ASAN Statement on #JusticeForKayleb
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network strongly condemns the conviction of Kayleb Moon-Robinson, a Black and autistic sixth-grader, for disorderly conduct and felony assault after kicking…
April 14, 2015
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Action Alert: Speak Out Against Guardianship Abuse
The template below is available to download as a Word document here. We would like for all of our chapters and chapter members to email…
March 24, 2015
#NoModernAsylums: ASAN Statement Condemning NYTimes Op-Ed Supporting Institutionalization
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is appalled by Christine Montross’s February 18th op-ed in the New York Times promoting a return to mental institutions. Montross’s op-ed…
March 17, 2015
ASAN Joined by Coalition Supporting MD Anti-Organ Transplant Discrimination Bill
You can download the coalition’s testimony as a PDF here. SB 792 Public Health – Nondiscrimination in Access to Anatomical Gifts and Organ Transplantation Senate…
March 17, 2015
Joint Disability Letter in Support of NJ Transition Plan
Dear Deputy Commissioner Arye, Deputy Commissioner Apgar and Assistant Commissioner Shea: We write on behalf of a broad array of national and New Jersey organizations…
February 26, 2015
ASAN Praises the Pardon of Neli Latson
In response to today’s conditional pardon of Neli Latson by Virginia Governor Terry Mcauliffe, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued the following statement: We applaud…
January 20, 2015
ASAN Calls for Pardon for Neli Latson
Yesterday, Reginald “Neli” Latson, an autistic man currently imprisoned in Virginia, pled guilty to assaulting a correctional officer in exchange for a six-month sentence –…
January 9, 2015
ASAN Condemns Maryland for Dropping Charges in Case of Autistic Men in Basement
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is outraged that the Maryland prosecutor’s office has dropped all charges against a couple that imprisoned their autistic sons in…
December 26, 2014
ASAN Statement on New Jersey Assisted Suicide Bill Hearing
Despite leading disability rights organizations’ long history of opposition to legalization of assisted suicide, the New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee…
December 9, 2014
ASAN Comment on California’s HCBS Transition Plan
Department of Health Care Services Long-Term Care Division, STP comments 1501 Capitol Avenue, MS 4503 PO Box 997437 Sacramento, CA 95899-7437 VIA EMAIL: STP@dhcs.ca.gov …
December 8, 2014
ASAN Statement On The ABLE Act
In response to the passage of the ABLE Act through the House of Representatives on December 3rd, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued the following…
December 4, 2014
Action Alert: Send Comments Now on Community Services in California
Dear friends, The federal government has announced a new rule that will make sure that Medicaid-funded home and community-based services are actually in the community….
December 3, 2014