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Category Archives: Autistic Community and Allies
ASAN, 35 Advocacy Organizations File Amicus Brief Supporting Civil Rights Laws
View this statement as a PDF here. Today, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, ACLU, and thirty-four other advocacy organizations filed an amicus brief encouraging broad enforcement of civil rights laws protecting people from discrimination based on disability, race, religion, and sex. The brief asks the Second Circuit Court of...
Posted in Autistic Community and Allies, Disability Rights and Neurodiversity, News, Press, Policy, Statement
Tagged civil rights
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Transcript and Video of Julia Bascom’s Keynote at Drexel University
Nothing About Us Without Us: Autistic People Shaping Policy About Our Lives Hi, thank you so much for having me, and thank you Michael for that incredibly powerful introduction. Like Michael said, my name is Julia Bascom, and I’m the Executive Director for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. We’re...
Posted in Autistic Community and Allies, Events, Research and Data Collection
Tagged blog, julia bascom, Drexel
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Are you registered to vote?
TODAY is the last day to register to vote in many states, and many more close THIS WEEK. You may still have time — check out https://vote.gov/ to find out how to get registered. If you need help getting a Voter ID due to new regulations, check out VoteRiders....
Posted in Uncategorized, Autistic Community and Allies, Self Advocacy and Representation, Policy
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Tell Congress to #FundMFP!
More people with disabilities are living in our communities than ever before – but many people who want access to their communities remain trapped in institutions. Money Follows the Person (MFP) is a federally funded program that has helped over 75,000 people with disabilities move out of institutions and...
Posted in Autistic Community and Allies, Community Services and Supports, Action
Tagged action alerts, action alert, #fundmfp, mfp, money follows the person, institutionalization, deinstitutionalization
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Remarks from Julia Bascom at the DC DDOM Vigil
Thank you all for coming here today and bearing witness with us to all of the lives taken from us before their time. A theme we heard strongly at last year’s vigils, and that we have continued to hear since, is that these murders and atrocities are a reflection...
Posted in Autistic Community and Allies, Changing Perceptions, Blog
Tagged day of mourning, vigils, dom, vigil, ddom, speech, julia bascom, disability day of mourning, remarks
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Medicaid Day of Action on June 6th
Many groups around the country have been organizing events to defend health care in America. Now, we’ve all joined forces to declare June 6th a national Day of Action to #SaveMedicaid – and we need YOU to get in on the action. Here’s how you can get involved: Join...
Posted in Autistic Community and Allies, Events, Therapies and Health Care, News, Policy
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No Quiet Waters
Growing up with parents who were immigrants from Africa to the United States, I heard a lot of proverbs. I liked many of them, but there were some that I, an autistic child with a very literal mind, simply could not understand. One of those was a proverb that...
Posted in Autistic Community and Allies, Perspectives, Blog
Tagged autistic community, blog, board of trustees, blog post, black history month, #unapologeticallyblack, #blacklivesmatter, inclusivity, disability community
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