ASAN Letter to FDA on Banning Electric Shock Devices
You can download this letter as a PDF here. Alex M. Azar II Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Scott Gottlieb Commissioner Food…
April 23, 2018
Policy
ASAN Condemns President’s Budget Request
Statement: ASAN strongly condemns the deep cuts that the President’s proposed budget would make to Medicaid, Social Security, employment programs, housing supports, and other critical…
February 14, 2018
ASAN Letter to House Leaders on H.R. 620
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), the nation’s leading 501(c)(3) disability rights advocacy organization by and for autistic people ourselves, strongly opposes H.R. 620, the “ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017.” H.R. 620 would curtail the civil rights of Americans with disabilities by making it prohibitively difficult for us to enforce our right to access public places under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
February 13, 2018
Our civil rights are on the line RIGHT NOW – we need your calls!
In 1990, the ADA gave people with disabilities the legal right to access in our communities. 28 years later, businesses are still trying to avoid…
February 12, 2018
ASAN Tells WA State: No Sterilization Forms!
Dear Ms. Zinn,
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) and the undersigned disability rights advocacy organizations write to you regarding your recent proposal to create court forms specific to sterilization of people under guardianship. Although we share your commitment to ensure that no individual under guardianship is illegally subjected to sterilization, we have significant concerns about your proposal.
February 1, 2018
ASAN Opposes Tax Bill, Repeal of Individual Mandate
ASAN remains strongly opposed to the elimination of the individual mandate to purchase health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and condemns the inclusion…
November 14, 2017
Announcing our Autism & Safety Toolkit!
ASAN is proud to announce the release of our Autism & Safety Toolkit, made possible by generous support from the WITH Foundation!
November 3, 2017
ASAN Statement of Support for Rosa Maria Hernandez
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network denounces the detainment and potential deportation of Rosa Maria Hernandez, a 10-year-old with cerebral palsy in Texas. Rosa Maria Hernandez…
October 28, 2017
Autistic People Deserve A Better Budget
ASAN condemns the final passage of the 2018 Budget Resolution, which would set the stage for tax cuts for corporations and the richest Americans by…
October 26, 2017
ASAN Condemns Senate Budget Vote
ASAN condemns the passage of the Senate budget resolution, which would cut $5 trillion dollars over the next decade from Medicaid, Social Security, and other…
October 20, 2017
ASAN Condemns New Attacks On The ACA
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) condemns the multiple new attacks on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) from the Trump administration in the past 24…
October 13, 2017
ASAN Condemns Executive Order Sabotaging the ACA
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) condemns the executive order issued by President Trump today attacking critical protections for people with disabilities in the Affordable…
October 12, 2017