Darius McCollum

HEARD: Supporting Black-Led, Disabled-Led, Cross-Disability Justice

December 23, 2021 • By Kerima Çevik

HEARD is a Black-led and disabled-led, cross-disability abolitionist organization. With practically no funding, HEARD has been doing vital work that no one else does.

Black-and-white photo of Darius McCollum, a Black autistic man wearing a knit cap, next to a pillar sign for the 28th street subway station in New York City. Yellow text on the right reads, "Off the Rails" and smaller white text under that reads, "The Darius McCollum Story".

Off the Rails: A Documentary About Darius McCollum: A Review

September 7, 2018 • By Maxfield Sparrow

Anyone who cares about the fate of Autistics in the justice system in general or Darius McCollum’s case specifically should watch this film.

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