ASAN Welcomes Congressional Action for Disability Community
This statement is available as a PDF here. ASAN is relieved to see that, after a year of relentless advocacy by the disability community, Congress…
March 10, 2021
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ASAN Praises Porter, Herrera Beutler Bill to Address Organ Transplant Discrimination
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) applauds Representatives Katie Porter (CA-45) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) for their reintroduction of the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant…
March 4, 2021
New Report: “Examining How Crisis Standards of Care May Lead to Intersectional Discrimination During COVID-19”
On February 11, 2021, ASAN, as part of a national coalition of civil rights groups and legal scholars, released a new report: “Examining How Crisis…
February 26, 2021
Job Opening: Programs & Communications Associate
We are no longer accepting new applications for this position. The Programs & Communications Associate provides support to ASAN’s Operations team in event planning and…
February 26, 2021
ACTION ALERT: #MedicaidCantWait!
Congress is putting together the next COVID-19 relief package now, and the House of Representatives has already included emergency HCBS funding in their version of the COVID…
February 12, 2021
Find your local Day of Mourning vigil site
In the past five years, over 700 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives or caregivers. On Monday March 1st, the disability…
February 2, 2021
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
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