Ollibean Think Tank

Introducing Ollibean Change Leaders

Introducing Ollibean Change Leaders – comprised of the most innovative, passionate doers

I Am

How do you talk to someone who uses AAC?

‘Autistic People Are’ by Amy Sequenzia

Autistic People Are

Awesome!

Autistic People are the real experts on autism.

Autistic people are not

more complicated than non-autistics.

Autistic people are

misunderstood and mischaracterized by non-autistics.

Autistic people are artistic and we don’t need speech to show our talents.

Autistic people

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor’s Stroke of Insight

The Loud Hands Project

Love this video published by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. Share it, Post it, Donate at http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Loud-Hands-Project?a=351448 so they will make more:)

Pro Infirmis Mannequins Video Shows Bodily Diversity is Beautiful

A trip to the mall bombards me with unattainable ideals of

Wanting More and Finding Disability Justice

White House Champion of Change recipient Mia Mingus is writer, organizer, and member of the Bay Area Transformative Justice Collaborative.

Disability

The Jazz of Matt Savage, WMUR-TV

Matt’s interview on WMUR-TV Channel 9’s New Hampshire Chronicle, January 6, 2011
Check out Matt’s website for more info

Autism Speaks: Time to Listen by Autistic Self-Advocate Amy Sequenzia

We need to be careful about how we think about and talk about people with disabilities. One example is the reference that those who are autistic or deaf or blind or have some sort of movement differences are “in their own world.”

Bureaucrats

You look at me
But you don’t see me
You talk about me but not to me
You think you know all about me
But you deny my humanity
You think I don’t have wishes
You believe I don’t have plans
You