Autism Knows No Borders

Accessibility at the Forefront, with Haley Moss | TBT


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Discover what’s possible when difference becomes an asset. 

Haley Moss is an attorney, author, artist, speaker, and autism self-advocate. At only 30 years old, she has already published four books. The first is titled Middle School: The Stuff Nobody Tells you About, the second is A Freshman Survival Guide for College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Stuff Nobody Tells you About, the third is Great Minds Think Differently, and her most recent is The Young Autistic Adult's Independence Handbook. 

Her writing and artwork have been featured throughout media outlets such as The Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, and CNN, to name a few. Haley also hosts a podcast called Spectrumly Speaking, with Dr. Lori Butts. 

In this conversation, we discuss: 

  • How Haley navigated social norms during her school days
  • What a sensory overload experience feels like for her
  • How her strengths as an autistic person have advanced her career
  • The history of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
  • Why employers need to strive for inclusion and accessibility in the workplace
  • Benevolent ableism
  • The effects of social media on the neurodiversity movement
  • Whether autism is a disorder or a difference
  • The dangers of eugenics
  • To learn more about Haley Moss and her work, please visit her website haleymoss.net and follow her on Instagram @haleymossart

    This conversation with Haley Moss was originally released on Jul 16, 2020.

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    Resources:

    Autism in the Workplace (2016) 

    Why is the Autistic Unemployment Rate So High (2018) 

    Labor Force Statistics for People with Disabilities (2019) 

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