Disability Poetry Reading Series: Ada Hoffmann Redefines What It Means To Be Creative

April 14, 2017 Kit Englard

Ada Hoffmann standing in a winter forest. The trees behind her have snow, with brown bark peaking through. She is wearing a heavy black coat with the hood pulled up over her head. Her honey brown hair can be seen out of the front of her hood, framin… — Ada Hoffmann standing in a winter forest. The trees behind her have snow, with brown bark peaking through. She is wearing a heavy black coat with the hood pulled up over her head. Her honey brown hair can be seen out of the front of her hood, framing a smiling face.

There was never a moment in Ada Hoffmann’s life when she wasn’t a huge geek. She was one of those who was born and raised in geekdom, and has continued the proud tradition herself through reading fanfics and participating in LARP. She is also a writer with autism, and is currently working toward her Ph.D. in Computer Science.

Disability Poetry Reading Series: Karletta Abianac's Poetry Crafts Awareness

April 7, 2017 Kit Englard

Karletta Abianac, dark hair pulled back, wearing long dangling earrings, is standing in front of a beige brick wall. She is wearing a purple blouse, and matching nechlace.

April is both National Poetry Month as well as National Autism Awareness Month, meaning that Karletta Abianac, who hails from Queensland, Australia—her work focusing on what it is like to live life along the autism spectrum—is the perfect poet to kick off our Poetry Month Reading Series.

Microsoft Opens its Doors to Neurodiversity

April 2, 2017 Kit Englard

Windows phone laying on its side, with windows logo in white on a blue background.

April 2nd was World Autism day, and Microsoft is a company that in recent years has been trying to change the image of Silicon Valley from nerdy white boys to a more diverse group—from age, gender, sexual orientation. In April of 2015, Microsoft decided to take itself to a new edge in hiring practicing by extending its diversity programs to include neurodiversity.

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