Lydia X. Z. Brown

Lydia Brown
Lydia Brown
	Brown speaks at the Colorado Trust in 2017
Born	1993 (age 30–31)
Education	Georgetown University (BA); Northeastern University (JD)
Known for	Disability rights advocacy

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.

[1] Brown, Lydia. "Keeping the Promise of the ADA: Unequal Justice for Disabled Victims of Murder", White House, Washington, D.C., August 15, 2013.

[:0-2] "Adjunct Professorial Lect". American University. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[3] "2022 Voter Guide: Lydia X. Z. Brown, candidate for Maryland House District 7A". Baltimore Sun. May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[4] "Maryland Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

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