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Voluntarios

Como organización de base pro derechos civiles de las personas con discapacidades, ASAN depende de voluntarios para ayudar con muchos aspectos de nuestro trabajo. Nuestros divisiones locales necesitan voluntarios para ayudar con proyectos comunitarios, la organización de eventos especiales, y otras actividades. También hay oportunidades en línea, como investigación...

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Take Action: Help Us Mourn Murders of Disabled People

By Zoe Gross. On March 6th, 2012 George Hodgins, a 22-year old autistic man living in Sunnyvale, California, was murdered by his mother. This past Friday, I helped organize a vigil for George and other disabled people killed by their family members. We're calling for volunteers to organize...

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¿Quiénes somos?

La Red de Auto-Abogacía Autista (ASAN) es una organización 501 (c) (3) sin fines de lucro dirigida por y para las personas autistas. Los partidarios de ASAN incluyen a lostadultos y jovenes autistas, defensores de personas con discapacitad, y no autistas familiares, profesionales, educadores y amigos. ASAN se creó para proporcionar apoyo...

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Nancy Ward

Empowerment is when you have gained the confidence in yourself to have the light bulb go on in your head. You realize you can take control of your life and you understand that now you have done it. —Nancy Ward...

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Tony Coelho

Self advocacy begins by understanding that rights are never granted from above. They are grasped from below by those with the courage and determination to seize that to which they are entitled. —Tony Coelho...

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