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The greatest lesson of the civil rights movement is that the moment you let others speak for you, you lose. —Ed Roberts

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We’re launching proxy calling – and we need YOUR help!

ASAN is proud to announce the first test of our new proxy calling system! Calling our elected officials’ offices is unfortunately one of the…

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ASAN Letters on NQF Person-Centered Planning Panel

Letter to ACL Administrator

Download this letter as a PDF here.

Dear Assistant Secretary Robertson,

We are writing to you again in follow up to a…

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Letter to NJ Governor on Deaths at Wanaque Center

Governor Phil Murphy125 W State StTrenton, NJ 08608

cc: Shereef Elnahal, M.D., M.B.A.CommissionerDepartment of HealthP. O. Box 360 Trenton, NJ 08625-0360

cc: Carole Johnson, CommissionerNew Jersey…

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Day of Action to #StopTheShock

The Day of Action to #StopTheShock was held on April 24th, 2019, the five-year anniversary of an FDA hearing that found the use of…

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ASAN – Who We Are and What We Do

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization run by and for autistic
people. ASAN was created to serve as a national
grassroots disability rights…

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Disability Day of Mourning 2019

Day of Mourning Vigil Remarks – DC

Zoe Gross

Peter Berns

Victoria M. Rodríguez-Roldán

Day of Mourning – Virtual Vigil

Virtual Vigil

General News Coverage

Webcast archive: The Disability Day of…

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