By Austin Houck — 2020
My story differs from many others who grow up with a developmental disorder, because at the same time, I was also finding my way as a young gay man.
Read on www.glaad.org
CLEAR ALL
Adults with disabilities report experiencing frequent mental distress almost 5 times as often as adults without disabilities.
1
Ableism centers around the notion that people with disabilities are imperfect and need fixing.
More than a million children in America are the autism spectrum. What happens when they come of age?
As they reach adulthood, the overarching quest of many in this first generation to be identified with Asperger syndrome is the same as many of their nonautistic peers: to find someone to love who will love them back.
Typically, when a child is diagnosed with autism, parents embark on a mission to find effective treatments and support systems. However, during treatment planning neurotypical siblings are often overlooked.
Netflix and the BBC will work together, in an unprecedented move, to promote disabled creatives on and off screen.
In the fall of 2020 the Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced an 18-month initiative to increase the visibility of disabled creatives and elevate their voices.