Ariane Zurcher Archives • Ollibean

Having to Prove Competence

2016-11-10T10:11:42-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Disability Rights, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), Inclusive Education, Parenting, Parenting Newsletter|Tags: all disabilities, Ariane Zurcher, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cross disability, Emma's Hope Book, presume competence|

But now and then I meet someone who has. They

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Being Where I Can Simply Be

2016-11-10T10:11:47-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, Author, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Think Tank|Tags: all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, Ariane Zurcher, autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, Disability, Doug Biklen, Emma's Hope Book, Ibby Grace, ICI, ICI Summer Institute, Institute on Communicaton and Inclusion, Neurodiversity, presume competence, Tiny Grace Notes, Tracy Thresher|

After a three-day conference, I needed to sleep. I needed to sleep because I was dreamy, trying to keep the feeling of being in a place where I can be myself and also be a little bit like a star. Also, building community.

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Ariane Zurcher: Non-Speaking Autistic Woman Writes Book

2016-11-10T10:11:49-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Around the Web, Articles, Assistive Technology, Featured (Homepage), General|Tags: AAC, Adult Autistic, adults with autism, all disabilities, Ariane Zurcher, ASD, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, autism, Autism Books, Autism Non-Speaking, Autism Role Models, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, Autistic Adults, Barb Rentenbach, books, Books About Autism, Books On Autism, communication, Emma's Hope Book, Facilitated-Communication, Healthy Living New, Healthy Living News, Huffington Post, I Might Be You, Life With Autism, Living With Autism, non-speaking, Nonverbal Communication, supported typing, typing|

Barb Rentenbach's funny, poignant and beautiful must-read book, I Might Be You: An Exploration of Autism and Connection, is now available as an audiobook.

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Ollibean Mama Spotlight : Ariane Zurcher

Ollibean Mama Spotlight : Ariane Zurcher

2016-11-10T10:11:49-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: Autism, blog, Cross Disability, Inclusion, Lauri Swann Hunt, Neurodiversity, Ollibean Family, Ollibean Mama Spotlight, Parenting|Tags: acceptance, Ariane Zurcher, Ariane Zurcher Designs, autism, autism parent, Disability, Emma, Emma's Hope Book, friendship, Neurodiversity, Ollibean Art for Change, ollibean creed, Ollibean Mama, Ollibean Mama Spotlight, special needs|

"It means living in a society that embraces the diversity of human beings. It means inclusion is a way of life and manifests itself in every aspect of our culture, from the schools and education, to the work place and everything in between… It means paradise!" Ariane Zurcher

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