Remarks from Zoe Gross at Disability Day of Mourning 2019
…all of us can survive. So here we are. We come to mourn for the dead. We come to fight for the living. We come to lay down burdens and…
…all of us can survive. So here we are. We come to mourn for the dead. We come to fight for the living. We come to lay down burdens and…
Last Saturday, I stood in a park across from the Capitol Building, surrounded by my community, as we read a list of names. I could have sworn time stopped; we…
…the future of our common community, and seek to organize the autistic community to ensure our voices are heard in the national conversation about us. Nothing About Us, Without Us!…
…contact elesia.ashkenaz@gmail.com. ASAN’s Columbus chapter has been granted a permit to protest Autism Speaks’ October 11th walk. To participate, please contact myergeau@gmail.com. More protests are being planned. To plan a…
…C.F.R. § 164.510 (b)(4). [10] Jessica Wright, “Depression common among men with autism, study finds,” Spectrum News(August 24, 2015), https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/depression-common-among-men-with-autism-study-finds/; Luigi Mazzone et. al., Psychiatric comorbidities in asperger syndrome and…
…others, there will be no opportunity to share in our community’s moments of celebration. There will be no chance to experience the sweet sense of belonging that we’ve each come…
…the future of our common community, and seek to organize the autistic community to ensure our voices are heard in the national conversation about us. Nothing About Us, Without Us!…
…BAS!), but I had been an advocate for various causes for many years prior to becoming part of the autistic community. Frankly, my entry into autistic advocacy was quite accidental;…
…levels. We also recommend inclusion of best practices for addressing language access needs for people with Limited English Proficiency; effective communication needs for people with sensory, cognitive and communication disabilities;…
…across the world to take control of our own lives and the future of our common community, and seek to organize the autistic community to ensure our voices are heard…