ASAN welcomes the removal of Section 722 from the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. In June, some members…
Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced its final rule implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This is an important…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is proud to launch our Teighlor McGee Grassroots Mini Grants Program. This program was named after former ASAN staff…
Right now, there is lots of information being shared about contagious illnesses, including COVID-19 and Mpox. It can be overwhelming to keep up with new…
This Autism Acceptance Month, we’re encouraging our community to write an opinion editorial (also known as an op-ed) for their local news! Op-eds are a…
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, the…
When systems that people made discriminate against people because of their race, we call that structural racism. Structural racism is built into our systems —…
These comments are available as a PDF here. DEA Federal Register Representative/DPW8701 Morrissette DriveSpringfield, VA 22152 Submitted via regulations.gov RE: Public Comment in Response to…
In the past five years, over 550 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives or caregivers. On Wednesday, March 1st, the disability…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network appreciates the opportunity to submit comments for the January 18th, 2023 IACC meeting. In our last comments to the IACC,…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is now accepting applications for the 2023 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Summer Leadership Academy! The ACI Summer Leadership Academy prepares…
Congress’ failure to end the use of electric shock torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center earlier this year does not mark the end of the…
