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An Open Letter to Suzanne Wright, Co-Founder, Autism Speaks

2024-08-01T14:47:16+00:00By Ollibean|Ableism, Around the Web, Articles, Conversation Starters, Disability Rights|

Over the years, though, we have learned that war is no longer a useful metaphor to invoke

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This Is Autism by Amy Sequenzia

2024-05-03T20:00:56+00:00By Amy Sequenzia|Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, Author, Autism, blog, General, Inclusive Education, Neurodiversity, Politics, Search Categories|

Today we are flashblogging to counter Autism Speaks’ wrong view of autism. We are showing what autism really is. We speak for ourselves, even if Autism Speaks refuses to listen. The rest of the world will.

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This Is Autism by Henry Frost

2024-05-03T20:01:35+00:00By Henry Frost|AAC, Advocacy, Advocacy, Author, Autism, blog, Disability Rights, General, Henry, Henry Frost, Inclusive Education, Ollibean Brothers & Sisters, Ollibean Family, Think Tank|

Best place for all autistic people, all disabled not disabled people, all families to speak together. Speak together for acceptance, inclusion, communication, and rights for all people. I am thinking when you look closely, this is what autism is.

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You are not wrong.

2024-05-03T20:01:35+00:00By Henry Frost|Ableism, Advocacy, Advocacy In Action, Author, Autism, blog, Cross Disability, Disability Rights, General, Henry Frost, Inclusion, Neurodiversity, Ollibean Family|

Know you are not a burden or trouble for being. You are a person who has every right to be. A family that is saying love but saying you are so hard so wrong for not being as they wanted. The family is wrong. Not You. A school segregating is wrong. Not You.There are many if the disability community that are here for you.

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Inclusion, Communication and Civil Rights

2024-05-03T20:01:35+00:00By Henry Frost|AAC, Accommodations, Advocacy, Advocacy, Author, Autism, blog, Cross Disability, Disability Rights, General, Henry, Henry Frost, Inclusion, Inclusion Videos, Inclusive Education, Inclusive Education, Neurodiversity, Videos|

"Learning is easy when the teacher knows you can learn. " Henry Frost

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ASAN President Ari Ne’eman on the DOE’s New Stance on Bullying Prevention

2024-08-01T14:47:16+00:00By Ollibean|Abuse and Bullying, Advocacy, Advocacy In Action, Autism, blog, Cross Disability, Disability Rights, Ollibean Thought Leaders, Politics|

Comments from Autistic Self-Advocacy Network President Ari Ne’eman, delivered on August 20th, 2013 during a call with

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Jobless rate for disabled Americans still high 22 years after landmark law

2024-08-01T14:47:17+00:00By Ollibean|Advocacy, Articles, Disability Rights, Featured (Homepage), General, Politics|

Twenty-two years after passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, the employment rate for people with

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I Am Disabled and I Am Proud

2024-08-01T14:48:41+00:00By Ollibean|Advocacy, Advocacy In Action, Articles, blog, Cerebral Palsy, Cross Disability, Disability Rights, Disability Rights Leaders, Editor's Picks, General, Inclusion, Inclusion Videos, Lifestyle, Media Representation, Ollibean Thought Leaders, Think Tank, Video, Videos|

‎"Polite society often tells us that we need to take the 'dis' out of disability, but maybe... just maybe, we should spend some time putting it back in. Take the "dis" out of disability and you remove the core of what has shaped my life. Disability puts the "D" in diversity, but in order to make that a real difference we've got to own that spot. It took me 35 years to respect and honor that truth. Others shouldn't have to wait that long..." Lawrence Carter-Long

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Creating Equal Opportunities For ALL Students to Participate in School Athletics

2024-08-01T14:48:41+00:00By Ollibean|Articles, Disability Rights, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusion, Inclusive Education, Resources, Resources We Love|

Educators should use the appropriate equipment properly to ensure that physical education programing for students with students

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Don’t Call Me Inspirational

2024-08-05T16:17:23+00:00By Ollibean|Ableism, ASL Videos, Media Representation, Ollibean Thought Leaders, Think Tank, Videos|

"Disability is not something terrible that needs to be fixed, cured, or made to go away forever. It is a natural part of reality. We ask for acceptance as equal members of society." From the PSA "Your Daily Dosage of Inspiration" by Cheryl Green and Caitlin Wood.

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