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Hello everyone, Autistics United Canada remains in a semi-hiatus and has not returned to full activity, as our organizers are still needing rest and recovery, but we have some updates for you all! Federal Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology Hearing on Bill S-203On Wednesday, March 30, representatives from Autistics United Canada and Autistics for Autistics spoke in front of the Canadian Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology Hearing regarding Bill S-203. Bill S-203, An Act respecting a federal framework on autism spectrum disorder, would set out the process to create a National Autism Strategy. We shared our concerns surrounding the Bill and suggestions for amendments. Recording of the hearing: https://senparlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2?fk=573046&globalStreamId=3 (Starts at 16:18:00, captioned and interpreted in English and French) Autistics United Canada also submitted a 10-page brief to the Senate Committee, which you can read here. Workshop: Neurodiversity-Affirming and Just Practices for Autistic Well-Being in Health Care SettingsWe will be hosting a free online workshop on autism and health care next week! Wednesday April 27 6-8 pm Pacific Time Online via Zoom REGISTER HERE (for Zoom link and to request access to the recording): https://forms.gle/cbje4iEadbuhPzwe6 Visit our Facebook event page for more information and the latest updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/527867682048138 Autistic people commonly report negative experiences, trauma, harm, abuse, and violence from health care settings. While issues of inaccessibility permeate throughout the Canadian colonial health care system, ableism and other forms of oppression impact autistic and otherwise disabled people through interconnected forms of violence. In this workshop, presenters from Autistics United Canada will share their experiences and tips for neurodiversity-affirming and just practices in healthcare. This offering of the workshop is hosted in collaboration with the UBC Medicine Social Justice Collective. ----- Accessibility: ASL interpretation and CART (live captioning) will be provided. If you have any questions or accessibility requests, feel free to let us know in registration form or email the UBC Med Social Justice Collective at [email protected]. Please let us know your accessibility requests by Sunday, April 24th, so we can best accommodate you. ----- To donate to support this event and other activities by and for autistic people: autisticsunitedca.org/donate.html Online Spaces for Autistics and AlliesWe are currently still running our online spaces for autistic people and allies to connect and support each other!
1) Facebook group for Autistics and allies: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AUCanadaAutisticsAndAllies → Make sure you answer the three (3) questions when you request to join! 2) Discord server for AUTISTICS ONLY → To request an invite link, please send an email to [email protected] confirming that a) you are autistic (self-identification is okay!) b) you agree to the community guidelines, which you can read here: https://www.autisticsunitedca.org/community-guidelines.html With warmth and solidarity, Autistics United Canada organizing team
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