ASAN Commends FDA’s Move to Appeal Judge Rotenberg Center Ruling
ASAN is pleased that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed an appeal to a court ruling that would enable the Judge Rotenberg Center…
September 10, 2021
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ASAN August Newsletter Dear friends, As #WeActAugust winds down, we wanted to thank you for choosing to take action and fight for disabled folks’ right…
August 31, 2021
Racism is a Public Health Issue
by Sandy Ho Content warnings: statements about medical trauma (no graphic descriptions) and mention of eating and exercise I recently observed that there were a few additional…
August 24, 2021
Action Alert: Tell Congress to update SSI!
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is in dire need of an update. The outdated asset limits and benefits levels keep many people with disabilities…
August 2, 2021
Your voice is needed for Action August!
This month is Action August! There are so many important issues you can take action on this month, and best of all—you don’t have to…
August 2, 2021
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ASAN July Newsletter Dear friends, This has been a busy month for ASAN, full of advocacy and new resources to share. We celebrated the 31st…
July 30, 2021
New Resource: A Guide to Making Easy Read Resources
This guide will help you write in Easy Read, an accessible format that uses pictures and easy-to-understand language. Creating resources in Easy Read helps make…
July 28, 2021
Action Alert: grassroots efforts to #StopTheShock
All of us were stunned and outraged when earlier this month, a federal appeals court overturned the FDA’s ban on electric shock devices used at…
July 23, 2021
ASAN Joins ACLU Brief in Britney Spears Conservatorship Case
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and numerous other civil rights organizations in filing an amicus brief in Britney…
July 13, 2021
Autism Research: Nothing About Us, Without Us!
Today, the new membership of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) was announced. The IACC is a committee that advises the federal government on autism…
July 7, 2021
Comments for July 21-22nd IACC Meeting
These comments are available as a PDF here. Thank you for the opportunity to submit written comments. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is pleased that,…
July 7, 2021
ASAN Denounces Court Ruling on Electric Skin Shock
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is heartbroken and outraged by today’s court decision striking down a regulation that would have banned the use of the…
July 6, 2021