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VIP Connection
Welcome to the Verge of Independence Project: Multimedia Autism Advocacy (VIP), a Neurodiversity Culture that uses multimedia to promote the independence, self-advocacy, and social confidence of autistic adults aged 18+!
"Did you know that nearly 800,000 young adults in the U.S. identify as an autistic person or a person with autism?" Click on the
About Autism, a page to learn more about autism and resources.
Established in 2009, the VIP community supports adult individuals on the spectrum in discovering that Connections Matter. You, too, can make the connection by exploring this resourceful site.
Passport to Independence
travel
Christian Tart, who is now 36 and autistic, started traveling with his mother, Anita Tart-Paschal, when he was just 19 months old. His mother says that careful planning and preparation were key to finding ways to handle the challenges of traveling with her neurodivergent son. By working through those challenges, Christian learned to enjoy trips to places like Jamaica, Florida, the Bahamas, Washington, D.C., Cozumel, Mexico, New York, Ohio, Atlanta, South Carolina, the Yucatán Peninsula, and Nassau. For him, travel has become a path to independence.
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VIP News Articles
& Blogs
written by the
award-winning
collegiate journalist
Melissa Lushington
Eva Blackwell Holli Stephens/KYW Newsradio
(CLICK ON IMAGE ABOVE TO READ AND LISTEN TO THE MICRO-INTERVIEW)
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What We Do
Verge of Independence Project
At the heart of what we do, the Verge of Independence Project: Multimedia Autism Advocacy (VIP), a grassroots progressive change initiative, uses engaging and informative multimedia to promote the independence, self-advocacy, and social confidence of autistic young adults. With diversity, equity, equality, inclusion, and belonging as its bedrock, VIP facilitates workshops both in-person and virtually and collaborates with other organizations, championing our cause to educate and train community members on the spectrum for creating solutions in addressing real-world issues. Moreover, the Verge of Independence Project multimedia website is a brave space designed to help young adults on the autism spectrum and those who support them amplify their unique voices.
We invite you to see for yourself what we do and connect with the Verge of Independence Project. Click the home page to follow our easy-to-use website.
