ASAN Remembers Lois Curtis
ASAN is mourning for Lois Curtis. Lois Curtis was one of two people who sued for their rights in an important disability rights case called…
November 7, 2022
Meredith Bartley
🎃 ASAN October Update 🎃
ASAN October Newsletter Dear friends, What’s scarier than ghosts and ghouls? Discriminatory health care policies! This October, we’ve been hard at work fighting for…
October 31, 2022
Mail-in voters, the deadline approaches!
Planning to vote by mail this year? Now’s the time to fill out your ballot and send it in! Voting is a great way to…
October 24, 2022
Autism Research and the IACC: Your voice matters!
It is more important than ever to make sure autism research reflects what matters to all of us. Make your voice heard by submitting a…
October 6, 2022
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Comments on Title IX Regulations
These comments are available as a PDF here. September 12, 2022 Alejandro ReyesU.S. Department of Education400 Maryland Ave. SW, PCP–6125Washington, DC 20202 Autistic Self Advocacy Network…
September 13, 2022
🎢 ASAN August Update 🎢
ASAN August Newsletter Dear friend, Just like a rollercoaster, the quintessential summer fun, advocacy has its highs and lows, twists and turns. While we may…
August 30, 2022
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Comments Re: SAFE Initiative Call for Testimony
These comments are available as a .pdf here. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) appreciates the opportunity to provide recommendations on the contents of best…
August 29, 2022
All Kids Deserve Inclusive Classrooms
In an interview with MSNBC, a representative for the group Moms for Liberty appeared to imply that LGBTQ+ children should be educated in separate classrooms…
August 18, 2022
🏖️ ASAN July Update 🏖️
ASAN July Newsletter Dear friend, As Disability Pride Month, July is always both a celebration and a reminder. We commemorated the 32nd anniversary of the…
July 29, 2022
A Letter of Support for Legislation Banning Electric Stimulation Devices
These comments are available as a PDF here. Dear Member of Congress: We, the 34 undersigned organizations, write in support of Section 811 of H.R….
July 14, 2022
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Comments Re: Department of Education’s Proposed Amendments to Regulations Implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
These comments are available as a PDF here. June 30, 2022 U.S. Department of EducationOffice for Civil RightsLyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg.400 Maryland Avenue,…
July 5, 2022
ASAN Condemns Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
ASAN condemns today’s ruling dismantling Roe v. Wade and its protections. In light of the critical role that the Supreme Court plays in interpreting and…
June 24, 2022