Happy Autism Acceptance Month!
April is Autism Acceptance Month. While it may be on the calendar as an ‘awareness’ month, that’s not what autistic folks want - there’s plenty out there about the autistic experience, etc. The community wants folks to actually listen to what they’ve been saying.
One of those things? Avoiding Autism Speaks. Here’s a round-up of posts about why.
Also, I know I excitedly shared about the possible $35 price tag for insulin… it’s not what it seems.
Not surprised, but very disappointed.
Amazon Warehouse Workers Win Historic Union Election by Edward Ongweso Jr
Amazon Union’s Chris Smalls Is Part of the Legacy of Black Labor Organizing by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Katie Camacho Orona
Scientists Finally Finish Decoding Entire Human Genome by Laura Ungar
Supreme Court makes it easier to sue police over wrongful arrests by Shawna Chen
Anonymous Instagrams Are Unionizing Staffs From Capitol Hill to Hollywood by Sophie Hayssen
Articles You Need to Read This Week
Covid and Diabetes, Colliding in a Public Health Train Wreck by Andrew Jacobs
U.S. Poor Died at Much Higher Rate From COVID Than Rich by Reuters
Civil Rights Activism in Atlanta Was Reshaped by Organizers Like Da’Shaun Harrison by Skylar Mitchell
On Ketanji Brown Jackson, ‘Making History,’ And The Expense Of Black Women’s Well-Being by Brea Baker
‘Water Warriors’ Tap Diné Resilience to Increase Access on Navajo Land by Kaiser Health News
Black Students Experiencing Racism on Campus Lack Mental Health Support by Melba Newsome
Despite Doctors’ Concerns, Pharmacists Get More Leeway to Offer Treatment With Testing by Michelle Andrews
CDC, under fire for covid response, announces plans to revamp agency by Lena H. Sun
South Carolina House passes bill for doctors to deny care that violates ‘conscience’ by Brooke Migdon
Patients’ Perilous Months-Long Waiting for Medicaid Coverage Is a Sign of What’s to Come by Bram Sable-Smith and Rachana Pradhan
There May Be an RSV Vaccine for Infants Soon by Amy Isler
Doctor fired from ER warns about effect of for-profit firms on U.S. health care by Gretchen Morgenson
Even as medicine becomes more diverse, main authors in elite journals remain mostly white and male by Usha Lee McFarling
‘Where the bats hung out’: How a basement hideaway at UC Berkeley nurtured a generation of blind innovators by Isabella Cueto
Losing Sleep Over the Pandemic? Work Flexibility May Be a Boon for Night Owls’ Health by Krishna Sharma
Writing Google reviews about patients is actually a HIPAA violation by Nicole Wetsman
The Problem With Disfigured Villains In Pop Culture by Kayleigh Donaldson
Marvel Fans Blast “Disrespectful,” “Ableist” Theory by Rebekah Barton
Medically Assisted Suicide in Oregon Is No Longer Limited to Residents by Madeline Fitzgerald - Note: while this is a good thing overall, the conversation around assisted death is a complicated one, especially as we factor in issues like systemic oppression, pressure from families, ableism, etc.
Florida School Forced a Teacher to Take Off His ‘Protect Trans Kids’ Shirt by Paul Blest
State Legislators Keep Trying To Pass Anti-LGBTQ Laws. Here's Where They're Succeeding. by Paige Skinner
The Power of Saying “Nonbinary” in a Southern Accent by them.
Talking About Policing With Older Relatives Is Hard — Here’s What You Can Do by Rigodis Appling
Arizona Bans Abortion After 15 Weeks by Sara Tardiff
Christina Lee’s Murder Exposed the Cracks in Housing Policies by Kelly Pau
All online and free unless mentioned otherwise
Fires of Hate: How the Nazis Targeted Books and Free Thinking
April 6 at 9:30 am Eastern
More info here
Slavery, Capitalism, and Empire
April 7 at 6:30 pm Eastern
More info here
Snowy Owls in the Arctic
April 8 at 6 pm Eastern
More info here
Racism and Resistance in the Post Civil Rights Era
May 5 at 6:30 pm Eastern
More info here
I used to have a monthly post on at least one of my websites with upcoming awareness-related dates and events. Now it’s a Google Calendar you can subscribe to or view.
Thanks for reading! If you have feedback or anything you’d like to share, feel free to reach out to me on social media or email (all linked here).
Until next time,
Grayson
