====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0415_2 from reel: NP 14929 (2009-08-17 to 2009-11-13) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/46109 Title: AUTISM SPEAKS {Fighting for the Cause on My Spring Break} Summary: Student writer Kelci Shipley recounts her Alternative Spring Break experience working with the Autism Society in Colorado, advocating for autism insurance coverage and sharing personal stories of families affected by autism. Category: features/profiles Subjects: autism awareness; student activism; community service; disability rights Named Entities: Shipley, Kelci [student writer]; Colorado Senate Health and Human Services Committee; Autism Society; KU students Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.