[Stylist] An Anthology on Autism, Invitation to Contribute

[Aziza R]

I keep forgetting to reply to all. Sorry about that...

It isn't really a discussion though. Its just an invitation. Children
are welcome to contribute with or without the help of their parents.
It is an invitation, you don't have to participate, or even support
the project later, but some people would love to tell their stories
and help others tell theirs, and we want to help them. I personally
will be writing about the nonvisual techniques I use to help calm the
clients I work with when they are struggling. This is an aspect people
may not consider. How do you cross disability in the best way for the
Autistic person, but also meet the other person's disabilities.
Anyway, I've already received messages from interested parties, and I
don't think our personal opinions should color whether someone wants
to be involved. Its an invitation, no pressure either way. Oh, also,
parents of children would have to be involved at any rate, as children
can not enter legal contracts for themselves. So by inviting parents
into the process, we are protecting the rights of potential minor
writers as well. Yes our experience matters most, but our network as
disabled people is vast and intricate, and that should be reflected as
well. If anyone is interested, please feel free to reach out to me,
and please share with anyone who might be interested.

On 10/16/20, Bridgit via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> As someone who also has a child on the spectrum, I still feel like we need
> to hear from actual disabled voices, and not those around us. Again, even if
> you're coming at it from a disability positive viewpoint, we have centuries
> of hearing from non-disabled people about disability; I think it's time we
> stick to just listening to disabled voices. It would be like someone
> creating an anthology about the African-American experience, and then
> inviting white people to contribute essays about their experience around
> this issue. No one wants to hear it anymore. Let's lift up the voices of
> those who actually live the experience.
> BTW, Barbara, just to be clear, this is nothing against you. I think he
> would write a great article. I'm just saying for the sake of this
> discussion, I would like to see these things focus solely on disabled
> voices.
> Bridgit
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 16, 2020, at 2:23 PM, Jacobson, Shawn D via Stylist
>> <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Barbara
>>
>> Despite what I said earlier, that might be a good article.
>>
>> Personally, I hate being dependant (and it makes me break bad some times).
>>
>> Shawn
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Stylist <stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Barbara HAMMEL via
>> Stylist
>> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2020 3:18 PM
>> To: Writers' Division Mailing List <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Barbara HAMMEL <poetlori8 at msn.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Stylist] An Anthology on Autism, Invitation to Contribute
>>
>> How long do we have to compose an article for this? I cannot write from
>> the perspective of an autistic person — that I know of — but have
>> observable evidence, from my nonverbal twin, of frustrating it is when
>> people talk about you like you're not there but you know what they're
>> saying. If I could just figure out how to explain it myself. (We fought
>> for years to get a teacher not to talk about him in front of him and
>> finally removed him from her room.)
>>
>> Barbara Hammel
>>
>>> On Oct 15, 2020, at 23:27, Aziza R via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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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