Plain Language Roundup: What’s Happening & What You Can Do This Week
It has been a chaotic start to the new year. There is a lot of very overwhelming news. We’re here to explain some of what’s happened the past few months. We’ll share actions you can take to help autistic people & the disability community. One of the big things that happened recently is that the…
ASAN January Update
ASAN January Newsletter Dear friend, 2026 has already brought a mix of joy and grief. While we plan for the year ahead, we also mourn and fight. Our community and so many others continue to face violence and hate. We continue to fight, together, for a better world for all autistic people. This month, we…
Deaf in Prison: An Interview with HEARD Advocate and HEARD’s Public Education (PET) Graduate
Conducted for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network HEARD is an abolitionist organization of deaf and disabled people that advocates with and for deaf/disabled people impacted by carceral violence. For this post, we interviewed a graduate from HEARD’s Public Education Team (PET) to share his story. HEARD’s PET is a group of formerly incarcerated disabled/deaf people,…