NEW Toolkits on Community Living & Accessibility!
In May of 2018, the Community Living Policy Center (CLPC) asked ASAN to hold a self-advocate summit about community living. At the summit, autistic people…
June 13, 2019
Publications
ASAN Releases Easy Read Toolkit on the Federal Budget
It’s important for self-advocates to understand how the federal budget gets made—so we can advocate for a budget that includes money for programs that help…
May 18, 2019
Our Movement Is A Marathon: ASAN’s 2018 Annual Report
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a national grassroots disability rights organization run by and for Autistic Americans, advocating for systems change and ensuring that…
December 11, 2018
Knowing Why: a new anthology
This book of essays by adult-diagnosed/self-diagnosed autistic people includes pieces on burnout, passions and interests, sensory overload, and more. Essays discuss growing up undiagnosed, navigating…
October 16, 2018
ASAN Releases Easy Read Toolkit on Employment Policy
It’s important for self-advocates to understand employment policy and how things could be different—so that we can effectively advocate for an end to policies that…
October 3, 2018
Final Report: Supported Decision-Making And Transition To The Community
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network held an Invitational Summit on Supported Decision-Making and the Transition to the Community on October 18th and October 19th, 2016. From…
June 12, 2018
ASAN’s 2017 Annual Report
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a national grassroots disability rights organization run by and for Autistic Americans, advocating for systems change and ensuring that…
November 29, 2017
New White Paper: Planning Accessible and Inclusive Organizing Trainings
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is pleased to announce the release of our white paper, “Planning Accessible and Inclusive Organizing Trainings: Strategies for Decreasing Barriers…
November 22, 2017
Everybody Communicates: our new toolkit on communication supports!
ASAN is proud to announce the release of “Everybody Communicates: Toolkit for Accessing Communication Assessments, Funding and Accommodations” with the UCSF Office of Developmental Primary…
October 5, 2017
Autism and the Disability Community: The Politics of Neurodiversity, Causation and Cure
“Autism and the Disability Community: The Politics of Neurodiversity, Causation and Cure” By Ari Ne’eman October 29th, 2013, Emory University. Transcript: First, thank you so…
February 1, 2017
ASAN’s 2016 Annual Report
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a national grassroots disability rights organization run by and for Autistic Americans, advocating for systems change and ensuring that…
November 29, 2016
New Resource: Roadmap To Transition
ASAN partnered with the Family Network on Disabilities to produce Roadmap to Transition: A Handbook for Autistic Youth Transitioning to Adulthood. This plain language handbook…
November 14, 2016