Amy Sequenzia: “Storm”
Amy Sequenzia2016-11-10T10:12:07-05:00"Storm" a poem by autistic self-advocate Amy Sequenzia.
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Change Leader: Amy Sequenzia
Ollibean2016-11-10T10:12:07-05:00"Presume competence. The same way I want people to assume I am competent, I also assume that others are competent".
Amy Sequenzia:Dear Mainstream Media
Amy Sequenzia2016-11-10T10:12:07-05:00I am an autistic woman, non-speaking and I have many needs.Yes, dear mainstream media, I am the autistic supposedly too “low-functioning” to deserve to be heard. You pity me and you ignore the facts.
Ollibean Think Tank Member Amy Sequenzia
Ollibean2016-11-10T10:12:08-05:00Amy Sequenzia is a poet and autistic self-advocate. Her writing is as beautiful and powerful as she is. She is an extraordinary voice in the disability rights community .
Amy Sequenzia: “Just Me”
Amy Sequenzia2016-11-10T10:12:10-05:00Amy Sequenzia writes about rejecting society's many labels. Perceptions such as “super spectacular” autistic and “low-functioning” are equally harmful .
Amy Sequenzia: Happy to be Myself
Amy Sequenzia2016-11-10T10:12:11-05:00Respect, understanding, acceptance.Things that make me happy.Respect, understanding, acceptance. These things make me grow.
Amy Sequenzia: Respect How I Choose to Speak
Amy Sequenzia2016-11-10T10:12:11-05:00I type my words because I am non-speaking. One of
Autism Speaks: Time to Listen by Autistic Self-Advocate Amy Sequenzia
Amy Sequenzia2016-11-10T10:12:12-05:00Autism Speaks: Time to Listen by Autistic Self-Advocate Amy Sequenzia
Lives Not Worth Living : by Amy Sequenzia
Amy Sequenzia2016-11-10T10:12:16-05:00The title of this blog is an expression seen in many blogs written by disabilities advocates and self-advocates. Wasn’t his life worth living? Isn’t mine or the lives of all disabled people? The murder of 22 year-old autistic George Hodgins prompted the latest, very strong protests from the autistic community against the media coverage focused on the “reasons” for the killing, while ignoring George’s, the victim, life.
Amy Sequenzia “Be Proud of Who You Are”
Lauri Swann Hunt2016-11-10T10:12:19-05:00"Feeling sorry for our disabilities means not accepting ourselves. I feel sorry because disabilities rights are still lacking, not because I am disabled. My message is, hopefully, about our strength and similarities". Amy Sequenzia