Disability, Neurodivergence, and Intersectionality Speakers

“But I’ve come to love my neurodivergence. It informs the depth of my artistry and my capacity to care for others. In a world that constantly frames disability as a disease[…] loving myself fully is an act of resistance. I wish it weren’t that way.” 

Jezz Chung is a multidisciplinary artist and author whose work explores personal and collective change through the lens of race, gender, trauma, disability, and neurodivergence. They’ve been recognized internationally by Spain’s El País, Portugal’s Público, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Logo TV, and Made of Millions.

Layla F. Saad is the author of the ground-breaking Me and White Supremacy, an anti-racism education workbook that debuted on the New York Times and USA Today bestsellers lists. Layla is an East African, Arab, British, Black, Muslim, neurodivergent woman who was born and grew up in the West, and lives in the Middle East. Layla has always sat at a unique intersection of identities from which she is able to draw rich and intriguing perspectives and share them with others.