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Brown LXZ, Hovarth Williams J, Bussanich P. 2021. 2021 Autism Acceptance Month Coffee Talk Recording: Disability, Gender, and Race [Title on resource: SPHARK Coffee Talk #2: Intersection of Disability, Gender and Race]. [Washington, DC]: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, SPHARC, 1 h 03 m 23 s. (SPHARC Coffee Talk) Annotation: This transcript documents a coffee talk discussion hosted by AMCHP's State Public Health Autism Resource Center, featuring speakers Lydia X. Z. Brown and Dr. Jessica Horvath Williams discussing the intersections of disability, race, and gender oppression. The speakers explore how ableism operates as a foundational system of oppression that intersects with and reinforces other forms of marginalization, particularly focusing on how disability is used to dehumanize various marginalized groups. They delve into complex topics including respectability politics, privilege, guilt, and the responsibilities of those with relative privilege in advocacy spaces. The discussion emphasizes the importance of understanding how environmental racism and systemic oppression create and exacerbate disability in marginalized communities, while also addressing how to navigate spaces and conversations about marginalization when one holds both privileged and marginalized identities, concluding with guidance on appropriate ways to redirect opportunities to more representative voices within affected communities. Contact: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 1825 K Street, N.W., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006-1202, Telephone: (202) 775-0436 Fax: (202) 478-5120 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.amchp.org Keywords: Race, Gender, Autism, Developmental disabilities, |
