All Kids Deserve Inclusive Classrooms
In an interview with MSNBC, a representative for the group Moms for Liberty appeared to imply that LGBTQ+ children should be educated in separate classrooms…
August 18, 2022
Policy
Congress Leaves Disability Community Priorities Out of Inflation Reduction Act
ASAN is deeply disappointed by the Inflation Reduction Act. While the bill contains some small investments that will tangentially benefit the disability community, almost every…
August 12, 2022
Important New Guidance on the Rights of Students with Disabilities
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds the Department of Education’s release of new, critical guidance to help ensure students with disabilities are not discriminated against…
July 28, 2022
A Letter of Support for Legislation Banning Electric Stimulation Devices
These comments are available as a PDF here. Dear Member of Congress: We, the 34 undersigned organizations, write in support of Section 811 of H.R….
July 14, 2022
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Comments Re: Department of Education’s Proposed Amendments to Regulations Implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
These comments are available as a PDF here. June 30, 2022 U.S. Department of EducationOffice for Civil RightsLyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg.400 Maryland Avenue,…
July 5, 2022
ASAN Statement on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
On June 25, 2022, President Biden signed legislation intended to address gun violence. ASAN recognizes gun violence as a cause of needless and horrific suffering…
June 29, 2022
ASAN Endorses New York Bill to Stop The Shock
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4th, 2022 CONTACT: media@autisticadvocacy.org This press release is available as a PDF here. WASHINGTON, DC – ASAN endorses today’s introduction of…
May 4, 2022
ASAN Supports The Health Equity and Accountability Act
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) applauds the House of Representatives’ introduction of the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA), a bill which takes important…
April 26, 2022
ASAN Comments on “Public Charge Grounds of Inadmissibility”
These comments are available as a PDF here. April 25, 2022Andrew ParkerBranch ChiefResidence and Admissibility BranchResidence and Naturalization DivisionOffice of Policy and StrategyU.S. Citizenship and…
April 26, 2022
ASAN joins COPAA, Communication First and families in settlement banning restraint and seclusion in Fairfax County Schools
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…
November 23, 2021
ASAN Comments on the IACC Strategic Plan
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….
November 22, 2021
Comments submitted to PCORI Science of Engagement Request for Information
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…
November 19, 2021