Green River LibGuides: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive Education: Neurodiversity & Dis/ability Discrimination

Neurodiversity and Dis/ability Discrimination

Featured Sources

Featured Websites and Organizations

Alliance of People with Disabilities
The Alliance of People with disAbilities serves "the residents of King county, and has offices’ located in Seattle and Redmond. Our staff strives to provide empowering opportunities to individuals with disAbilities through resource referrals and private independent living plans."
American Association of People with Disabilities
"The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities."
Autism Society
Find resources and information on this website, with a with a mission to "create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully"
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network
An organization that "seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which autistic people enjoy equal access, rights, and opportunities."
Black, Disabled and Proud: Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD)
This website is for Black and African American college students with disabilities, but has many resources that may be of interest to all college students, parents, faculty, staff, and disability services providers.
Disabled World
"an independent disability community ...providing disability news and information by presenting accessible current affairs of interest to people with disabilities, their families, carers, and researchers, via material received from world governments, disability organizations, educational institutions, and our exclusive journal publications, reports, papers, and surveys."
Independence Now
"Independence Now is a nonprofit organization designed, governed and staffed by people with disabilities. We are part of a nationwide network of Centers for Independent Living providing the following core services: Information and Referral; Advocacy; Peer Support; Independent Living Skills training, and Transition."
The National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD)
A "federally-funded national center in the U.S. for college and graduate students with any type of disability, chronic health condition, or mental or emotional illness."
Neurodiversity Hub
With the mission of "Changing the narrative about autism and neurodiversity through awareness, education, and engagement," find resources for students, universities, and employers
Neurodiversity Network
"The intent of this website is to provide various resources for employers and universities who want to advocate for neurodivergent individuals seeking meaningful employment or post-secondary education."

Featured Teaching Resources

Accessibility Self-Paced Training | UW
Created by the UW and made available via CC by-NC-SA 4.0 "This self-paced, fully online course is available publicly to provide an opportunity for everyone to learn more about accessibility, creating accessible content, and being an advocate. "

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Note: Some parts of this course, such as quizzes, are restricted to UW students.
The UW Autism Center – Tacoma
This center, located on the UW T campus is "devoted to supporting individuals and families affected by autism spectrum disorders through exceptional clinical services, innovative scientific research and high-quality training."
Disability Language Style Guide
This A-Z guide defines "dozens of words and terms commonly used when referring to disability" and "was developed by the National Center on Disability and Journalism at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication"

Featured Videos

Featured Podcasts

The Neurodiversity Podcast
This podcast is a "Production of the Neurodiversity Alliance and Morris Creative Services" and episodes specific to college can be found here
Autism Goes To College (podcast)
"Hear from neurodiverse students about how they are managing at college, charting their own paths, taking creative approaches, and making it work in the classroom and on campus."
Spectrum (podcast)
"Stories about autism, featuring experts, families and journalists."
Exploring Different Brains (podcast)
This is a "weekly interview show hosted by neurodiversity advocate Harold "Hackie" Reitman, MD., and presented by DifferentBrains.com. Join us as we speak with some of the most interesting people involved in autism, Asperger's, dyslexia, ADHD, OCD, down syndrome, and any condition that can be considered 'neurodiverse.'"