Terra Vance: Autistic Social Activist and Founder of NeuroClastic

07/07/23 • 81 min

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EPISODE 83 - A Discussion with Terra Vance: Autistic Social Activist and Founder of NeuroClastic

Terra Vance discusses her work in developing NeuroClastic, the social justice on-line community that brings awareness and action to many social justice issues faced by neurodivergent and marginalized individuals. In this episode, she shares her background leading to her focus on social justice issues, and her current efforts to support individuals who too often have few resources to experience and obtain equitable support and justice.

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EPISODE 83 - A Discussion with Terra Vance: Autistic Social Activist and Founder of NeuroClastic

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