A Presumption of Competence: Empowering Disability Advocacy and Independent Living

• By: Gyasi Burks-Abbott, MS Author, Public Speaker, and Autism Self-Advocate
• October 4th, 2024
• actually autistic, advocacy, disability pride month, Fall 2024 Issue, self-advocacy
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On June 18, 2024, the White House hosted an Olmstead 25th Anniversary Observance to commemorate the Supreme Court decision (Olmstead v. L.C.) that ruled institutionalizing people with disabilities who were capable of community living was a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). One...