I have non speaking #autism but I am not stupid--despite what the doctors told my parents. Here is my first essay ever on why leash laws are a #disabilityrights issue Thanks Tom Zoellner + Zócalo Public Square zocalopublicsquare.org/2024/08/29/im-…

I wish I did not have to explain this but leash laws are also a #DisabilityRights issue autism speaks autismsociety autism speaks National Autism Association NationalAutismLeader @thinkingautism zocalopublicsquare.org/2024/08/29/im-…

First but not last I hope.

Thank you for speaking up and speaking out, Jason. Things can’t change until there’s a tipping point of awareness. Keep fighting (& writing) the good fight and one day you will make the change—and be the change—you want to see in the world. ✌🏽

Exceptional article. Thank you both for pulling back the curtain on non speaking autism. With Jason’s contribution, maybe Hollywood can create better movies. Mark Hamill

What a beautifully written essay by Jason Jacoby Lee. I will never think of unleashed dogs the same way again. National Organization on Disability (NOD)

For much of my life as an nonspeaking autistic, I have felt silenced + ignored. Publishing my first article yesterday changed all that ~

Hablando del espacio público y la convivencia en las ciudades.

A brilliant essay on the trouble with dogs being off leash. I love dogs but am bewildered by some owners behaviour with off b leash dogs My wife is similarly terrified PLEASE read. Especially if you own a dog for an important perspective 🙏🦮💛

This was a great essay.

Jason Jacoby Lee makes the case for why leash laws double as a disability rights issue: "They let disabled people like myself gain access to some of the few public spaces available. This is especially true in summer, when we all want to enjoy the outdoors." zps.la/477N5Dd

.Jason Jacoby Lee on how leash laws are a seldom-recognized (and frequently flouted) disability rights issue for autistic people like himself.

I share it with my dog owning friends C Kurata

It's much easier for nondisabled people do accommodate disabled people than it is for disabled people to simply adapt to the lack of accommodations. #ListenToNonspeakers x.com/JasonJacobyLee…

The beach is supposed to be fun and relaxing. But for Jason Jacoby Lee (Jason Jacoby Lee), who is autistic, free-roaming dogs make it excruciating. zps.la/477N5Dd

Important this - I’m getting sick of dogs running up to and barking at my five year old. How do I know which dog is one who will bite? Two dogs have tried to bite me in parks in the last couple of years. Too many owners can’t control their dogs in public.

I know I’m Jason Jacoby Lee ‘s mom but the fact that he learned how to communicate in his 20s after our decades of silence is also an amazing part of the story - now we can hear from a” low functioning “ autistic what this feels like

One of the most important elections in American history is drawing near & I am not able to vote in it because I am considered "incompetent" because of my autism. It really hurts a lot--but I hope to vote next time, hence my sticker. #autismrights