Plain Language Action Alert Roundup: How you can help this week!
This Autism Acceptance Month has had a busy start. The government is making lots of choices that can hurt disabled people. We want to make…
April 14, 2025
Policy
Tell Your Legislators: Protect Medicaid!
Table of Contents Words to Know Budget Reconciliation– A way for Congress to pass some kinds of bills about funding faster. Budget Resolution– A plan…
April 14, 2025
Say NO to hidden Medicaid cuts!
The House and the Senate have agreed on a joint budget resolution. The Senate is voting on it this week. The House will vote on…
April 3, 2025
ASAN Condemns Trump’s Executive Order on the Department of Education
On March 20th, the Trump administration released an executive order calling on the Secretary of Education to take steps to close the Department of Education….
March 20, 2025
Plain Language Action Roundup 📣: How you can help this week
The past few weeks have been hard for our communities. This is a Plain Language explanation of some of the tough things. We also talk…
February 24, 2025
UPDATED–Tell Your Legislators: Protect Medicaid!
Words to Know Budget Reconciliation– A way for Congress to pass some kinds of bills about funding faster. Budget Resolution– A plan for how Congress…
February 19, 2025
Call your Senators to #StopRFK now!
We are deeply disappointed that Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr.’s nomination has moved out of the Senate Finance Committee. Now, the whole Senate will vote…
February 4, 2025
Memo on The End of Chevron Deference and the Disability Community: New Obstacles to Advocacy and Wellbeing
Federal agencies create rules, called regulations, that implement laws. Last month, the Supreme Court issued a ruling on two combined cases, Loper Bright Enterprises v….
July 24, 2024
Join Us for a Webinar: #StopTheShock 2024 Public Comments
For years, ASAN and our allies have been working to stop the electric skin shock torture being used on some residents of the Judge Rotenberg…
March 29, 2024
Take Action to #StopTheShock!
For years, ASAN and our allies have been working to stop the electric skin shock torture being used on some residents of the Judge Rotenberg…
March 26, 2024
Testimony of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Senate Special Committee On Aging Hearing on Competitive Integrated Employment
These comments are available as a PDF here. Dear Chairman Casey and Ranking Member Braun, On behalf of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), thank…
March 7, 2024
ASAN Comments on HHS Proposed Updates to Section 504
These comments are available as a PDF here. Medical Treatment Medical Treatment Question 1: We recognize that the line between disabilities may in some cases…
November 14, 2023