Findley and Chris Talk Truth

Co-presented with the Prince George's County Office of Human Rights

The Prince George's County Office of Human Rights and PGCMLS host a new discussion series that explores the intersections between disabilities, identity, and access. Hosted by disability advocate Findley Eve Holland and special education teacher Christopher Neuhaus. Special guest: Erikson Young (Smithsonian Institution and former Peace Corps Volunteer).

Erikson Young is a first generation Filipino-American, based in Washington, D.C. He currently serves as the Procurement Officer at Smithsonian Facilities with Smithsonian Institution. Prior to joining Smithsonian Institution, he served as the Peace Corps Volunteer (Kenya, 2005-07) for two years. Young served as a Deaf Education instructor and taught in elementary school in a tiny village of Shimoni, Kenya.

Findley Eve Holland is a young disability activist and writer. She was diagnosed with autism and co-existing specific learning disabilities, dyscalculia and dysgraphia, when she was seven-years-old. A later than average talker, Findley was also functionally illiterate into the fifth grade, when she found the world of books-on-CD and her avid reading career began. In the Autumn of 2019, Findley developed severe joint pain and has been diagnosed with a connective tissue disorder. She is currently undergoing genetic and other medical testing for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. She was appointed to Greenbelt’s Youth Advisory Committee in 2016, where she has worked on such initiatives as successfully lowering the voting age to 16 and raising awareness about human trafficking among youth. As a young person with multiple disabilities, Findley welcomes the opportunity to speak on her experience and to educate members of the public about living with disabilities. In 2021 Findley graduated high school with a 4.0 and is now a student at Towson University.

Christopher Neuhaus is an experienced special education instructor in DC Public Schools. He currently works at Ludlow-Taylor Elementary in the H Street NE corridor and is a proud Prince George's County resident. He has worked for DC Public Schools for four years and previously held positions at KIPP DC and Bridges Public Charter School. He began his teaching career in DC as a Special Education Capital Teaching Resident. He is currently completing a Post Master's Certificate in Educational Leadership & Administration at George Washington University, and holds a Master's in Special Education - Learning Disabilities from American University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Franklin & Marshall College. He worked as a teaching assistant at Real Colegio Nuestra Señpra de Loreto de Madrid in Spain, as a big brother mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lancaster County, and was a PIT Planning Intern at Franklin & Marshall College.