Jaime Burke Archives

Advice from Someone Who Has Been There

I love Larry Bissonnette- artist and disability rights activist. If you have seen Wretches & Jabberers or My Life as an Artist, or seen Larry present- I'm sure you are right there with me. His paintings are extraordinary, his words brilliant, and his wit and personality beyond wonderful. He is an exceptional person I feel privledged to call friend. We have been lucky enough to spend a lot of time with Larry; a weekend at our home in Tampa, a week in Vermont (where we were able to visit Larry's studio and watch him create his paintings) and numerous conferences

By Lauri Swann Hunt|January 21st, 2013|Categories: Ableism, Autism, blog, Cross Disability, General, Inclusion, Lauri Swann Hunt, Neurodiversity, Ollibean Family, Parenting, Parenting Newsletter|Tags: ableism, advocacy, Alan Reich, Amy Sequenzia, Anne McDonald, Ari Ne'eman, autism, AZ Chanpman, AZ Chapman, Bob Williams, Disability, disability rights activists, Emily Titon, Fred Faye, Freida Zames, Gaby Brimmer, Helen Keller, Ibby Anderson, inclusion, Jaime Burke, Justin Dart, Karla Fisher, Landon Bryce, Larry Bissonnette, Lydia Brown, Norm Kunc, parenting, Paula Durbin-Westby, Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg, Richard Attfield, self-advocacy, self-advocate, self-advocates, special needs, Stephen Kuusisto, Sue Rubin, Tracy Thresher, Veronica Navarro, Wretches & Jabberers|19 Comments

Advocates Incorporated

Advocates is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) parent-directed organization providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. As an organization, we were started by parents of children with developmental disabilities with the goal of full inclusion for their children.

By Ollibean|February 18th, 2012|Categories: Advocacy, General, Resources|Tags: advocacy, Advocates Incorporated, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, developmental disabilities, inclusion, Jaime Burke, resource we love, self-advocacy|0 Comments