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In our mission to be the best possible educators for young people, it is imperative that we understand the art and science of teaching beyond simple prescriptive ideas. Published by Human Restoration Project, a 501(c)3 organization restoring humanity to education.

A fundamental fact about human minds is that they are never truly alone: all minds are steeped in situated interaction. That social interaction matters is recognized by any experimentalist who seeks ...

A poorly drawn character that goes by many names has been dominating the web for the past few months, but where did it come from? Here's a rundown on the TBH Creature meme.

TBH is a four-legged creature with a large head, neutral expression, and big black eyes drawn on MS Paint. The character is also known as Autism Creature and...

Tbh or Tbh Creature also known as Autism Creature or Yipee refers to an MS Paint drawing of a white, four-legged creature with a large head, neutral expression and big black eyes. A drawing of the creature was first posted to Twitter in January 2021 and became popularized on Tumblr in early 2022, inspiring fan art and memes. The character is sometimes referred to jokingly as the mascot of autism. It is also known as yipee or yippee due to several memes using a "yipee" sound effect along with the creature.

The apocalyptic airline meltdown over the Christmas break stranded thousands of Americans, ruining their vacations and costing them a fortune in unexpected fees. It wasn't just Southwest Airlines' me…

Text:https://medium.com/p/were-here-we-re-weird-get-used-to-it-26a5333fad30Audio:https://soundcloud.com/0olong/were-weirdThis is a video about weird pride: a...

For Autscape 2021 (but we weren't allowed to record it live so I recorded it later). Autscape Lightning Talks have to be 5 minutes or less. This one is about...

SHANA GOLDIN-PERSCHBACHER, "The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams": Meshell Ndegeocello and the 'problem' of Black female masculinity, Popular Music, Vol. 32, No. 3 (October 2013), pp. 471-496

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Aug 18, 2015 - As with many of the cons I've been to, neurodiversity was very much in evidence. The theme of generosity I've mentioned in my previous posts also extended to a great deal of compassion and inclusiveness. This was the first con which featured the ASAN color communication badges . You have three

On losing and finding my mind

Dr. Sami Schalk is a national treasure you might not have heard of if you’re not in certain academic circles. But no worries, because Schalk is an expert at making complex high-level theory feel accessible and engaging. Schalk, who was generous to sit...

pWhenever we envision a world without war, without prisons, without capitalism, we are producing speculative fiction. Organizers and activists envision, and try to create, such worlds all the time. Walidah Imarisha and adrienne maree brown have brought twenty of them together in the first anthology of short stories to explore the connections between radical speculative fiction and movements for social change./p

I have been haunted by the case of Reginald "Neli" Latson, a victim of racism and ableism for four Neli Latson in 2010 years.  His ca...

As autistic activists, Shain M. Neumeier and Lydia X. Z. Brown have been working to close the Judge Rotenberg Center in the US, which has engaged in some of the most egregious forms of such abuse, and more generally to end the use of coercive and abusive forms of...

Masking or camouflaging is where people conceal certain traits and replace them with neurotypical ones to avoid being recognised as visibly neurodiverse.

Kate Hammond, The knowledge that 'flavours' a claim: towards buliding and assessing historical knowledge on three scales, Teaching History, No. 157, ASSESSMENT (December 2014), pp. 18-24

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Over the years, I have come across a number of stories of Autistic people and the criminal acts they have committed. Often, I find autism part of the discourse surrounding terrorism and random acts…

How to design a robotaxi for disabled passengers.

Ah, driving cars. If I had a dollar for every time someone told me that I'm going to get my freedom back, I'd retire to Barbados and sip delightful rum drinks a

Our New Study Reveals Self-Driving Cars Could Open 2 Million Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities Introduction Self-driving cars have almost become a staple of everyday conversation. You hear about them on the radio, read about them in the newspapers, and you see them on TV, and not just in sci-fi movies. So as this technology becomes more common-place, it’s important to recognize that what we may term a self-driving car these days is strictly speaking, not one. While more and more cars have self-driving features installed—like highly advanced auto-pilot modes—the day when our car comes to get us from the airport all by itself is still far off in the future. Even though we have some highly sophisticated technology on the road, even the most sophisticated self-driving car will just sit behind a moving truck that is parked in the road until the human driver tells it to drive around it. But despite the fact that the technology levels are not yet ripe for fully autonomous vehicles, the advances we’re seeing are ripe for a much-needed conversation about the future implementation of this technology once it is fully developed. Our civilization relies on transportation and we would be remiss to think that self-driving cars won’t change life as we know it. So as we begin to discuss its implications, it’s imperative that we start with those segments of the populations that would be most impacted by the implementation of this technology: people with disabilities. The Ruderman Family Foundation and Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) have paired up to produce the Ruderman White Paper on Self-Driving Car Technologies: The Impact on People with Disabilities. We’re excited to share our results with you and continue this necessary conversation that will ensure that 20% of our population are not left out of reaping the benefits of this transformative technology. Summary In the United States, approximately one in every five persons, or more than 57 million people, have a disability. The most recent government transport survey indicated that six million individuals with a disability have difficulty getting the transportation they need. Transportation is a key community-based support that allows individuals to fulfill their civic responsibilities and makes it possible to enjoy one’s civil rights. When a disability limits transportation options, one’s disability can result in reduced economic opportunities, isolation that exacerbates medical conditions or leads to depression, and a diminished quality of life Mitigating transportation related obstacles for individuals with disabilities would enable new employment opportunities for approximately 2 million individuals with disabilities, and save $19 billion annually in healthcare expenditures from missed medical appointments. This is in the context of the anticipated broader impacts of autonomous vehicles: $1.3 trillion in savings from productivity gains, fuel costs, accident prevention, among other sources As new transportation technologies such as on-demand mobility solutions and, in the near future, autonomous vehicles enter the mainstream they offer potential for reducing transportation obstacles for Americans with disabilities Across the country, autonomous vehicle legislation is being discussed with little attention given to the use of this technology to serve individuals with disabilities. There is a need for the disability community to organize, learn more about the technology, and enhance its advocacy efforts. And additionally for the technology developers to become better educated on the need and value of designing their vehicles with the disability community in mind. Read the Ruderman White Paper To download a PDF version of the paper, please click here To download a text only version of the paper, please click here Published in January 2017

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