Congress Must Stop Scapegoating People With Mental Health Disabilities
The House has voted to pass HR 1112, a bill that would close the “Charleston Loophole”, which currently enables some people who have failed criminal…
February 28, 2019
Statement
ASAN Condemns Trump Administration’s Attack on Transgender Americans
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration is considering adopting a federal standard which would exclude transgender and intersex people from the…
October 22, 2018
ASAN Condemns Proposed ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Regulations
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network strongly condemns the Administration’s proposed “Public Charge” regulation, which discriminates against disabled and low-income immigrants and makes pathways to American…
September 25, 2018
ASAN Response To ASHA Position Statements
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network opposes the final position statements from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) regarding Facilitated Communication (FC) and Rapid Prompting…
August 27, 2018
ASAN Opposes Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network opposes the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. As a judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals,…
August 13, 2018
ASAN Condemns Family Separation
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network forcefully condemns the Trump Administration’s unconscionable policy of separating immigrant families at the border, and the subsequent incarceration and warehousing…
June 18, 2018
ASAN Comments on Proposed Delay of Significant Disproportionality Rule
This letter is available as a PDF here. May 11, 2018 Johnny W. Collett Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services U.S. Department…
May 15, 2018
ASAN Statement on 2018 CDC Prevalence Data
Today, the Centers for Disease Control released the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network report, which estimates the prevalence of autism in certain areas….
April 26, 2018
Reflecting on History, Resisting Hate
On April 19th, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued the following statement in response to new reports further detailing Hans Asperger’s collaboration with the Nazi…
April 19, 2018
White House Continues to Ignore Self-Advocates
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is disappointed to learn that the White House is again participating in Autism Speaks’ “Light It Up Blue” campaign. While…
April 2, 2018
ASAN Statement on Gun Violence Prevention Following Parkland Mass Shooting
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) joins the nation in mourning the loss of the seventeen men, women, and children who were murdered on February…
February 16, 2018
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