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Community Inclusion and IDD: Prioritizing Choice for Disabled People

Should policy-directed “best outcomes” from government officials and advocacy groups reduce, rather than enhance, choice for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)—and sometimes trap them in unsafe, hostile environments?

autism, developmental disability, disability, disability rights, disabled, featured, IDD, inclusion, integration, intellectual disability

The Value of Disabled Lives and Organs

Why might an autistic, intellectually disabled Black boy with Down syndrome be treated as much more valuable in death than in life?

Because his parents made him an organ donor.

autism, autism acceptance, disability, disability rights, down syndrome, intellectual disability

Autism 101: Hating Your Autistic Child

Full title and full disclosure: Autism 101: hating your autistic child … and teaching her or him self-loathing. Twice in … More

autism, autism acceptance, autism advocacy, autism awareness, autism blogs, developmental disability, disability rights

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