Closed Systems, Institutionalized Oppression, & Orycon's Sad Failure to Overcome Ableist Practices

[intralimina]

Last year, the science fiction convention Orycon announced a panel on autism (in our world, not in science fiction) that did not include any autistic individuals, though it had plenty of parents. As this is like a LGBTQ panel comprised of straight parents, the Autistic community became obviously troubled. Classic ignorance and ableist tactics

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[devil_heart]

I am planning to attend with my kid this year. However, this is disturbing to me. So much that I am considering not attending, although it would be very sad to her.

So, I want to be an instrument for change. I want to be a disruptive force in a way that brings the attention of civil rights of those who do not comprehend what it is like to be silenced or unrecognized.