Category: Educating Others
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Events – Accommodating Yourself and Your Attendees
I recently attended my favorite annual event. It inspired me to create this post about how to run or attend an event for diverse people. Some things I had noticed made this event less accessible: Knowing when/where aspects of the event are – Information about the event location were only provided in the Ticketholder FB…
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My Friend Has A Disability, How Can I Help?
Aww. How sweet of you to care about your friend! This question is super vague. It could be about anyone! So we need to consider how diverse the disability community is. Perhaps it’s an autist on the verge of a meltdown. Maybe it’s a person with an invisible disability and in a lot of pain…
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I’m Autistic, Now What?
So, you’ve been diagnosed with autism (or did your research and strongly identify with the autism community and are self-diagnosed, you’re valid too!). What now? First of all, welcome 😊 Now let’s talk about what’s next. You don’t have to tell anyone if you don’t want to. This isn’t like a cancer diagnosis. Nothing has…
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Person First Language
Using the right language when talking about people with impairments and disabilities is important. Person-first language (PFL) is commonly used to avoid labeling and reduce stigma. However, there is some debate about whether PFL is always the best approach. In this blog article, we will discuss the pros and cons of using person-first language when…