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Category Archives: ASAN in the News
New York Times Article
A report on the proposed changes to the diagnostic criteria for autism and the deletion of the Asperger’s Syndrome diagnostic category included an interview with ASAN President Ari Ne’eman, who expressed hope that consolidating the Asperger’s diagnosis into a broader autism spectrum category would lead to better services....
Posted in ASAN in the News, Therapies and Health Care
Tagged diagnosis
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TV Coverage of DC Protest
ASAN’s protest against Autism Speaks in Washington DC on October 31, 2009, received local media coverage that included a WAMU news story and an article in The Hilltop Online....
Posted in ASAN in the News, Changing Perceptions
Tagged Autism Speaks, protests
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New Scientist and Education Week Articles
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman and ASAN’s cross-disability campaign against Autism Speaks and its “I Am Autism” video were featured in articles that ran in New Scientist Magazine and on the Special Education Blog of Education Week. The New Scientist article was also syndicated in Australia by World News Australia of the Australian Special Broadcasting...
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Lead Story on Portland TV Station
Following ASAN-Oregon’s protest against Autism Speaks on Saturday, Sept. 26th, 2009, an interview with ASAN-Oregon activist Elesia Ashkenazy was the lead story on the evening news on Portland TV station KOIN-6....
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Reports on Portland Protest
ASAN’s Portland, Oregon chapter organized a protest of an Autism Speaks fundraising walk on Saturday, Sept. 26th, 2009. Watch video from Oregon TV station KPTV-12 and watch video from TV station KOIN-6....
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Cross-Disability Campaign Featured
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman and the ASAN-led cross-disability campaign against Autism Speaks’ video “I Am Autism” were featured in an article on Disability Scoop, an online news magazine about developmental disabilities....
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Newsweek Article
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman was profiled in Newsweek Magazine discussing the Autistic community’s concerns around genetic testing and the need for a new direction in autism advocacy....
Posted in ASAN in the News, Research and Data Collection, Self Advocacy and Representation
Tagged research, self advocacy
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Autistic Culture Discussed
An article in Salon.com describes the prominent role of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network in advancing the Autistic culture and seeking to improve quality of life and ensure full access in society....
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Keynote Address on Disability Law
On Friday, April 17th, 2009 ASAN President Ari Ne’eman delivered the keynote address at the National Federation of the Blind’s Disability Law Symposium. You can listen to his speech here....
Posted in ASAN in the News, Disability Rights and Neurodiversity
Tagged disability
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Disability Studies Article
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman and Columbia University Professor Alicia A. Broderick co-authored “Autism as metaphor: narrative and counter-narrative,” which was published in a special issue of The International Journal of Inclusive Education (Volume 12, Issue 5/6) devoted to Disability Studies in Education....
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Tagged disability, education
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