A Review of Amazon Original “As We See It”
byBy Nils Skudra This weekend I had the opportunity to finish watching the new Amazon Prime series As We See It, a compelling 8-episode…
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Music Within Portrays Disability Advocate Richard Pimentel
byOctober is National Disability History Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Richard Pimentel was one of the first disability activists to work with…
The Time for Disability Employment Reform is Now
byOctober is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The 2021 theme, “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion,” reflects the importance of ensuring that people with disabilities…
How to be an Ally of Autistic People
byBy Jordan Wilson-Dalzell There are many ways you can show up and support autistic people. First, remember to listen to us. We are the…
A look back at the movie Rain Man and how our views of autism have changed
byA look at a classic film’s depiction of autism and that developmental disability’s subsequent treatment three decades later By Nils Skudra I first watched…
The Importance of Autistic Headcanons
byBy Dana Trick In my last blog post I wrote about how the representation of autism and characters with autism are mostly poorly done…
An Autistic’s Response to J.K. Rowling’s Transphobic Tweets
byFor us autistics, J.K. Rowling is promoting the ignorant belief that autistics are not able to figure things out about themselves on their own….
Reflection on the 30th Anniversary of the ADA in time of Mass Uncertainty
byOctober is Disability History Month. Nicole talks about the 30th Anniversary of ADA and what she hopes for the next 30 years. By Nicole…