#BlackAutisticJoy in ADA 30
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About the autistic author markerGordon, T. (2021). #BlackAutisticJoy in ADA 30. In The Disability Studies Reader (6th ed., pp. 515-519). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003082583-49 · ISBN : 9781003082583 · Place of publication : New York
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Black Joy can take many different forms, Timotheus “T.J.” Gordon writes, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, Black people have to be creative about expressing Black culture and opening it to disabled Black people. In this chapter, Gordon reflects on his #BlackAutisticJoy and the ways his life has been affected by 30 years of policies stemming from the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act helped Gordon access education and helped foster his Black Joy when he was able to read about Black history as a child. But, he points out, Chicago’s Black community was often denied the rights or access that were supposed to be guaranteed by law. And within that community, it was hard for him to embrace autistic identity while growing up. Much has changed, though, and in 2020 Black disabled people can more frequently express pride in race, disability, and other aspects of their identities. These identities combine in unique and joyful ways, Gordon writes: “My Blackness is MY take on Blackness. I own and create my own Black Joy.”. © 2021 selection and editorial matter, Lennard J. Davis, Rebecca Sanchez and Alexander Luft.
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