New ASAN resource on starting a nonprofit
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is proud to announce the release of a new technical assistance document Starting a Non-Profit is Like Having a Baby:…
March 17, 2014
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Organ Transplantation and People with Disabilities: A Toolkit for State Advocates
ASAN Unveils Toolkit for Advocates on Ending Discrimination in Organ Transplantation ASAN has prepared a comprehensive toolkit to empower people with disabilities, their families, and…
March 11, 2014
#StopCombatingMe
Nine years ago, Congress passed the Combating Autism Act (CAA), legislation that focused federal autism research and policy activities on creating a world without autistic…
March 3, 2014
Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds President Obama’s inclusion of workers with disabilities in executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contractors.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds President Obama’s inclusion of workers with disabilities in executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contractors….
February 12, 2014
NDLA Letter on 14(c) and $10.10 Executive Order
Dear President Obama and Secretary Perez: On behalf of the National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA), we write to applaud your recent focus on economic opportunity…
February 7, 2014
Disability Orgs Call on President to Include Workers with Disabilities in Executive Order
This morning, the Collaboration for the Promotion of Self Determination, a coalition of twenty one progressive disability rights groups on whose board the Autistic Self…
February 4, 2014
ASAN Legal Analysis Memo on President’s Authority to Prohibit Subminimum Wage for Employees of Federal Contractors
This week, President Obama announced in his State of the Union address a forthcoming executive order requiring that all employees of federal contractors make at…
January 30, 2014
Join the ASAN team!
2014 is a year of rapid expansion for ASAN. As such, we have some positions in need of filling! Click the link below to learn…
January 16, 2014
ASAN and Not Dead Yet Testify Against Physician Assisted Suicide in Massachusetts
On December 17th, ASAN member Kate Ryan delivered the following testimony against H. 1998, legislation designed to legalize physician assisted suicide in the State of Massachusetts:…
December 19, 2013
Join The ASAN team!
ASAN is looking for some new people to join our team! In recent years, our work has grown significantly – as a result, we’re looking…
November 25, 2013
ASAN-AAC Statement on Autism Speaks’ DC “Policy Summit”
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), the leading national advocacy organization run by and for Autistic people speaking for ourselves, and the Association for Autistic…
November 12, 2013
ASAN Statement on the Murder of Jaelen and Faith Edge
On Saturday, September 14th, Marilyn Edge murdered her son Jaelen, and her daughter, Faith. Jaelen, age 13, was autistic. His mother left his body with…
September 19, 2013