Action Alerts

Disabled people deserve to work at the same places and for the same pay as nondisabled people. This isn’t news — but in 2024, some of us are still being paid less than the minimum wage in segregated workplaces. This is called subminimum wage, and it most commonly happens in sheltered workshops. It is discrimination,...

On June 11th, section 722 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act passed at the subcommittee level. If this rider goes into effect, it would stop the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from banning the electric shock devices used at the Judge Rotenberg Center. Check out our plain...

Last week, we wrote to you about a bill that was being voted on in a subcommittee of the House of Representatives. The bill is the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Some Members of Congress added a new section to the bill, Section 722. If this bill becomes...

UPDATE: Yesterday (June 11th), the House Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommittee passed a draft bill. If this bill becomes law, it would stop the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from banning the electric shock devices used at the Judge Rotenberg Center. You can read more about the draft bill...

For years, ASAN and our allies have been working to stop the electric skin shock torture being used on some residents of the Judge Rotenberg Center. We have another chance RIGHT NOW to stop this for good! Read on to learn more about the issue and how YOU can take action. People have been trying...

For years, ASAN and our allies have been working to stop the electric skin shock torture being used on some residents of the Judge Rotenberg Center. We have another chance RIGHT NOW to stop this for good! Read on to learn more about the issue and how YOU can take action. Background The Judge Rotenberg...

Submitting public comments is an important way for self-advocates to make our needs and priorities known when it comes to public policy. This month, there is an important opportunity to make your thoughts on autism research heard! Before February 14, 2024 submit your public comments to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) about autism research....

Updated 11/6 It is still legal to pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage. We need your help to change that! People with disabilities deserve equal pay for the work that we do. It shouldn’t be legal to pay disabled people less money just because we are disabled. The Department of Labor (DOL) is...

Do you want to make an impact on crucial health care policy for disabled people? The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing updated regulations for Section 504, and we need you to comment in support of these crucial changes! Background When people talk about Section 504, they’re talking about Section 504 of...

The autistic and nonspeaking communities are often left out of setting priorities for funding research. This means that research often doesn’t reflect our entire community. Research about us should benefit us – we’ve got two ways you can help make that happen. One way is writing in response to a request for information from the...

ASAN strongly supports and thanks Congress for the introduction of the 2023 Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA). KASSA would ban almost all kinds of restraint and all kinds of seclusion across all 50 states, and would require school districts to collect data to prevent further use of these dangerous practices. This bill mimics ones...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to make spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. These horrific cuts would result in millions of people losing crucial access to programs like Medicaid, housing assistance, and SNAP! We’re hearing from our allies on the Hill that our community needs to act NOW and...