TagAutistic community

The image shows a young American male in his 20s of Indian American descent, with brown skin and black hair. He is sitting at a desk with a laptop open in front of him with some books on the side of the table. The laptop has the word Berkeley on it as does the brown t-shirt he is wearing. Behind him on the wall are college banners and posters with words like Cal, Golden Bears, and catchy phrases like, Bear Den, enter at your own risk.

Posted 1 month ago DVP Blog Posts and Essays

A Boy Like Me

A Boy Like Me Hari Srinivasan One morning in late November 2020, I woke up to find that my rather modest twitter account had somehow gained around 1500 followers … Continue Reading A Boy Like Me

Smiling cis-male with brown complexion, glasses, dark brown eyes, and locs. He is wearing a light blue shirt

Posted July 19, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

#BlackAutisticJoy in ADA 30

#BlackAutisticJoy in ADA 30 Timotheus “T.J.” Gordon, Jr. Plain language summary https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Timotheus_Gordon_Jr-BlackDisabledJoy_ADA_30.mp3 Preface: While #BlackAutisticJoy is a hashtag that is widely used to express the fun in being black and … Continue Reading #BlackAutisticJoy in ADA 30

Image is a photo of Hannah Gadsby in a dark suit, holding some of her handmade pet rocks.

Posted May 26, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

Interview with Hannah Gadsby on autism, accommodations and performing live

Hannah Gadsby on autism, accommodations and performing live Sharon daVanport If you’re one of the millions of people who watched comedian Hannah Gadsby fiercely take on homophobia, misogyny, sexism, … Continue Reading Interview with Hannah Gadsby on autism, accommodations and performing live

Graphic with white background and 2 photos. [Left] Photo of Finn Gardiner, a black man wearing a button-down shirt and smiling. [Right] Photo of Noor Pervez. He sits in a wheelchair in front of a fountain. He has a curly black undercut and medium golden tan skin. He wears thick glasses, and a sleeveless pink shirt with a set of budgie collar pins. Photo credit: Les Talusan photography

Posted July 14, 2019 Podcast

Ep 55: Self Advocacy

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/p/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/55_Ep_55_FINAL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSS There are all kinds of advocacy within the disability community. … Continue Reading Ep 55: Self Advocacy

Posted May 7, 2018 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Disability & Intersectionality Summit: Interview with Sharon daVanport

By Sandy Ho The purpose of the upcoming Disability & Intersectionality Summit (DIS) is to flip the flow of power and conversation towards disability justice to center marginalized disabled people, … Continue Reading Disability & Intersectionality Summit: Interview with Sharon daVanport