Episode 96 - Advocating in Plain Language, with Sara Luterman

(37 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts welcome autism self-advocate and writer Sara Luterman. Sara is a freelance writer and editor, with a focus on disability politics, policy, and culture. She writes plain language guides on complex topics, to help make those topics more accessible to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Topics have ranged from voting to the US federal budget process and more. You can find her journalism work in The Nation, Vox, and Washington Post, among other outlets. For more about Sara: https://twitter.com/slooterman And be sure to check out her newsletter: https://nosletter.substack.com/ For more about the book Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the 21st Century, go to: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/book/ And for Sara’s plain language translation, visit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/180BSG2IEZHNOPhp9uH7dG_N6YLe9eNvkeS_ry6tEZJ0/edit FOR A TRANSCRIPTION OF THIS EPISODE, VISIT: https://www.differentbrains.org/advocating-in-plain-language-with-sara-luterman-spectrumly-speaking-ep-96 ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/