Ableism, Allyship and the Role of the Music Therapist

    Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

    Description

    A brief talk discussing the positioning of neurotypical music therapists and their role in music therapy for the autistic community. Notions of identity, ableism and a neuro-normative agenda in the profession will be discussed. Voices of autistic authors and contributors will be shared and highlighted as sources of expertise on this topic.
    Period12 Sep 2020
    Event titleMusic Therapy Through the Lens of the Autistic Community
    Event typeWorkshop
    Degree of RecognitionInternational

    Keywords

    • music therapy
    • ableism
    • neurodiversity
    • allyship
    • normative