Sheltered workshops allow employers to pay disabled people at rates far below minimum wage. This state-sanctioned discrimination is an ugly reflection of how society views disabled persons.
Becca Lory Hector from The Neurodiversity Newsstand writes about the diaspora of labels she has tried on since being diagnosed as autistic and the baggage that comes with each.
A review of the Netflix documentary, Crip Camp, about the disability rights movement, written from the perspective of an autistic person.
The global pandemic of COVID-19 has put all of us in a place where we have to face the truth of ableism and placing humanity in a hierarchy.
Often, when non-autistic people say the word “autistic,” they whisper it as if it’s a swear word or something shameful and embarrassing. It’s time to stop doing that.
The media has an obligation to uphold objectivity, fairness, and ethical reporting– but the coverage of autistic and other disabled folk is rife with inspiration porn.
“I have seen the shadow of doubt, and I went out and bought a floodlight with extra batteries.”
Today is Autistic Pride Day. It is a day to celebrate and embrace who you are as an autistic person and to be yourself without
It is living in awareness of our own cultural immaturity where we begin the walk into the not-yet landscape of neurodiversity understanding.
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