A2ndVOICE.- LETS TALK AUTISM

Written by: Shirley Jackson
  • Summary

  • We are a small voluntary support group run by parents/carers living and caring for a child or adult on the Autistic Spectrum, raising awareness and understanding from different perspectives, outreaching also to the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities (BAME) and tackling the taboos and myths around Autism.

    We host a range of activities and events looking at the needs of the family. Supported by Autistic People

     Please join our mailing list and be the first to find out what's happening.

    e: info@a2ndvoice.com

    https://www.a2ndvoice.com

    2020 FOAM
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Episodes
  • Keeping Safe with Carly Jones MBE
    Aug 5 2020

    "Carly is a British Autism Advocate who has worked for the inclusion of Autistic women and girls since 2008. Spoken on News channels, Universities, Parliament and was the first British Autistic woman to address the United Nations on Autistic females’ rights.

    Carly created the first free U.K. online safeguarding course for Autistic girls and has made award winning disability films shown in the UK, USA, Indonesia, India, Rome and Cannes Film festival. Carly was made an MBE in the 2017 New Years Honours list for services to those with Autism.

    Since 2017 Carly has endeavoured to continue her campaign for U.K. wide pocket free Autistic safeguarding and elevation proudly holding a public appointment of a member of the UK Honours Committee.

    In 2018 Carly was commissioned by the National Autism Charities to author on the updated National U.K. Government Department for Education Safeguarding guidance on Online Safety, Prevent Terrorism and Child Sexual Exploitation as well as working review of Autistics Female specific briefings for The Autism Acts strategy 10 year Anniversary.

    In addition to this she has had several submissions to UK Parliament and the United Nation Human rights office accepted and published and a credited contributor to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology guidance on Autism for both the House of Commons and House of Lords. She was invited to serve on the National Autistic Society Knowledge and Expert Advisory team, as an independent panel member for the Ministry of Justice for the Heathrow accessibility advisory group, NHS England Immunisation board and Barbican Accessibly.

    She is named as UKs Top 100 U.K. female entrepreneurs 2020 and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts for her duties. Her aim to create social mobility and elevate the most diverse talents in the UK to ensure no talent is overlooked or wasted.

    In her spare time Carly runs a free Sunday youth club for Autistic teens in crisis and supports Autistic children out of education.

    Valuing Diversity - Interviewing Carly Jones MBE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu6VVm-oJXo

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    1 hr and 28 mins

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