Public Address | Cafe | Access: Marion Bruce, 1925-2016: New Zealand autism pioneer

Hilary Stace

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:00:30 +1200

It was International Autism Awareness day this week and this morning Autism NZ hosted a parliamentary breakfast to mark it. The Minister, Nicky Wagner, gave a standard speech about how much the government is doing via programmes like Enabling Good Lives (only two sites) and a disability employment programme in…

Russell Brown

Sun, 03 Apr 2016 10:28:14 +1200

Thanks Jason. It is often easy to overlook the work of those who have helped ease the way for those who follow.

As I've written before, our family owes a lot to Barb Kirby, who founded O.A.S.I.S, the first family-driven Asperger resource. She was only three or four years ahead…

Hilary Stace

Sun, 03 Apr 2016 08:51:45 +1200

World Autism Day webcast from the United Nations. We have come a long way since Marion's first battles in the 1960s.
http://webtv.un.org/watch/2016-world-autism-awareness-day-autism-and-the-2030-agenda-inclusion-and-neurodiversity/4827029893001#full-text

Hilary Stace

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 15:29:32 +1300

Thanks Jason. It is often easy to overlook the work of those who have helped ease the way for those who follow. In the disability world, they are usually quite self-effacing and not into self-promotion. We are also hopeless at recognising and recording our history.

Jason Kemp

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:00:39 +1300

Thanks Hilary for this profile of a real pioneer – much appreciated.

Public Address

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:00:39 +1300

Discussion from blog post.