Resources
Tools for Advocates & Allies
We have developed a list of various resources that might be of interest to those who visit our site. In several cases, if there is someone who has already curated a suitable group of resources, we will openly credit and share theirs rather than “recreating” it. In other instances, we will share our own individually and/or collaboratively created resource items.
For educational, personal, charitable and/or related purposes, you are welcome to utilize and/or share the materials we have provided, no permission needed. Please give the proper attribution when doing so; don’t be a jerk and deceitfully pass it off as your own. And absolutely do not use the intellectual and/or creative property of others for your own financial, personal, or other gain – unless you have permission.
General Resources for Access & Inclusion
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: First international agreement on the fundamental rights of all humans
- Illustrated PDF Version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- What is Universal Design? Helpful definition, overview, and history
- Fundamentals of Web Accessibility: Several resources from the Web Accessibility Initiative to improve internet accessibility
- Ramp Your Voice, founded and led by Villissa Thompson, is a disability self-advocacy and empowerment initiative
- Crip Camp, released by Netflix in 2020, features an innovative summer camp that promotes empowerment among disabled teens
- Inclusive Education & Community Resources: List of various resources from Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education
- List of Ableist Word/Terms/Phrases from Lydia X.Z. Brown: Avoid these ableist terms that stigmatize people with disabilities
- Resource Media Toolkit‘s comprehensive tips for anyone engaging in any form of digital advocacy and/or communication
- Abled Privilege Checklist (in PDF) from Autistic Hoya, an educational tool about ableism
- Communication First website which provides information about various forms of communication, including AAC
- National Research Center for Parenting with a Disability website from Brandeis University has several great resources
- Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network offers information and guidance for how to implement the ADA
- Disabilities in Public Health‘s comprehensive topic-based list of various resources
- Dr. Katherine Perez’s presentation on the history of the disability rights movement
- More resources are forthcoming.
People of Color with Disabilities
Power, Not Pity is a podcast that “explores the lives of disabled people of color everywhere. Through storytelling, commentary and analysis, the podcast aims to amplify the lived experiences and perspectives of disabled people”
- “Financial Inequality: Disability, Race, & Poverty in America” is a 2019 publication (view/download free online) from the National Disability Institute containing a comprehensive review about “the impact of race and disability on financial security”
- CDC Infographic: Adults with Disabilities and Race is a short informational resource that provides statistics about incidence of disability in various racial groups
- The Disability Visibility Project, founded and led by Alice Wong, contains several links related to disabled PoC
- The National Alliance of Melanin Disabled Advocates creates spaces for disabled leaders of color and BIPOC allies to gather, learn, connect, and grow around racial and disability justice
- Disability Social History‘s website contains several intersectional disability resources, including race-specific ones
- Disability in Publishing create community, provide resources, and increase accessibility across the industry in order to increase disability visibility and retain the talent of disabled publishing professionals
- Seeded Ground, led by Justice Shorter, is devoted to content creation that centers people of color with disabilities
- My doctoral thesis/dissertation, Bringing Fire To the People
- More resources are forthcoming.
People of Color & Mental Health
- Think Cultural Health Resources, a digital repository of a variety of health-related, culturally sensitive materials)
- National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Mental Health
- Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals Module (4 free online courses)
- SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity
- CDC Health Disparities and Inequality Report
- US Office on Minority Health
- Mental Health Technology Transfer Network (includes the American Indian, Latine, & Caribbean centers)
- Glossary of Ableist Words & Phrases to Avoid (from Lydia X. Z. Brown)
Article: 10 “Harmless” Comments About Mental Health PoC Are Tired of Hearing
The Steve Fund (first & only national nonprofit offering services and mental health resources for young people and students of color)
- National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network
- Therapy for Black Girls
- Latinx Therapy Directory
- Radical Syllabus for QTPoC Mental Health Practitioners (printable guide)
- National Minority Health/BIPOC Awareness Month Resource List (from the Department of Health and Human Services)
- NIH Emotional Wellness Resources
- Latinx Disabilities Coalition
Social Health Network (formerly WEGO Health Patient Advocacy Network)
HIV Stigma
Center for HIV Law & Policy‘s list of stigma resources (articles, reports, news, blogs, etc.)
- Stigma and Discrimination Against Women & Girls Living with HIV from The Well Project provides several resources
- The U Equals U Campaign from the Prevention Access Network promotes #ScienceNotStigma with regard to HIV
- National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease HIV Communication Guide provides tips on non-stigmatizing language
- Center for Disease Control & Prevention‘s HIV stigma resource list
- HIV Justice Toolkit provides resources to assist with progressive media engagement to reduce HIV stigma
- More resources are forthcoming.
Autism
- Frequently Asked Questions about Autism (from Lydia X.Z. Brown): 21 helpful Q & A of general concepts related to autism
- What is autism? (from ASAN) provides a neutral overview of autism spectrum condition
- Autism Acceptance website from ASAN provides a variety of resources about autism
- Autism Moon, by Autistic, Typing, addresses parents of children newly diagnosed with autism
- Start Here! PDF of ASAN’s free comprehensive parent guide for those with newly diagnosed children
- ASAN’s Resource Library is a comprehensive repository from ASAN of various autism-related resources which include: books, reports and briefs, toolkits, easy read/accessible policy, accessibility resources, anti-filicide toolkit, autism acceptance, self-advocacy, sexual health care and disabilities
- AWN’s Resource Library contains a variety of printable, plain-language resources on a variety of topics
- Autastic’s For Autistics, By Autistics Video Library (very helpful for late-diagnosed autistics and/or autistic adults)
- We Are Autastic Book Lists provides a list of several different books, including an Autastic reader-curated “Favorites” sub-list
- Autistic, Typing’s Booklist Bookshop page lists various different recommended books for all ages
- Printable Access Card from Autistic Hoya that can be used in encounters when one needs to abruptly disclose autism in public
- Resources related to Autistic People of Color:
- Autism and Race website from AWN
- Autism in Black
- The Color of Autism
- Autistic People of Color Fund
- Mocha Autism Network (in the Bay Area)
Neurodiversity
- 100+ Books on Autism and Neurodiversity (from Not an Autism Mom): This list was curated by Meghan Ashburn of Not An Autism Mom in collaboration with the members of That Au-Some Book Club
- Pivot Neurodiversity Guide provides general information about neurodiversity
- The Neurodiversity Approach(es): What Are They and What Do They Mean for Researchers?
- Neurodiversity: An Insider’s Perspective, 2019 – SAGE Journals
- Clearing Up Misconceptions About Neurodiversity, 2019 – Scientific American
- Free open source book about the history of autism rights and neurodiversity advocacy: Autistic Community & the Neurodiversity Movement, 2020 | Palgrave McMillan