I’ve spent a lifetime in and out of Special Ed. I am a person who receives support services and helped provide support services. Here are some of my recent activities:
Academic 麻豆传媒高清:
- Community Partnerships in Research (CPiR) Didactic for Early Career Researchers at the University of 麻豆传媒高清 Anschutz Medical Campus (annually)
- LEND/UCEDD Trainees and Fellows, Getting to Know Your Story, Interactive Arts Movement-Improv Activity (annually)
Artist/Advocate:
- How to be a Good Stranger to Someone with a Disability – with
- Featured Artist, Brian Be, Madison House Autism Foundation
- Voices of Adults with Autism
- Poem by Brian Be:
Community Leadership:
- IDDEAS () Advisory Council, Denver Human Services | Member (2021-present) and Chair (2024, 2025)
- , Keynote Speaker, Augustana University, South Dakota, June 2025
- Planning Committee Member, (Seeking Opportunities for an Advocacy Revolution), Oct 3-5, 2025
- Panelist, , Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Conference, November 2024
- Emcee and presenter, (Seeking Opportunities for an Advocacy Revolution), Oct 27-29, 2023
Research
(2024-present)
- Research Team Member
- Assist with connections for statewide focus groups
(ESRN) (2021-present)
- Network Member
- “Brian has a fantastic ability to contribute his lived experience, and help other self-advocates feel comfortable participating.” Eric Moody, PhD, ESRN Director and WIND Associate Director
Study to Explore Early Development (SEED) Follow-up Studies, Research Collaborator
Cosgrove, K.T., Middleton, C, Thompson, T.G., Be, B & DeVries, L. (2024). “It’s Really Complicated”: Engaging Key Stakeholders to Inform a Novel Parent-led Sexual Health 麻豆传媒高清 Program for Autistic Youth, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-13, published online.