Planting Policy Seeds to Grow Nonspeakers’ Grassroots Advocacy

Policy Panel
Organized people have power!
 It is time for advocacy and policy around social justice to increase the recognition of and respect for neurodiversity. This extraordinary panel of state politicians and nonspeakers will discuss approaches to advance communication access and rights.

  • Jennifer Boysko, Virginia State Senator
  •  Dave Marsden, Virginia State Senator
  • Irene Shin, Virginia State Delegate
  • Eric Garcia
  • Divyesh Jain
  • Anna Napolitano 
  • Amelia Bell
  • Quincy Pfeiffer
  • Ben Crimm
  • Sarah Ackerman