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Day of Action to #StopTheShock
The Day of Action to #StopTheShock was held on April 24th, 2019, the five-year anniversary of an FDA hearing that found the use of GED shocks at the Judge Rotenberg Center ineffective and harmful. The action included people from all over the US working together to show the FDA...
Comments for April 17 IACC Meeting
These comments are available as a PDF here. Thank you for the opportunity to submit written comments. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, in light of the recent 2019 reintroduction of the Autism CARES Act1Autism CARES Act of 2019, H.R. 1058, S. 427, 116th Cong. (2019). and its annual commemoration...
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Disability Day of Mourning 2019
Day of Mourning Vigil Remarks – DC Zoe Gross Peter Berns Victoria M. Rodríguez-Roldán Day of Mourning – Virtual Vigil Virtual Vigil General News Coverage Claremont, CA Syracuse, NY Rochester, NY Christiansburg, VA College Park, MD Collegeville, PA Johnson City, TN Moscow, ID...
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Remarks from Victoria M. Rodríguez-Roldán at Disability Day of Mourning 2019
Human life has a strange nature to it – when we think of those in our community who were taken from us, we acknowledge its tragedy. But often times we fail to internalize it. Anyone who’s been a parent, or for that matter, anyone who’s had conflicts with their...
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Remarks from Peter Berns at Disability Day of Mourning 2019
As the CEO of a disability rights organization, as a parent, and as a human being – I regret that we have to gather today. This is a difficult, but important, day to be a part of. Thank you to the Autistic Self Advocacy Network for holding this annual...
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Remarks from Zoe Gross at Disability Day of Mourning 2019
A study came out back in December that got some press this week. The headlines were something like “Autistic children are more likely to be abused.” This isn’t new information – if you work in the field of disability, you should know that disabled people are disproportionately likely to...
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ASAN Comments on Proposed Person-Centered Planning Panel
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