🍂 ASAN September Update 🍂
ASAN September Newsletter Dear friend, As the autumn days get cooler, our advocacy work is heating up. We’re been hard at work alongside our community this month. Take a look at what we’ve been up to! Our Back to School Learning Sessions were a huge success, thanks to our incredible presenters and to all of…
Explaining the Make America Healthy Again Statement
Words to Know Artificial intelligence – When a computer program does things that normally need to be done by humans. We call artificial intelligence “AI” for short. Centers for Independent Living (CILs) – Places that help people with disabilities make our own choices about our lives. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – A…
LGBTQ and Disabled Communities: Social Struggles We Share
Written by Marcy Waring for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network ⁂ Notes on language usage: Scope of this article: This article focuses on the intersection of the LGBTQI+ and disability community. I decided to focus on the disability community in a broad sense, rather than solely on the autistic community, to be in line with…