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"Links in a chain": Noor Pervez discusses how chance, opportunity, and identity shaped his journey

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For Autism Awareness & Acceptance Month, ACL spoke with autistic self-advocate Noor Pervez. In this clip, Pervez discusses how chance and identity shaped the opportunities he had to pursue his goals. "At so many points in that journey, that opportunity relied on me having had an opportunity before ... so it's just all these links in a chain, and if one of them snaps, people who are multiply marginalized can just fall through the cracks and you have to spend a lot of time working your way back up." ...more
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"Links in a chain": Noor Pervez discusses how chance, opportunity, and identity shaped his journey
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2021Apr 30
For Autism Awareness & Acceptance Month, ACL spoke with autistic self-advocate Noor Pervez. In this clip, Pervez discusses how chance and identity shaped the opportunities he had to pursue his goals. "At so many points in that journey, that opportunity relied on me having had an opportunity before ... so it's just all these links in a chain, and if one of them snaps, people who are multiply marginalized can just fall through the cracks and you have to spend a lot of time working your way back up."

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Administration for Community Living

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