Details Posted for Stories of Autism Awareness Weekend
If you didn’t read my previous blog entry, Stories of Autism is organizing what we’re calling Stories of Autism Awareness Weekend when we pair photographers and people on the autism spectrum in communities around the country to create portraits and tell us their stories about living with autism. The event takes place the weekend of April 16 & 17, during Autism Awareness Month. The resulting portraits and stories will become part of the Stories of Autism project in a gallery on our website and become part of our exhibitions. We’re also asking organizations to help us find subjects and, if inclined, organize the event in their community. We’re doing this to further our mission of awareness, acceptance, and inclusion of those with autism spectrum disorders and our goal is to have at least one portrait from each state. Participation is also open to the international community.
A week or so into organizing all this we’re the responses are starting to come in. California, Montana, and Ohio are just a few of the states that are currently represented. Over the next two weeks we’ll be stepping up the effort, trying to get higher profile media outlets to spread the word. And, of course, anything you can do to spread the word would be a great help!
You can find all the information for organizations, photographers and subjects at http://www.storiesofautism.com/#/awareness-weekend-main/. There has been one change to be aware of since we first announced the event; registration for all subjects, photographers, and organizations is now open until April 1st. Between then and the weekend of the event we’ll be making sure we’ve got a photographer for every subject and take care of all the unforseen details that will be nipping at our heels.
I hope you’ll consider participating in or helping out with this event. This is truly a grassroots effort so anything you can do, even if it’s just passing it on to someone you think may be interested, would be a huge help. Or you can work with us to help organize this event in your community. If you have any questions or comments you can contact me through our website, www.storiesofautism.com, or directly by emailing charlesc@storiesofutism.com.
Keep checking back for updates and thanks for dropping by!
Charlie
