Caption: Bella with her brothers in Tunisia
Bella with her brothers in Tunisia 

London Teenager Campaigns for Autistic Adults

Series: Generation Change
From: Deutsche Welle
Length: 00:04:59

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With her popup café project in London, 16-year-old Bella Tommey breaks down prejudices again autistic adults and helps them find jobs. Read the full description.

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Bella Tommey's one-day cafe was inspired by her younger brother Billy, who suffers from the neural development disorder. Because of lack of support, understanding and opportunities, most people with Autism find it impossible to get a job. Bella’s campaign was all about giving those with Autism a chance, enabling Autistic adults to put something back into society and work to support themselves and their family.  Our profile is produced by Natalia Danneberg for Radio Deutsche Welle.

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Piece Description

Bella Tommey's one-day cafe was inspired by her younger brother Billy, who suffers from the neural development disorder. Because of lack of support, understanding and opportunities, most people with Autism find it impossible to get a job. Bella’s campaign was all about giving those with Autism a chance, enabling Autistic adults to put something back into society and work to support themselves and their family.  Our profile is produced by Natalia Danneberg for Radio Deutsche Welle.

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Length = 4:59
opens with :05 music
outag: ... people with autism do need to be given a chance.

Intro and Outro

INTRO:

London 16-year-old Bella Tommey sees a better future for autistic adults.
She recently started up a series of one day cafes, putting the Autistic to work to prove a point. He one-day cafe project was inspired by her younger brother Billy, who suffers from the neural development disorder. Because of lack of support, understanding and opportunities, most people with Autism find it impossible to get a job. Bella’s campaign was all about giving those with Autism a chance, enabling Autistic adults to put something back into society and work to support themselves and their family.  Our profile is produced by Natalia Danneberg for Radio Deutsche Welle.

OUTRO:

Bella Tommey's campaign has been a huge success - she attracting thousands of supporters in Britian including Prime Minister David Cameron, Kate Winslet, and Kate Nash. For more on Deutsche Welle's "Generation Change" series go to http://rss.dw-world.de/xml/podcast_en_pulse_series

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