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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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ASAN Comments Opposing Family Detention

You can download our comments as a PDF here.

November 6th, 2018

Debbie Seguin, Assistant Director, Office of Policy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland…

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Impact of the Public Charge Rule Change on People with Disabilities

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This one-pager was developed in collaboration by ASAN, The Arc, and the Center for Public Representation.
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ASAN Condemns Trump Administration’s Attack on Transgender Americans

Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration is considering adopting a federal standard which would exclude transgender and intersex people from…

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Remarks from Julia Bascom at United Nations Autism Event

On April 5th, ASAN’s Executive Director, Julia Bascom, gave the keynote address at the United Nations event on empowering autistic women and girls. You…

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Before You Donate to Autism Speaks, Consider the Facts

Very little money donated to Autism Speaks goes toward helping autistic people and families.

Remarks from Julia Bascom at the DC DDOM Vigil

Thank you all for coming here today and bearing witness with us to all of the lives taken from us before their time.

A theme…

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