Autism/Disability Resources

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ACTION ITEM: Protect Medicaid!

Tell Your Legislators: Protect Medicaid! - Autistic Self Advocacy Network

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Virtual Support Groups for individuals and families (intersectional groups included)

Organizations (Rochester/SE MN)

Autism Resource Guide for SE Minnesota
ABC - Ability Building Community
SEMCIL - SE MN Center for Independent Living

Organizations (Minnesota)

Autism Advocacy & Law Center
The Arc Minnesota
Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM)
PACER Center - Champions for Children with Disabilities
Minnesota Autism Portal (curated by mn.gov, LOTS of state organizations categorized by need)

Organizations (National)

Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN)
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
CommunicationFIRST
Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
The Autistic People of Color Fund – Community Power, Redistributive Justice, Mutual Aid, Solidarity Economics

A Place to Start

The autistic view of the world is not the neurotypical cliché
There is no epidemic of autism. It’s an epidemic of need
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
If you’re a visual person, start with this: @autism_sketches
MUST LISTEN: How Did the Pandemic Effect the Disabled Community? (Apple Podcast is linked but can be found anywhere you listen to podcasts)
Identity-First vs. Person-First Language - Why Does it Matter?
Disturbing Behaviours: Ole Ivar Lovaas and the Queer History of Autism Science
Brief History of Disability Legislation
Ableist History of the Puzzle Piece

Learn from the Community

Perspectives (curated by CommunicationFIRST)
Accounts of POC Advocates (Autistic People of Color Fund)
Disability Visibility - A Collection of Accounts Curated by Alice Wong
An Intersectional Perspective - a Black Autistic Woman’s Account (Carina Burkett)
Sia’s film Music - Why it is Ableist

Programs and Resources

US Self-Advocacy Group Locator (empowered by U of M, SABE, and The Arc)
Navigating MSP Program | MSP Airport
Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN)
Disability Visibility Project

Activists, Authors, Musicians

Imani Barbarin, Disabled Activist
Speech Therapist V. Tisi (her posts are incredibly informative about the realities within the anti-ableist movement)
Questlove's Roots: A 'Meta' Memoir Of A Lifetime In Music
Introduction to 'Universal Design' - Accessibility of every day Makeup and Beauty Products
The Advocates World Instagram - has some great posts about pertinent topics
Autistic Author - Talia Hibbert (check out her novels!)
Autistic Author - Helen Hoang (check out her novels!)

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