Uncategorized 12 - Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Voluntarios

Como organización de base pro derechos civiles de las personas con discapacidades, ASAN depende de voluntarios para ayudar con muchos aspectos de nuestro trabajo. Nuestros divisiones locales necesitan voluntarios para ayudar con proyectos comunitarios, la organización de eventos especiales, y otras actividades. También hay oportunidades en línea, como investigación y escritura. Si vive cerca de una división local o no, ¡hay muchas maneras de involucrarse con ASAN como voluntari@!

May 28, 2012

Former JRC teacher calls for end to torture

May 6, 2012

Harvard Law School (photo by Abi Skipp, Flickr Creative Commons)

ELSI Symposium Goes Live

Over $1 billion has been spent over the course of the last decade on autism research funding. During a time of constant budget cuts and…

April 13, 2012

The I-Word

by Ian Ford We have come a long way, right? We used to be called idiots and lunatics. Now we are referred to as individuals…

April 9, 2012

Spring Bloom (photo by Andrea_44; Flickr Creative Commons)

Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month 2012!

Greetings and Happy April 2012! The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is celebrating Autism Acceptance Month by posting essays in the blog section of our website…

April 1, 2012

Join Us For Your Local Vigil – March 30th

Most of you received Zoe’s moving e-mail message last week, announcing March 30th as a national day of mourning for George Hodgins, Tracy Latimer and…

March 27, 2012

Take Action: Help Us Mourn Murders of Disabled People

By Zoe Gross. On March 6th, 2012 George Hodgins, a 22-year old autistic man living in Sunnyvale, California, was murdered by his mother. This past Friday, I helped organize a vigil for George and other disabled people killed by their family members. We’re calling for volunteers to organize vigils in their local communities on or around March 30th.

March 19, 2012

A woman holding a sign that says "The Loud Hands Project"

Loud Hands Project Update

We did it! After 80 days, several interviews, too many tumblr posts, an ambitious blog carnival, hundreds of shared facebook updates and tweets, thousands of emails to families, friends, coworkers, and arch-nemeses, and a constant, concerted effort by the Autistic community

March 16, 2012

Nancy Ward

Empowerment is when you have gained the confidence in yourself to have the light bulb go on in your head. You realize you can take…

February 19, 2012

New Proposed Regulations to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has proposed new regulations strengthening Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires federal contractors to engage in affirmative action to hire people with disabilities. We need you to speak up in support!

February 15, 2012

Judy Heumann

Independent living is not doing things by yourself. It is being in control of how things are done. —Judy Heumann

February 5, 2012

Ed Roberts

The greatest lesson of the civil rights movement is that the moment you let others speak for you, you lose. —Ed Roberts