@ASDalliance @SenatorMunson @SenatorWanda @SenatorHousakos @SenBoehm Hello! Autistic-led organizations have opposed the #NationalAutismStrategy. One reason that may not be on your radar is that it doesn't respect disability justice principles. What's that? A thread!
1. Leadership by those most impacted - ("We are led by ourselves as we know ourselves and our communities best and the impact of systemic injustices.
2. Participation and decision-making – (“Power is understood as a ladder of maturity: partnerships, delegated owner, and ultimately, control of the design, planning, policymaking, managing resources and efforts, and evaluation belong to persons with disabilities...
2. (continued) as a best practice. Informing, consulting, or placation do not belong in a disability justice framework”).
3. Intersectional realities - ("We do not live single-issue lives. We belong to various intertwined identities and issues the impact us. We face discrimination and inequalities due to gender identity, sexuality (LGBTQIA2S+), incarceration, Indigeneity, mental illness, ...
3. (continued) migrant status, age, poverty, and/or race, etc.")
4. Sustained efforts - ("Disability justice is a journey. This journey requires commitments to the principles of disability justice, and ultimately, a changed paradigm as to how disability is viewed in society and how our marginalization is addressed towards our liberation...
4. (continued) We are in this journey together")
5. Advocacy/Activism - (“Shifting how disability is viewed in society requires looking at our communities beyond passive tolerance (“awareness”). It requires seeking allies that accept, appreciate, empower, and pass the microphone to our community to advocate. It requires...
5. (continued) our community to be supported to shatter the boundaries of inequality in our activism”).
6. Recognizing wholeness - ("We exist outside of commodity relations and notions of productivity. The respect and inclusion owed to us exist outside of concepts and measures of intelligence. The respect and inclusion owed to us exist outside of the level and severity...
6. (continued) of our needs. All of these do not assign our value as a person in society").
7. Cross-disability solidarity - ("We honour the insights and full engagement of all of our community members in creating collaborative spaces for all the issues that keep us marginalized").
8. Politics of alliance - ("Allies are ultimately consented to by those on the margins. Alliances with social justice movements and potential allies require us to educate and endeavour in open and collaborative ways towards ongoing justice").
9. Interdependence not independence - ("Interdependence is a valid goal. We meet each other’s' needs as we creatively find solutions to disability issues").
10. Collective realities - ("No body or mind can be left behind in creating spaces for advocacy and activism. We bring our collective, shared, intersectional, experiences, to move the needle towards equality for our community").
[Image of the 10 disability justice principles, black font on white background, title: Disability justice: Disability justice is a framework that examines disability and ableism as it relates to other forms of oppression and identity. Author: me] 
Note 1: Studied disability justice? Perhaps you have lived experience or work in the field? Help me improve these principles with your feedback!
Note 2: #ActuallyAutistic people: have your say too! What are your thoughts on @ASDalliance? Is it in tune or out of tune with our community? On the disability justice framework?
Note 3: @SenatorMunson @SenatorWanda @SenatorHousakos @SenBoehm I hope you can take the time to listen to Autistic-led organizations and #ActuallyAutistic people as to why they oppose the #NationalAutismStrategy. We can do better.
