Everybody hates bureaucracy. So many of the things we need to survive entail torturously collecting documents, attempting to upload them to websites that may or may not work, filling forms with mystery fields, and horror of horrors, calling the authorities on the phone.

I recently founded Aut2Aut, a nonprofit that provides free digital platforms and content by and for the autistic community, and believe you me, the German authorities weren’t exactly going out of their ways to make it a seamless, easy process. In the meantime, I’ve also had some adventures in the welfare system.

So if you’ve ever stood powerless in the face of the powers that be, a half-filled form in one hand, and a phone that’s been on hold for the past 30 minutes in the other, and you want to feel less alone with your experience, or learn how to start a nonprofit in Germany, this is the episode for you.

You can support Aut2Aut on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. This will help prepped.to go on providing a platform for autistic folks to share locations’ sensory info and service instructions.

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Mentioned in this episode:

• FrauenLoop, free tech education and network for anyone who identifies as a woman
• Aut2Aut, the nonprofit I founded, providing free platforms and content by and for autistic people
• prepped.to is the website I created where autistic folks can upload and consult sensory info and service instructions about places, so folks can prep and script before going there
• How to support my nonprofit
• Theme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@gmail.com
• Follow Dr. Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr

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