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Category Archives: Inclusive Education and College
ASAN is Now Accepting Applications for the 2013 Summer Leadership Academy
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is excited to announce the Autism Campus Inclusion project is now seeking applications for its 2013 Summer Leadership Academy. The training will take place in Washington, DC, June 9 to June 15, 2013. All expenses for the training are covered by the Autistic Self...
Henry on Inclusion
by Henry Frost The right to inclusion is a basic civil right for all people. I am a person. I have these rights. “I Stand WITH Henry” on Facebook and the change.org petition show how many people with disabilities and without disabilities know this. I did not know about...
Posted in Blog, Inclusive Education and College
Tagged education, henry, Henry Frost, I stand with Henry, inclusion
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Navigating College Update
by Elesia Ashkenazy Greetings and salutations ASAN blog readers! One of our favorite projects so far, Navigating College, is coming up on its second year! Thanks to you, and to countless others, it has been well received in the community. Now is a good time to toot the Navigating...
ASAN Calls for Swift Passage of Keeping All Students Safe Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Crucial Legislation Will Limit the Use of Restraints in Schools This past December, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) proposed S. 2020, the Keeping Students Safe Act, in response to widespread reporting of injuries and deaths of disabled students due to the use of restraints. This morning, the...
Posted in Inclusive Education and College, News
Tagged accommodations, aversives and Judge Rotenberg Center, education, research, restraint, school abuse, seclusion, segregation, supports
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Inclusion and Social Change
by Meg Evans It’s June again—that time of year when we wake early to birdsong and a bright sunrise, our days are long and pleasant, and summer camps are getting underway for school-age children. For parents who have an autistic child, a major consideration in choosing a camp is...
Making Disability Studies Accessible
by Ari Ne’eman Last week, Inside Higher Ed carried an intriguing piece from University of Maryland graduate student and New Inquiry editor Nathan Jurgenson. The article - Making Our Ideas More Accessible - made the case for academics to make their work available to the public through open access publications and...
Posted in Blog, Inclusive Education and College
Tagged accommodations, community living, disability, education, inclusion, representation
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Deadline for ACI Summer Institute Extended!
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is excited about the amount and variety of applications we have received for the Autism Campus Inclusion project’s Summer Institute. After several requests, we have decided to extend the deadline an additional 2 weeks to April 13th. Despite this extension, we will start holding...
Posted in Inclusive Education and College, Self Advocacy and Representation
Tagged college, self advocacy
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Campus leadership training program
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network with the help of the Mitsubishi Electric American Foundation is launching a new program for Autistic college students. Participants in the Autism Campus Inclusion leadership training program will learn to effect systems change on campus and increase their skills in self-advocacy and self-help....
Posted in Inclusive Education and College, Self Advocacy and Representation
Tagged college, self advocacy
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Navigating College: A resource for Autistic college students
The Navigating College handbook is a first-of-its-kind resource written by autistic adults for autistic college students exploring the various aspects of the higher education experience. From traditional topics like classroom accommodations and dorm life to hot-button issues such as disclosure and sexuality, Navigating College provides first-person insights...
Register Now for 2011 Autism Summer Institute
Register Now for Autism Conference: ASAN is organizing the self-advocacy strand for the 2011 Autism Summer Institute at the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability....
Posted in Events, Inclusive Education and College
Tagged disability, education, inclusion, self advocacy
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