Put The Autism Hub Back Online
Filed Under (Advocacy, Autistic Self Advocacy, Contributions to Society, autism) by Estee on 12-05-2010
I am really disappointed that the Autism Hub is on “hiatus.” A lot of people were referred to the Hub around the world and it is an extremely important gathering of blogs in support of autistic people. I remember when the Hub was started in and around 2005 by Kevin Leitch and what an undertaking that was. The Hub, since, has been explored at universities world-wide and on television.
My vote is to get it back online as quickly as possible. How can we help to do that?
ESTÉE KLAR
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
Writer.Curator of Art. Founder of The Autism Acceptance Project. Mother of Adam. I like to write about our journey, musings, attitudes towards autism.
Compose a letter and get as many Hub bloggers as possible to sign it. And send it to the powers that be. Perhaps you could suggest that since the burden of maintaining the organisation is so great for them, that a new team composed of people like yourself is drafted in to take over the running.
I would definitely like to discuss this further. Democracy is about having open discussions. The Hub was an important central area where people, although with variable opinions and approaches to the “autism debate,” could gather and discuss the salient issues.
So the Hub is back — and many of us are no more there. I’m not complaining for me — my blog being in Italian it was decidedly the odd one out — but so many interesting voices are gone — and I find it so disappointing — even worse, I find it contradictory for a place that should promote diversity to reduce the diversity of its members…