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Ollibean Spotlight: Renee Salas

Ollibean Spotlight: Renee Salas

2016-11-10T10:11:48-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: Advocacy, Author, Autism, blog, Books You Need, Cross Disability, Editor's Picks, General, Inclusion, Lauri Swann Hunt, Lifestyle, Neurodiversity, Ollibean Family, Ollibean Mama Spotlight, Ollibean Thought Leaders, Parenting, Think Tank|Tags: activist, advocate, all disabilities, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic advocate, Black and White, Books You Need, cross disabilities, Disability, Ollibean Mama Spotlight, Ollibean Spotlight, parenting, presume competence, Renee Salas, self-advocate|

" Talk to people with disabilities. As many as you can: Adults, adolescents, kids. These people are the real experts on disabilities. These are the people that can tell you what life with a disability is like." Renee Salas

Amy Sequenzia: Does it matter?

2016-11-10T10:11:49-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, Author, blog, General, Think Tank|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic advocate, cerebral palsy, cross disability, epilepsy, FC, labels, Neurodiversity, presume competence, respect, seizures, self-advocate, supported typing|

Should it matter that some of us are labeled intellectually disabled? Read the definitions, look at us in a realistic way and ask yourself; Does it matter? Aren’t we all worthy?

Judy Endow

2015-10-28T22:40:44-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Autism Resources, General, Parenting, Resources, Resources We Love|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic advocate, cross disability, developmental disabilities, Judy Endow, rare or undiagnosed disorders, resource|

Judy Endow, MSW, maintains a private practice in Madison, Wisconsin,