Coalition Statement On Updated HCBS Guidance
This statement is available as a PDF here. Today, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance that reaffirms its commitment to implementing…
March 22, 2019
Ianthe Dempsey
Disability Rights Statement On The Deaths At Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
As people with disabilities and loved ones of people with disabilities, as disability rights advocates, and as human beings, we are horrified by the deliberate…
March 21, 2019
ASAN, 243 Other Orgs Urge FDA to #StopTheShock
This letter is available as a PDF here. March 6th, 2019 Alex M. Azar II Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Scott GottliebCommissionerFood…
March 6, 2019
Congress Must Stop Scapegoating People With Mental Health Disabilities
The House has voted to pass HR 1112, a bill that would close the “Charleston Loophole”, which currently enables some people who have failed criminal…
February 28, 2019
ASAN Letter to the House Opposing HR 1112
This letter is available as a PDF here. February 28, 2019 VOTE NO ON H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 Dear Representative:…
February 28, 2019
ASAN Comments on HIPAA Privacy Rule
February 11, 2018 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights Attention: RFI, RIN 0945-AA00Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 509F 200 Independence…
February 14, 2019
ASAN Celebrates Legislation To End Subminimum Wage
ASAN applauds Congress for the introduction of the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act. If passed, the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act would end subminimum wage…
January 28, 2019
ACI 2019 Applications Now Open!
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is now accepting applications for the 2019 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Summer Leadership Academy!
January 10, 2019
ACI funded for the next 10 years, thanks to a generous donor!
ASAN is excited to announce the generous donation made by Nicole Cliffe to fund ASAN’s Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) program over the next ten years….
December 17, 2018
ASAN Comments on Proposed Public Charge Rule
You can download our comments as a PDF here. December 10, 2018 Samantha DeshommesChief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and StrategyU.S. Citizenship and Immigration…
December 11, 2018
Our Movement Is A Marathon: ASAN’s 2018 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…
December 11, 2018
ASAN Praises Introduction of Keeping All Students Safe Act
ASAN applauds Congress for the introduction of the Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA). If passed, the Keeping All Students Safe Act would be the…
November 19, 2018