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ASAN joins COPAA, Communication First and families in settlement banning restraint and seclusion in Fairfax County Schools

| Meredith Bartley
On November 23, 2021, ASAN, COPAA and CommunicationFIRST joined numerous individual families in signing a settlement agreement with Fairfax County, VA about its use of seclusion and restraint.  We were represented by Brown, Goldstein, & Levy, a law firm in Baltimore with a history of protecting the rights of...

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ASAN Comments on the IACC Strategic Plan

| Meredith Bartley
These comments were submitted to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) regarding their strategic plan. Every year the government distributes funds for research on autism. The IACC makes recommendations about where those funds go and what research should be prioritized. The IACC asked for comments on its strategic plan,...

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Comments submitted to PCORI Science of Engagement Request for Information

| Meredith Bartley
Science of Engagement Funding InitiativePatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)Via Electronic Mail: SoE-RFI@pcori.org1828 L Street, NW, Suite 900Washington, DC 20036 These comments are available as a .pdf here. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments in response to PCORI’s request for information for its Science...

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ASAN, DREDF File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Reproductive Health Case

| Noor Pervez
This brief is available as a PDF here. On Monday, ASAN and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) filed an amicus brief in a Supreme Court case about reproductive choice. An amicus brief is a way for people who aren’t participating in a lawsuit to tell a...

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ASAN, 35 Advocacy Organizations File Amicus Brief Supporting Civil Rights Laws

| Noor Pervez
View this statement as a PDF here. Today, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, ACLU, and thirty-four other advocacy organizations filed an amicus brief encouraging broad enforcement of civil rights laws protecting people from discrimination based on disability, race, religion, and sex. The brief asks the Second Circuit Court of...

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ASAN Comments On CMS HCBS Recommended Measure Set

| Ianthe Dempsey
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 Autistic Self Advocacy Network Regarding Request for Information: Recommended Measure Set for Medicaid-Funded Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)...

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ASAN, Partners Release New Guidelines On Support In Health Settings

| Noor Pervez
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) says that we have the right to reasonable accommodations in health settings. That can include the right to a supporter. But in response to the current COVID-19 crisis, many hospitals and other health settings have developed restrictive visitor policies. Many of these policies...

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ASAN Welcomes Ban of Electric Shock Torture

| Noor Pervez
Today, the Food and Drug Administration released their final ban on the electric skin shock devices used to torture children and adults with disabilities at the Judge Rotenberg Center. The rule will go into effect in 30 days. The JRC will have 180 days to transition people currently subject...

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ASAN Opposes the RESPONSE Act

| Noor Pervez
ASAN condemns the introduction of the RESPONSE Act in the Senate. While this bill frames itself as an attempt to prevent gun violence, in reality, this legislation does not address gun violence at all. Instead, it yet again scapegoats people with mental health disabilities. It is impossible to address...

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ASAN Praises House Passage of Raise the Wage Act

| Ianthe Dempsey
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds the passage of the Raise the Wage Act in the House of Representatives. This bill would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and end the discriminatory practice of legally paying people with disabilities less than minimum wage. ASAN supports legislation...

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