Sign up to be a Day of Mourning Vigil Site Coordinator
Site coordinators are a vital part of the Disability Day of Mourning. Site coordinators secure space in their communities to hold a vigil, do outreach…
January 7, 2020
News
ACI 2020 Applications Now Open!
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is now accepting applications for the 2020 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Summer Leadership Academy! The ACI Summer Leadership Academy prepares…
January 6, 2020
Autistic Elected Official Sues Enfield, CT, Board of Education
This press release is available as a PDF here. One of the first openly autistic people to run for, and be elected to, public office,…
December 4, 2019
This #GivingTuesday, we’re counting on you!
This Giving Tuesday, we’re hosting an AntiPhonathon! As you may know, many autistic people hate making phone calls, or cannot make them. That shouldn’t be…
December 2, 2019
Civil Rights are Disability Rights
As a disability rights organization, ASAN continually affirms both that people with disabilities are members of every marginalized group and that disability rights are civil…
November 22, 2019
Check Out Our Updated Position Statements!
“Nothing About Us Without Us” means that autistic people need to be involved whenever autism is discussed. When non-autistic people make decisions about autism without…
November 22, 2019
Taking Action: ASAN’s 2019 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…
November 22, 2019
ASAN Releases Easy Read Toolkit about the HCBS Settings Rule
The Home and Community-Based Services Settings Rule, or HCBS Settings Rule, allows people with disabilities to access resources we need to live in the community….
November 21, 2019
Register for ASAN’s 2019 Gala! ?
Join us for a special celebration and fundraising event on Wednesday, November 13. Dinner and dessert will be served and a reception will precede dinner….
September 3, 2019
ASAN Opposes Proposed Changes to Section 1557
August 13, 2019 Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice for Civil RightsAttention: Section 1557 NPRM, RIN 0945-AA11 Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 509F200 Independence Avenue…
August 16, 2019
How are YOU taking action this TCEA Tuesday? ✊
When she was young, Laura worked in a sheltered workshop. She was paid eight cents an hour doing contract work. Nicki faced discrimination at work….
August 13, 2019
ASAN Has Ended Partnership With Sesame Street
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network condemns Sesame Street’s decision to further stigma against autistic children and adults in their new Public Service Announcements. For several…
August 5, 2019