Nothing About Us Without Us: Autistic People Shaping Research and Policy About Our Lives

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

11:00 AM-1:00 PM

Join us virtually for the rescheduled 8th Annual Autism Public Health Lecture.

"Nothing About Us Without Us: Autistic People Shaping Research and Policy About Our Lives"

Julia Bascom, the Executive Director of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network with a welcome from the office of Mayor Jim Kenney and introductory remarks from the office of Senator Bob Casey, Jr.

Julia Bascom will provide an overview of the autistic self-advocacy movement, and describe the purpose, process, and ethical necessity of participatory policymaking and research. Drawing on ASAN’s work, she will lay out what a policy and research agenda informed by autistic people themselves would entail, and how to get there.