Below is a statement from Leigh Anne McKingsley, The Arc's Senior Director of Disability & Justice Initiatives, on the killing of Victor Perez, an autistic teenager in Idaho who was shot and killed by police. Being disabled should never be a death sentence. Victor Perez, a 17-year old with autism, needed an intervention but instead, [...]The post Statement on the Police Killing of an Idaho Autistic Teen appeared first on The Arc.
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