ACTION ALERT: Disability Rights v. Kavanaugh – call your Senators today!
Since before there was a self-advocacy movement, our community has fought for the right to be in control in our own lives. Now, a nominee…
August 28, 2018
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ASAN Response To ASHA Position Statements
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network opposes the final position statements from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) regarding Facilitated Communication (FC) and Rapid Prompting…
August 27, 2018
ACTION ALERT: Health care under fire again – call your Senators now!
You already know how important the Affordable Care Act is for people with disabilities in the US. Over the last year and a half, we’ve…
August 23, 2018
Don’t let Judge Kavanaugh rewind our rights – call your Senators this week!
As people with disabilities, we know that every right we have is the result of a hard-won fight. Now, Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the…
August 14, 2018
ASAN Opposes Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network opposes the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. As a judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals,…
August 13, 2018
Register for ASAN’s 2018 Gala!
Join us for a special celebration and fundraising event on Thursday, November 15. Dinner and dessert will be served and a reception will precede dinner….
August 10, 2018
ASAN Opposes Citizenship Questions For 2020 Census
This document is also available as a PDF here. August 7, 2018 Jennifer Jessup Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer Department of Commerce Room 6616 14th and Constitution…
August 8, 2018
ASAN Letter to ASHA On The Right To Communicate
This letter is available as a PDF here. Dr. Elise Davis-McFarland, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, President, Past Chair, Committee on Committees Meher Banajee, Chair, ASHA Ad Hoc…
July 2, 2018
ASAN Condemns Family Separation
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network forcefully condemns the Trump Administration’s unconscionable policy of separating immigrant families at the border, and the subsequent incarceration and warehousing…
June 18, 2018
Final Report: Supported Decision-Making And Transition To The Community
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network held an Invitational Summit on Supported Decision-Making and the Transition to the Community on October 18th and October 19th, 2016. From…
June 12, 2018
ASAN Comments on Proposed Delay of Significant Disproportionality Rule
This letter is available as a PDF here. May 11, 2018 Johnny W. Collett Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services U.S. Department…
May 15, 2018
ASAN Statement on 2018 CDC Prevalence Data
Today, the Centers for Disease Control released the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network report, which estimates the prevalence of autism in certain areas….
April 26, 2018