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Category Archives: News
Coalition Demands a Full Pardon for Neli Latson
View this statement as a PDF here. WASHINGTON – Neli Latson should be a free man. Instead, he’s faced a decade of unjust prosecution and abuse in a criminal justice system where, as a young Black man with disabilities, he’s experienced the disastrous combination of systemic racism and ableism. ...
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ASAN Joins Partners in Petition for Improved COVID-19 Response in Congregate Settings
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Medical Rationing Complaint Filed by ASAN and Partners Resolved
This statement is available as a PDF here. RESOLUTION OF FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT RAISES THE BAR IN PROHIBITING MEDICAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC For Immediate Release June 26, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil...
ASAN Supports Justice in Policing Act
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) applauds the House of Representatives’ passage of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, H.R. 7120, as a first step in the fight to ensure that Black people, especially Black disabled people, are no longer victimized, assaulted, and murdered by our criminal justice...
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ASAN Opposes Unjust Changes to ACA Regulations
June 12th, 2020 The Autistic Self Advocacy Network strongly opposes a final regulation that would undermine basic health care protections for LGBTQ people and people with disabilities. The new rule changes regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In the midst of a pandemic and on...
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Our New Plain-Language Resource on Police Violence
Standing against anti-Black police violence is a critical part of fighting for disability rights. With protests against police violence going on all over the country, we wanted to provide an accessible resource for learning about what is happening — and how all of us can help create change. Our...
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Working to End Police Violence and Systemic Racism
A month ago, we shared an update on how ASAN is working to keep our community safe through the COVID-19 pandemic. This month, we want to acknowledge that while the United States is still struggling with COVID-19, we are also in the midst of critical national protests against police...
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Action Alert: Tell your Senators to support emergency funding for HCBS!
UPDATE: Call-ins are temporarily cancelled and will resume shortly. Coping with a global pandemic is hard enough without losing access to the services that keep us independent and in the community. Some of our community members are facing dangerous losses to their home- and community-based services. These are vital...
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ASAN Issues Joint Statement on Universal Human Rights
Joint Statement on the Universal Civil and Human Rights of People with the Most Significant Developmental Disabilities People with disabilities have the same civil and human rights as their peers without disabilities. Those rights are not modified, lessened, or “balanced” against other considerations because of their support needs. Every...
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UPDATE: Fighting For The Disability Community During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat, not only to our health, but also to the services and supports that people with disabilities depend on. People with disabilities, and other marginalized people, are disproportionately impacted by this crisis, and we are seeing that impact unfold day after day. But...
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