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 19, 2021
News
ACI 2021 Applications Now Open!
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is now accepting applications for the 2021 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Summer Leadership Academy! The ACI Summer Leadership Academy prepares…
January 4, 2021
ASAN Submits Brief Opposing Autism-Related Arguments of Charleston Shooter’s Defense Team
On June 17, 2015, a man opened fire on a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina and killed nine people, committing one of the deadliest…
December 22, 2020
Congress Abandons Disability Community in COVID Deal
ASAN is furious that, ten months into the pandemic, Congress has yet again failed to provide any emergency funding for the home and community-based services…
December 22, 2020
ASAN Comments On CMS HCBS Recommended Measure Set
This letter is available as a PDF here. November 18, 2020Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244 Submitted electronically to: HCBSMeasuresRFI@cms.hhs.gov…
November 24, 2020
ASAN Praises Introduction of Keeping All Students Safe Act
ASAN strongly supports and thanks Congress for its introduction of the Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA). KASSA would ban almost all kinds of restraint…
November 19, 2020
Doing the Impossible in Impossible Times: ASAN’s 2020 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 12, 2020
ASAN Applauds the Pardon of Matthew Rushin
November 10th, 2020 The Autistic Self Advocacy Network welcomes the Governor Northam’s decision to conditionally pardon Mr. Matthew Rushin, an autistic Black man who was…
November 10, 2020
ASAN Opposes Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network opposes the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. In light of the critical role that the Supreme…
October 2, 2020
Disability Community Joint Letter on ICE Forced Sterilizations
This document is available as a PDF here. September 24, 2020 The Honorable Chad F. Wolf Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 Kenneth CuccinelliSenior Official…
September 24, 2020
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Check your voter registration, get registered, request an absentee ballot, and learn more about your ballot by visiting our Voter Information Center!
September 21, 2020
Register for ASAN’s 2020 Gala!
Join us for a special virtual celebration and fundraising event from Thursday, November 12 through Sunday, November 15th. We’re so excited to share the gala…
September 18, 2020