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Dear Senator Fahy and Members of the Senate Disabilities Committee, My name is Cheyenne, and I am a Care Manager in Wisconsin. In my role, I support people with a variety of disabilities, including individuals who use alternative communication methods. I have also worked in a range of roles supporting autistic people and others with disabilities. I am not from New York, but I have been closely following this proposal as a potentially visionary piece of legislation with wide-r

It's murder, not a mercy killing. For the past five years, disability advocates have come together to observe March 1 as Disability Day of Mourning, a day dedicated to remembering disabled people who were killed by parents, relatives, or caregivers. These tragedies are known as filicide. For many outside the disability community, this issue receives little attention. Organizations like the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) and The Arc of the United States have worked for

To the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, My name is Cheyenne Ver Voort, and I am someone who has spent many years supporting autistic people across the lifespan. I have worked with autistic children, adults, and aging individuals in many different roles, including mental health, crisis support, residential services, behavior support, and care management. I also have autistic friends and loved ones in my life. Some of the people I know work. Some do not. Some need a l