Isabelle (Issy) Stapleton is an autistic teenager. Her mother, Kelli, was recently sentenced in the attempted murder of Isabelle. The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism has an interview with Autistic Self Advocacy Network’s Samantha Crane on How ASAN Helped Issy Stapleton Get Justice.
Here’s the TPGA introduction to the article:
Kelli Stapleton was recently sentenced to 10 to 22 years in prison for child abuse, after attempting to kill her autistic teen daughter Issy. We spoke with lawyer Samantha Crane, who is the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network’s Director of Public Policy, about ASAN’s efforts on the Stapleton case: both in helping the prosecution send the message that disability does not justify murder, and in urging the court to ensure Issy saw the same justice as any other victim of felony child abuse.
The full interview can be read at How ASAN Helped Issy Stapleton Get Justice
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By Matt Carey
Thank you, Matt.