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A Call for Solidarity: Funding Autistic Autonomy

Graphic for a Disability & Philanthropy Forum blog post by s.e. smith titled, "When 'Make America Healthy Again' Translates to Attacks on Autistic Communities." Featuring an illustration of three BIPOC friends enjoying a planetarium show together, all sitting and wearing a variety of masks and colorful summer outfits. In the group: an Afro-Latina woman who’s an arm amputee, a Black Autistic person holding a star-shaped fidget, and an invisibly disabled Asian femme. Stars twinkle in the overhead dome as soft purple light fills the room and an air purifier hums in the background.

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I think that the importance of sort of sensory experiences, it comes down to the fact that we are sensory beings, right?

— Dr. M. Leona Godin

A white and blue graphic advertising Disability Inclusion: Required, a podcast from the Disability & Philanthropy Forum hosted by Justice Shorter. Episode 25 features Dr. M. Leona Godin and Olivia Dreisinger.

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Four masked people of color discuss books in an art-filled bookstore. On the left, a Black non-binary woman has everyone’s attention, pointing out a passage from the book they’re holding while sitting in a rollator with their cane between their legs. Next to them, an Indigenous woman and Latinx non-binary person share a couch. On the right, a Black non-binary pereson sits in a folding chair while holding their own book and fidget stim. — Blog: Collective Access: An Active Project That Everyone Is Engaged In

Three masked disabled people of color chat while strolling through an outdoor courtyard. On the left, an Indigenous woman wears glasses, wrist support braces, and waist trainers paired with a off-shoulder top and wide leg pants. In the middle, a Black non-binary woman walks with a rollator and wears waist trainers with ice pack inserts over their rainbow striped dress. On the right, a Latinx non-binary person walks while using a teal functional grip cane. — Thirty-Five Ways Philanthropy Can Celebrate Disability Pride Month

Illustration of a purple sunflower with a bright orange and yellow center. Background pattern of a deep purple sunflower petals in a radial shape. — Register for the Climate & Disability Justice Learning Institute!