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PHOENIX — Doctors often show bias toward autistic adults, showing skepticism about their autistic identity, using ableist language or failing to recognize autistic people may react differently to sensory stimuli
Doctors and others in the medical field often show biased behavior toward autistic adults, according to several patients. Physicians fail to believe people when they say they are autistic, treat adults like children and use ableist language.
Trustees of the biggest community college district in the U.S. voted to direct lawyers from going forward with a disability rights case and opt for mediation.
The Museum of the Courageous honors Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins for her disability rights activism which led to the eventual passing of the ADA.
The following was excerpted from a July 29 webinar held by the Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party that emphasized the interconnections between the struggles of disabled people and incarcerated people. Caucus members participating were comrades Betsey Piette, Brian Shea and mYia X. The entire webinar can…