[Stylist] An Anthology on Autism, Invitation to Contribute

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Yes, and even if non-disabled people are writing from a disability positive perspective, we just need to stop hearing from them and put a huge focus on actual disabled people's voices. brevity journal recently did an entire issue that was all disabled riders, and it was amazing. it even hired disabled riders to do the editing. We need more of this emphasis placed on actual disabled voices. I applaud  A project like this, but I do find it disappointing that we still want to include experiences, if we can even use that word, of non-disabled people just because they know us or have worked with us.

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> On Oct 16, 2020, at 12:00 PM, Jacobson, Shawn D via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Bridgit
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> I couldn't agree more.  Our voices are different than the voices of our keepers(and we need to have an outlet for our voices.
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> Shawn
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> I guess I don't understand the point of including stories told by parents and teachers, it's Cetera who know autistic people. I think most of us are tired of hearing the experiences of those who know us, and not enough about the experiences of actual disabled people. if it were my project, I would focus solely on the experiences of actual autistic people, and leave the experiences of those who know them to another publication. in my opinion, whether it be autism, blindness or any other disability/health issue, we don't need any more stories from the so-called experts or parents or siblings or children or anybody else who comes into contact with us.
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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>> On Oct 15, 2020, at 11:27 PM, Aziza R via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hello there,
>> We are beginning a new project similar to the Walk in my Paws 
>> Anthology I was featured in last year and are looking for people 
>> interested in sharing their stories. This time around, we are focusing 
>> on the Autistic community and experience. We want to elevate the 
>> voices of Autistic people, as well as hear what experiences and 
>> lessons parents, teachers, partners and professionals in the field 
>> have learned and grown from having a relationship with an Autistic 
>> person.  We want to share triumphs and humor but also struggles and 
>> pain, honest reality is what we’re looking for. We are open to couples 
>> or parents and children writing their stories together if that is more 
>> comfortable. If you’d be interested, send me an email address and I 
>> will put you on the contact list so you can stay informed as we move 
>> forward. Let me know if you have any questions, and please check out 
>> Walk in my Shoes and Walk in my Paws, both great anthologies.
>> 
>> For those who may not be familiar, Walk in my Shoes: An Anthology on 
>> Usher Syndrome shares stories of individuals living with hearing and 
>> or vision loss due to Usher Syndrome.
>> 
>> Walk in my Paws: An Anthology: Working Service Dogs tells the stories 
>> of raising, training and handling service dogs from all over the 
>> disability community.
>> 
>> Both books are available on Amazon, Kindle and the NLS Bard website.
>> 
>> Feel free to share with anyone you know who may be interested.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Aziza
>> 
>> 
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