1/5 Eren R. 1 year ago on Google • 7 reviews
Today
(April
12th,
2023),
Gallery
1516
told
a
group
of
disabled
people
that
they
must
leave
because
one
autistic
individual
was
stimming.
I
am
a
Direct
Support
Professional
who
works
with
disabled
people,
and
we
were
taking
them
to
see
the
art
with
my
coworker.
An
older
staff
member
who
I
suspect
is
the
owner
of
the
gallery
came
up
to
my
coworker
and
I
and
demanded
we
leave
because
this
individual
was
being
"inappropriate".
The
client
was
simply
spinning
in
circles,
which
is
his
way
of
expressing
happiness
and
is
a
trait
of
his
disability.
When
I
told
the
staff
member
that
this
was
discrimination,
he
responded
with
"You
can
call
it
what
you
want,
but
you
can't
be
here".
He
continued
to
say
this
person
was
disruptive
and
that
him
being
there
was
"inappropriate"
because
this
was
an
art
gallery.
We
tried
explaining
his
disability,
and
he
insisted
we
leave.
I
was
SHOCKED,
especially
as
an
autistic
person
to
hear
him
say
this.
I
told
the
staff
working
at
the
desk
that
I
am
extremely
disappointed,
and
this
is
wrong.
As
my
coworker
was
trying
to
assist
the
person
with
autism
out
of
the
gallery,
the
gallery
staff
who
told
us
to
leave
began
to
record
the
client.
We
are
EXTREMELY
unhappy,
and
there
is
no
words
to
describe
the
evil
I
have
seen
today.
Stimming
is
a
very
real,
and
very
extraordinary
form
of
self
expression
for
autistic
people.
He
was
not
being
disruptive,
there
were
no
visitors
besides
us
within
the
gallery.
This
is
blatant
discrimination,
and
the
fact
that
this
happened
during
April
(Autism
Acceptance
Month)
shows
their
lack
of
education
and
respect
towards
disabled
people.
and
I
am
heartbroken
that
the
artists
have
their
work
associated
with
such
abuse.
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