Action Alert: Make Your Opinions on Autism Research Known!
Every year the federal government distributes funds for research on autism. The IACC makes recommendations about where those funds go and what research should be…
January 4, 2023
Action Alert
#StopTheShock Update: Now is the time to take action!
Our best chance to ban contingent skin shock for behavioral control is now at risk. Some Senators are pushing for a stripped-down version of the…
June 13, 2022
Action Alert: ABAI endorses torture, and we can’t let them rest.
Torturers being allowed to present at a conference on the merits of their torture: that’s exactly what is happening at the ABAI conference this Thursday…
May 24, 2022
Action Alert: New York residents, help Stop The Shock!
For years, the disability community has put in the work to close the Judge Rotenberg Center. While much of our focus has been on the…
May 4, 2022
🏠 Action Alert: Make your voice heard for HCBS now! 🏠
All too often, people with disabilities are told we aren’t worth investing in—but we know that our community deserves the supports and services we need…
April 4, 2022
Submit your public comments to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee by April 1st
What would it look like if federal autism research funding was spent researching subjects autistic people care about? Autism researchers could direct more funding towards…
March 15, 2022
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
Action Alert: Tell Congress to update SSI!
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is in dire need of an update. The outdated asset limits and benefits levels keep many people with disabilities…
August 2, 2021
Action Alert: grassroots efforts to #StopTheShock
All of us were stunned and outraged when earlier this month, a federal appeals court overturned the FDA’s ban on electric shock devices used at…
July 23, 2021
Tell Congress to support real work for real pay!
People with disabilities deserve real work for real pay. Here’s how YOU can take action to make that happen:
April 30, 2021
ACTION ALERT: #MedicaidCantWait!
Congress is putting together the next COVID-19 relief package now, and the House of Representatives has already included emergency HCBS funding in their version of the COVID…
February 12, 2021
Action Alert: HCBS at risk — call and email NOW to save critical community services!
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been calling on our Senators to protect the disability community and pass a COVID-19 relief bill that includes emergency…
August 3, 2020