Mel Baggs Memorial Guestbook
…have killed me outright had I not had a strong disability community fighting for me.” In return, sie fought for the community and community itself. Over the last few years,…
…have killed me outright had I not had a strong disability community fighting for me.” In return, sie fought for the community and community itself. Over the last few years,…
Today is Autistic Pride Day. For ten years, our community has come together on June 18th to celebrate who we are and affirm our right to build a culture and…
…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 high functioning autism: diagnostic challenges,…
…Senior, We are writing regarding a service delivery setting in Florida that we believe is not in compliance with the recently-issued regulations on Home and Community-Based Services. We have identified…
…Inclusive Advocacy Crisis in our Communities: Racial Disparities in Community Living “Who’s in Control?”: Control over community services for people with disabilities For Whose Benefit? Evidence, Ethics, and Effectiveness of…
…the movement that our BIPOC autistic community members deserve. We are listening, and we are grateful to our BIPOC community members who are speaking out. Some of our BIPOC community…
…Sacramento, adindzans@csus.edu COLORADO Durango, CO Community Connections, Inc., jnewman@cci-colorado.org CONNECTICUT Monroe, CT Samantha Goldfarb, samanthagoldfarb@gmail.com GEORGIA Athens, GA Presbyterian Student Center at University of Georgia, emmatpeacock@gmail.com Atlanta, GA Autistic Self-Advocacy…
…clear and comprehensible. In a diverse country, this means that healthcare-related documents and communications should be offered in a beneficiary’s native language. Nonetheless, the proposed rule removes critical components of…
…and conditions.” https://communicationfirst.org/ Everybody Communicates: A Toolkit for Accessing Communication Assessments, Funding, and Accommodations – https://odpc.ucsf.edu/communications-paper Assistiveware’s Learn AAC Guide – https://www.assistiveware.com/learn-aac/learn-aac-guide Penn State Literacy Instruction – A website that…
…Congress should make common-sense changes that will ensure that federal funds are better used to benefit the community that this legislation is designed to serve. We are urging a re-alignment…