What is an Ally?
by Kassiane S. Hang around any civil rights type discussion for any length of time and you’ll hear talk of allies. Not allies like “the…
October 4, 2012
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ASAN-Kentucky Comment on New HCBS Waiver Regulations
by Kristen Guin, ASAN-Kentucky I am writing on behalf of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network regarding the recent proposed new administrative regulations (907 KAR 12:010) for…
October 2, 2012
Joint Letter to Gov. Gregoire Urging Against Appealing M.R. v. Dreyfus to the Supreme Court
August 28, 2012 Dear Governor Gregoire: On behalf of the undersigned national disability rights and aging organizations representing millions of Americans with disabilities, we strongly…
September 7, 2012
Navigating College Update
by Elesia Ashkenazy Greetings and salutations ASAN blog readers! One of our favorite projects so far, Navigating College, is coming up on its second year!…
August 23, 2012
Career Options
by Meg Evans Young people entering the workforce often have to sort through a lot of career suggestions. Autistics and others with developmental disabilities may…
August 2, 2012
Autism: From Awareness to Understanding to Acceptance and Appreciation
by Rebecca Hamilton Over the years, we’ve made some progress where Autism Awareness is concerned. Many have seen advertisements and articles and news-clippings, they’ve heard…
July 31, 2012
Autistic Self Advocates and Allies Campaign for Electric Shock Ban
by Shain Neumeier Wednesday, June 20, Autistic self-advocates Kevin Barrett and Shain Neumeier went to the Massachusetts State House with fellow aversives opponents Cheryl…
June 22, 2012
Inclusion and Social Change
by Meg Evans It’s June again—that time of year when we wake early to birdsong and a bright sunrise, our days are long and pleasant,…
June 8, 2012
You are not a burden.
by Lydia Brown, at Autistic Hoya To the person who found my blog by searching Google for “feel like i’m a burden aspergers:” You are…
June 1, 2012
A Poem
by Dora Raymaker When the numbers roll in, I see where I fall: 1 in 1,000 1 in 150 1 in 88 children America has…
May 14, 2012
Making Disability Studies Accessible
by Ari Ne’eman Last week, Inside Higher Ed carried an intriguing piece from University of Maryland graduate student and New Inquiry editor Nathan Jurgenson. The…
May 14, 2012
Autism, Being Autistic and Acceptance
by Amy Sequenzia What is our place in the world? Who are we? Those questions should be easy to answer. Yet, they are not. For…
May 11, 2012