New Accessible COVID-19 resources!
COVID-19 keeps changing, but one thing that remains the same is the need for accessible information about what we can do to keep safe. There…
December 16, 2021
Meredith Bartley
ASAN Statement on DC Circuit’s Denial of Rehearing in Judge Rotenberg Center Case
Today, ASAN learned that the DC Circuit Court refused to reconsider a court ruling that allows the Judge Rotenberg Center to continue using skin shocks…
December 6, 2021
Foundations for Inclusive Advocacy
Fighting for Fairness: it starts with you! Everyone should be able to access and learn from conversations about systemic discrimination. But information about these concepts…
November 29, 2021
ASAN joins COPAA, Communication First and families in settlement banning restraint and seclusion in Fairfax County Schools
On November 23, 2021, ASAN, COPAA and CommunicationFIRST joined numerous individual families in signing a settlement agreement with Fairfax County, VA about its use of…
November 23, 2021
ASAN Comments on the IACC Strategic Plan
These comments were submitted to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) regarding their strategic plan. Every year the government distributes funds for research on autism….
November 22, 2021
Comments submitted to PCORI Science of Engagement Request for Information
Science of Engagement Funding InitiativePatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)Via Electronic Mail: SoE-RFI@pcori.org1828 L Street, NW, Suite 900Washington, DC 20036 These comments are available as a…
November 19, 2021
House Passes Largest-Ever Federal Investment in HCBS
This morning, the House passed the Build Back Better Act. This bill includes the largest-ever federal investment in home- and community-based services (HCBS) to date…
November 19, 2021
Action Alert: Share your ideas for autism research!
Autism research often focuses on what non-autistic people think is important. While self-advocates have been calling for more research that could materially improve the lives…
November 5, 2021
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Dear friends, What’s scarier than ghosts and ghouls? Not enough funding for community supports! This October, we’ve been hard at work fighting for funding for…
November 1, 2021
ASAN Comments on Public Charge ANPRM
These comments available as a PDF here. Andrew ParkerBranch ChiefResidents and Admissibility BranchResidents and Naturalization DivisionOffice of Policy and StrategyU.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesDHS, 5900…
October 26, 2021
Written Testimony at Senate Guardianship Hearing
This testimony is available as a PDF here. Dear Senators Blumenthal and Cruz, On behalf of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), I appreciate the…
October 14, 2021
New Resource: “Who’s In Control?”
ASAN talked to a group of self-advocates who get community services. We asked about how we can tell who is in control of their services….
October 12, 2021