Thirty years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we are still struggling to build a world in which all people with disabilities…
June 12th, 2020 The Autistic Self Advocacy Network strongly opposes a final regulation that would undermine basic health care protections for LGBTQ people and people…
Standing against anti-Black police violence is a critical part of fighting for disability rights. With protests against police violence going on all over the country,…
May 15, 2020 This document is available as a PDF here. Administration for Community Living (ACL) VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL – [email protected] Autistic Self Advocacy Network…
It’s critical that we understand how many people we are losing as COVID-19 spreads through institutions — but some states aren’t reporting numbers of COVID-19…
Summary For the fourth year in a row, ASAN opposes the President’s annual budget request. This cruel proposal would once again make deep cuts to…
The Trump Administration has given states the green light to apply for Medicaid block grants. Allowing states to change their Medicaid funding to block grants…
More people with disabilities are living in our communities than ever before – but many people who want access to their communities remain trapped in…
This press release is available as a PDF here. One of the first openly autistic people to run for, and be elected to, public office,…
Hello everyone! Hi! Thank you all so much for being here–it’s great to see so many folks gathered together to celebrate self-advocacy. My heart really…
I was elated, but also a little shocked when I was told I’d received the Harriet McBryde Johnson Award from ASAN. It’s hard to think…
