Today, the Centers for Disease Control released the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network report. This report estimates how many autistic 8-year-olds there are…
UPDATE: On 3/23/2023, Governor Kemp signed Georgia Bill SB140 into law, which bans many forms of gender-affirming care for youth in the state. On 4/13/2023,…
Today, members of Congress reintroduced the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA). TCIEA would end the subminimum wage for disabled people (called 14(c), based…
ASAN Objects to Ending the Federal Public Health Emergency Status of COVID-19 On May 11th, 2023, the Biden administration will end the national emergency and…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network welcomes the passing of the omnibus bill with a provision that gives the FDA the right to ban contingent electric…
After a vote by the membership of Applied Behavioral Analysis International (ABAI), the governing body of ABA practitioners, ABAI has reversed their position on the…
ASAN is mourning for Lois Curtis. Lois Curtis was one of two people who sued for their rights in an important disability rights case called…
ASAN is heartbroken and furious that the United States Senate has failed to ban the use of the electric shock devices used at the Judge…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently released their final rule on the public charge law. The public charge law requires DHS to keep immigrants…
These comments are available as a PDF here. September 12, 2022 Alejandro ReyesU.S. Department of Education400 Maryland Ave. SW, PCP–6125Washington, DC 20202 Autistic Self Advocacy Network…
These comments are available as a PDF here. Melanie Fontes RainerActing DirectorOffice for Civil Rights (OCR)Department of Health and Human Services Samuel BagenstosGeneral Counsel (OGC)Department…
These comments are available as a .pdf here. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) appreciates the opportunity to provide recommendations on the contents of best…
