Lydia Brown | |
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.jpg) Brown speaks at the Colorado Trust in 2017 | |
| Born | 1993 (age 31–32) |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) Northeastern University (JD) |
| Known for | Disability rights advocacy |
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Lydia X. Z. Brown (born 1993) is an American autistic disability rights activist, writer, attorney, and public speaker who was honored by the White House in 2013.[1] They are the chairperson of the American Bar Association Civil Rights & Social Justice Disability Rights Committee. They are also Policy Counsel for Privacy & Data at the Center for Democracy & Technology, and Director of Policy, Advocacy, & External Affairs at the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network.[2] In 2022, they unsuccessfully ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 7A,[3] losing to state delegate Kathy Szeliga and delegate-elect Ryan Nawrocki.[4]
- ^ Brown, Lydia. "Keeping the Promise of the ADA: Unequal Justice for Disabled Victims of Murder", White House, Washington, D.C., August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Adjunct Professorial Lect". American University. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Voter Guide: Lydia X. Z. Brown, candidate for Maryland House District 7A". Baltimore Sun. May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "Maryland Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.