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Category Archives: Self Advocacy and Representation
The Loud Hands Project
The Loud Hands Project, a publishing effort by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, is working towards the creation of our first and foundational anthology and accompanying website. "Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking" features essays, long and short, by Autistic authors
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Posted in Autistic Community and Allies, Changing Perceptions, Disability Rights and Neurodiversity, Self Advocacy and Representation
Tagged acceptance, autistic community, autistic culture, self advocacy
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Happy Holidays from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network
From our Navigating College handbook to our Symposium with Harvard Law School on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Autism Research, this has been an exciting year for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. We celebrated our fifth anniversary, engaged in advocacy on critical issues...
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Tagged allies, autistic community
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Thank You! For a Great Evening…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network's 5-Year Anniversary Celebration was a wonderful event for all who attended, including those who made the evening possible. Many thanks to our sponsors and supporters!...
Posted in ASAN in the News, Events, Self Advocacy and Representation
Tagged allies, autistic community
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ASAN’s 5-Year Anniversary Celebration
The five-year anniversary of the founding of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network is right around the corner, and we’re inviting our supporters to join us for a celebration and fundraising event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, November 16, 2011...
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Tagged allies, autistic community
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Deadline Extended for Submitting Testimonies
Comment Deadline Extended: The U.S. Administration on Developmental Disabilities has extended until March 4, 2011, the online public comment period for its Envisioning the Future planning project....
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Wired.com Interview
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman gave an exclusive interview to Wired.com editor Steve Silberman about the shift in the national dialogue on autism toward issues of civil rights, services, and support....
Posted in ASAN in the News, Autistic Community and Allies, Disability Rights and Neurodiversity, Self Advocacy and Representation
Tagged autistic community, neurodiversity, representation, self advocacy
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How I Became an Autistic Self-Advocate
An essay by Kate Goldfield. I hadn't thought much about it for those months; it was kind of at the back of my mind. I didn't see much reason to tell people about my diagnosis; it was just another part of me. Well, that all changed one day at...
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Baltimore Sun Article
ASAN’s Paula C. Durbin-Westby discussed the importance of self-advocacy to ensure those on the autism spectrum are treated properly. A public focus on the question of what causes autism has been a distraction from the need for services and other pressing issues....
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Newsweek Article
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman was profiled in Newsweek Magazine discussing the Autistic community’s concerns around genetic testing and the need for a new direction in autism advocacy....
Posted in ASAN in the News, Research and Data Collection, Self Advocacy and Representation
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Autistic Culture Discussed
An article in Salon.com describes the prominent role of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network in advancing the Autistic culture and seeking to improve quality of life and ensure full access in society....
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