William & Mary Richmond

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Join the Tribe community of Richmond for an afternoon of conversation with Karin Wulf, co-chair of William & Mary's Neurodiversity Initiative, and John Elder Robison, best-selling author and the program's Scholar in Residence. He will be discussing neurodiversity as both a philosophy and an emerging civil rights movement.

Hors d'oeuvres, coffee and tea will be provided. Families and guests are welcome!
We will be meeting in the Windsor and West Hampton Rooms at the Country Club of Virginia.

This event is generously sponsored by Emily '88 & Mark '87 Boddy and the Markel Corporation.

About our Guests:

John Elder Robison
William & Mary Scholar in Residence & NYT Best-Selling Author
John Elder Robison is Scholar in Residence, and co-teaches annually a course on Neurodiversity. He is Co-Chair of the Neurodiversity Working Group, and regularly meets with groups and departments on campus about Neurodiversity. His appointment at the university is supported with help from the Arnow Family Fund, W&M offices including the Office of the Provost and the Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies, and the Olitsky Family Foundation.

John is the New York Times best-selling author of Look Me in the Eye, Be Different: Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian, and Raising Cubby. He is an autistic self-advocate and an appointed member of national and international scientific and science policy-making bodies, including the federal government?s Interagency Coordinating Committee on Autism, the World Health Organization, and the International Society for Autism Research.

Brian McCann '98 J.D. '03
President and CEO of the Faison Center
Prior to joining the team at The Faison Center, Brian was an attorney who devoted his law practice to civil litigation with an emphasis in education law to help families of children with disabilities. During his legal career, Brian was recognized in Virginia Super Lawyers in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Brian was also a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 2013 Brian was recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 in the city of Richmond for his work in Special Education Law. 

Born and raised in Richmond, Brian earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from William & Mary and graduated from the William & Mary Law School, where he was a member of Order of the Coif, Law Review and Moot Court. He currently serves on the Board of the Council of Autism Service Providers, a national organization that advocates for provider best practices for autism services.

Elizabeth Redford M.A.Ed. '10
Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Next Move Program
Elizabeth is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Next Move Program, a nonprofit that partners with businesses and school systems to create guided internship experiences for young adults with developmental disabilities. She has worked in the field of Special Education for the last 9 years ? spending half of that time in a traditional school setting and the other half specifically within Transition. She was named The 2017 Change Agent of the Year by the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce and a member of the 2018 Top 40 Under 40 list by Style Weekly. In addition to leading Next Move, she is a speaker, consultant, advocate, and curriculum developer.

Contact

Liz Foster M.Ed. '15 | [[eafoster]] | 757-221-1171

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