Barbara Moran is a graphic artist from Topeka, Kansas, who was diagnosed with autism in her early 40s. She has spoken at a variety of conferences about autism, and her artwork has been exhibited through Visionaries + Voices, Bryn Mawr's annual Art Ability show, and the MIND Institute at the University of California-Davis. Moran's art often focuses on objects such as locomotives, stoplights, and cathedrals. She shares her home with her companion of 40 years, Rooney, a 1934 Monitor Top GE refrigerator.
Karl Williams writes songs, books, stories, and poems of all kinds and is particularly passionate about the self-advocacy movement—the civil rights work of people with cognitive disabilities. His previous books are
Lost in a Desert World: The Autobiography of Roland Johnson and
If Your Dreams Are Big Enough, the Facts Don't Count!: The Michael S. Long Story. Learn more about him at
KarlWilliams.com.
Barbara Moran is a graphic artist from Topeka, Kansas, who was not diagnosed with autism until she was in her early 40s. She has spoken at autism conferences, and her artwork has been exhibited by Visionaries + Voices, at Bryn Mawr’s annual Art Ability show, and at the MIND Institute at the University of California-Davis. Barbara’s art often focuses on personified objects such as locomotives, stoplights, and cathedrals. Barbara shares her home with her companion of forty years, Rooney, a 1934 Monitor Top GE refrigerator.
Barbara Moran is a graphic artist from Topeka, Kansas, who was not diagnosed with autism until she was in her early 40s. She has spoken at autism conferences, and her artwork has been exhibited by Visionaries + Voices, at Bryn Mawr's annual Art Ability show, and at the MIND Institute at the University of California-Davis. Barbara's art often focuses on personified objects such as locomotives, stoplights, and cathedrals. Barbara shares her home with her companion of forty years, Rooney, a 1934 Monitor Top GE refrigerator.