a pink beanie and matching pink tie, a lighter pink collared shirt with the sleeves rolled up, a brown belt, blue pants, and light brown shoes. He is smiling and appears to be in friendly conversation with the person next to him, an elderly man gesturing toward him with his hand. This man has light brown skin and a round belly, gray hair on the sides of a bald head, and a gray mustache. He is wearing glasses, a green collared shirt, light blue shorts, and red shoes, and he has a prosthetic leg. He is holding a baby, who also has light brown skin, with black hair in tiny pigtails, wearing a white t-shirt, orange overalls, and purple sneakers. Next is an Asian woman with shoulder-length straight black hair, which she’s running her hand through. She is wearing a short sleeve lavender collared shirt over a blue crop top and orange shorts, and sandals. Her stomach is visible and you can see her colostomy bag, and her legs are unshaven. Next is a non-binary white person with a fluff of pink hair who has spinal muscular atrophy and is using a purple motorized wheelchair with a chest strap and leg supports. They’re wearing a white sleeveless shirt, light blue pants, and pink heels. The last person in this row is a Black woman with locs who is wearing pink sunglasses, a white t-shirt, blue pants, blue shoes, and a cross necklace. She is blind and using a white cane.

Second row:
The first person in the row is a dark brown-skinned woman wearing a pink hijab, blue vest, long-sleeved pink dress, black leggings, and brown heels. She is pregnant and is resting a hand on her stomach. She has a limb difference and only has one hand. Next is a dark brown-skinned  woman with long flowing black hair with gray streaks, seated in a manual wheelchair. She is wearing a blue tank top, pink shorts, and pink sneakers. To her right is an Asian non-binary person with short black hair who is using an orange rollator. They are wearing a dark purple shirt with a white collar, blue pants, and orange sneakers. Next is a young girl with dark brown skin and brown hair in pigtail braids. She is wearing an orange shirt with a white collar, pink shorts, and green shoes, and she has on one wrist brace and two knee support braces. She’s conversing with the boy next to her, who is Black with short dark curly hair. He is wearing a pink shirt, light blue pants, and purple sneakers. He is holding and pointing to a letter board to communicate. Next to him is a young Asian boy with short black hair who is wearing a light blue shirt, orange shorts, blue and white socks, and orange sneakers. He has on pink headphones and is holding a stuffed cat and a pink stim toy. He appears to be communicating with an elderly Black man with short gray hair who has a facial difference called neurofibromatosis. This man is wearing a light pink shirt, teal pants, and orange sneakers.

Third row:
The first person in the row is a heavyset white woman who is wearing green sunglasses, an orange shirt, blue pants, and purple sneakers. She is blind, and is being guided by a yellow Labrador Retriever wearing a red service dog vest. A light brown-skinned man with short dark brown hair who is wearing glasses, a white t-shirt under a light blue collared shirt, green pants, and teal sneakers. He has a tracheostomy in his neck. Next is a young white woman with pastel pink hair who has facial features characteristic of Down syndrome. She is wearing a green shirt, light blue pants, and pink shoes. She is interacting with a Sikh woman who is wearing a light pink turban, a dark pink top, blue pants, and purple shoes. She is using a light pink walker and wearing full-length metal braces on both legs.

Fourth row:
The first person in the row is a young Black man with a huge smile and a gap between his front teeth. He is seated in a rigid frame hot pink wheelchair and his legs end at the knees. He is wearing a backwards orange baseball cap, a bright pink shirt, and blue shorts. He is interacting with a young white woman with short blonde hair. She is wearing a purple t-shirt underneath blue overalls and orange sandals, and is leaning on a blue cane. Next is a dark brown-skinned man with short dark brown hair who is wearing a coral shirt, blue pants, and purple sneakers. He has TAR syndrome, which means he is missing bones in his arms that make them shorter. This person is in conversation with a Black man with dreadlocks who is wearing a white shirt and blue tie with light orange pants and hot pink shoes. He has no apparent disability.

Fifth row:
The first person in the row is a light brown-skinned woman with light brown hair. She is wearing a light pink face mask, a green v-neck t-shirt, blue pants, and light pink sneakers. Next to her is a woman with albinism who has very light blonde hair. She is wearing blue glasses, an orange shirt, pink shorts, and purple sneakers. She is waving to a heavyset elderly Black woman with close-cropped gray hair with a small heart cutout, who is wearing multiple stud earrings. She has a couple lighter spots on her arm and ankle, she is using forearm crutches, and she is wearing pink square framed glasses, a blue sleeveless shirt with white buttons, light blue pants, and pink shoes. Next is a non-binary person with yellow hair in a ponytail that fades into orange and then red. They have a beard and leg hair, and they are wearing a light pink t-shirt, bright pink short skirt, and black combat boots. They are signing the word “deaf” in American Sign Language to the person next to them, a heavyset white woman with red freckled cheeks and orange hair, who is signing the word “same.” She is wearing a light blue t-shirt, dark blue pants, and pink flats. To the right of her is a dark brown-skinned woman with osteogenesis imperfecta who is sitting in a black and orange power wheelchair. She is wearing an orange hijab, long sleeved pink shirt, blue pants, and brown shoes, and she is accompanied by a golden retriever wearing a purple service dog vest.

Sixth row:
The first person in the row is a heavyset white woman with thick reddish brown wavy shoulder-length hair who is wearing a long-sleeved cream colored shirt, blue pants, and green sneakers. She is sitting in a power wheelchair and wearing a BiPAP. She is in conversation with a non-binary Black person with a patch of curly brown hair on their head as well as chest hair, who is wearing blue eyeshadow and pink dangling earrings. They are wearing a blue tank top, orange shorts, and pink sneakers, and they have two full length prosthetic legs. Next is a light brown-skinned young man with a hearing aid who is seated cross-legged and holding a book. He has short periwinkle hair and is wearing a coral shirt, blue pants, and lavender shoes. To the right of him is an elderly Black woman with shoulder-length gray hair who is wearing a dark purple long-sleeved shirt. She does not have legs and is holding herself up with her hands. She is smiling and in conversation with a Black woman next to her who is a little person. She has a burgundy afro, and is wearing a sleeveless orange collared shirt, a short blue skirt, and brown heels. Next to her is an illustration of the author, Emily Ladau, who is smiling and waving. She is a white woman, with a thick head of curly brown hair, who is wearing glasses, a pink v-neck with white polka dots, jeans, purple sneakers, a Star of David necklace, and she is sitting in a power wheelchair. Next to Emily is a non-binary person with vitiligo and a limb difference who has only one arm. They have very short pink hair and brown hair on their legs, and they are wearing a green sleeveless dress and light brown boots. They are holding hands with and smiling at a white man, also smiling, who has short brown hair, a mustache and beard, and hair on his legs. He is wearing an eye patch, a light pink t-shirt, blue shorts, and coral sneakers.