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Category Archives: Autistic Community and Allies
Autism Acceptance, Flowering
by Meg Evans After a long chilly winter in the northern United States, springtime finally made its appearance, as the weather turned much warmer this week. Flowers are opening, birds are chirping, and a pleasant breeze is blowing in through the open windows. This past winter’s snow and howling...
Posted in Autistic Community and Allies, Blog, Changing Perceptions, Disability Rights and Neurodiversity
Tagged acceptance, autistic community, ignorance, inclusion, neurodiversity
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ASAN Statement on Upcoming House Autism Hearing
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued the following statement today regarding the upcoming House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on autism: “We’re profoundly concerned by the decision by the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform to convene a hearing on autism next week without the inclusion of...
Posted in Autistic Community and Allies, Disability Rights and Neurodiversity, News, Press, Self Advocacy and Representation
Tagged autistic community, inclusion, representation
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Protesting
by Katie Miller Protests exhaust me, but not in the way you might think. Granted, it is a lot of work to prepare. The night before ASAN’s recent protest of Walk Now for Autism Speaks, a handful of us were making posters and researching the data to make sure...
Posted in Autistic Community and Allies, Blog, Self Advocacy and Representation
Tagged Autism Speaks, Autism Walks, protests
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Autistics Speaking Day 2012: Reclaiming Voice
by Ari Ne’eman Holidays are funny things – they come around once a year, and remind us of feelings and ideas that we shouldn’t have ever let ourselves forget. Whether it’s Thanksgiving gratitude or July 4th patriotism, we turn to holidays not because the day itself matters, but because...
Posted in Autistic Community and Allies, Blog, Changing Perceptions, Disability Rights and Neurodiversity, Self Advocacy and Representation
Tagged acceptance, autistic community, autistic culture, Autistics Speaking Day, community living, disability, inclusion, neurodiversity, representation, segregation, self advocacy
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Calling People the R word
by Alyssa Trigger Warning: R-slur as an insult, discussion of such (censored except in quotations and in a screen shot.) This is how we begin, sort of: I say sort of because this isn’t really a beginning, it’s a reflection. It’s a reflection of what we as a society...
Posted in Autistic Community and Allies, Blog, Perspectives, Self Advocacy and Representation
Tagged ann coulter, disability, hate speech, the r-word
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