Take Action on Fair Pay for Disabled Workers with a Public Comment!
Download this explainer as a PDF here. Listen to someone read this explainer out loud here. Words to know 14(c): A part of the Fair…
December 11, 2024
Ianthe Dempsey
Take action to support integrated employment for disabled people!
This year, we’ve worked together to push for the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA) to pass. TCIEA (bill number H.R.1263) gives states and…
November 19, 2024
🎃 ASAN October Update 🎃
ASAN October Newsletter Dear friend, In a month of tricks and treats, the scariest things are the very real threats to our communities’ rights! Check…
October 31, 2024
Grow With Us: ASAN’s 2024 Annual Report
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a national grassroots disability rights organization run by and for Autistic Americans, advocating for systems change and ensuring that…
October 30, 2024
🐋 ASAN August Update 🐋
ASAN August Newsletter Dear friend, We’ve been busy this month diving into policy and preparing for the work to come. Check out what we’ve been…
August 31, 2024
🏖️ ASAN July Update 🏖️
ASAN July Newsletter Dear friend, July has been a busy month at ASAN, which makes sense. Our favorite way to celebrate Disability Pride Month is…
July 31, 2024
Memo on The End of Chevron Deference and the Disability Community: New Obstacles to Advocacy and Wellbeing
Federal agencies create rules, called regulations, that implement laws. Last month, the Supreme Court issued a ruling on two combined cases, Loper Bright Enterprises v….
July 24, 2024
☀️ ASAN June Update ☀️
ASAN June Newsletter Dear friend, Between LGBTQ Pride Month, Autistic Pride Day, and the Olmstead Anniversary, we always have a lot to celebrate every June….
June 30, 2024
🦖ASAN April Update🦖
ASAN April Newsletter Dear friend, This month we celebrated our community — as well as our love of dinosaurs — and continued to fight for…
April 30, 2024
Learn About Upcoming, Proposed, and Final Federal Rules for Spring 2024
Final Rules for April 2024 This April, the government finalized a lot of federal rules that matter to our community. Federal rules are made by…
April 30, 2024
🌸ASAN March Update 🌸
ASAN March Newsletter Dear friend, This month saw our community come together in different ways, from remembrance of those we’ve lost to fighting for our…
March 31, 2024
Before You Donate to Autism Speaks, Consider the Facts
Very little money donated to Autism Speaks goes toward helping autistic people and families. Less than 1/3 of 1% of Autism Speaks’ budget goes towards…
March 28, 2024