ASAN’s Equity & Strategic Plans
Since the beginning of 2020, ASAN has been engaged in a formal process to examine our internal structures and practices, and develop a plan to…
November 15, 2021
Latest Posts
Action Alert: Share your ideas for autism research!
Autism research often focuses on what non-autistic people think is important. While self-advocates have been calling for more research that could materially improve the lives…
November 5, 2021
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Dear friends, What’s scarier than ghosts and ghouls? Not enough funding for community supports! This October, we’ve been hard at work fighting for funding for…
November 1, 2021
Medical Discrimination During COVID-19 Webinar
ASAN is holding a webinar to talk about medical discrimination during COVID-19. The U.S. medical system discriminates in many different ways. We’ve seen the effects…
October 26, 2021
ASAN Comments on Public Charge ANPRM
These comments available as a PDF here. Andrew ParkerBranch ChiefResidents and Admissibility BranchResidents and Naturalization DivisionOffice of Policy and StrategyU.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesDHS, 5900…
October 26, 2021
Written Testimony at Senate Guardianship Hearing
This testimony is available as a PDF here. Dear Senators Blumenthal and Cruz, On behalf of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), I appreciate the…
October 14, 2021
Comments for October 13-14th IACC Meeting
These comments are available as a PDF here. Thank you for the opportunity to submit written comments on the IACC’s public meeting on October 13th…
October 13, 2021
New Resource: “Who’s In Control?”
ASAN talked to a group of self-advocates who get community services. We asked about how we can tell who is in control of their services….
October 12, 2021
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Dear friends, As we see seasonal coffees become available and the leaves start to turn color, fall is truly here. This time of year is…
September 30, 2021
Join us at our 2021 Gala!
All aboard! Join us for this year’s virtual gala, featuring events and activities spread across three evenings instead of just one. Our first virtual gala…
September 23, 2021
ASAN, DREDF File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Reproductive Health Case
This brief is available as a PDF here. On Monday, ASAN and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) filed an amicus brief in…
September 22, 2021
Call for Submissions: Tell us about getting the COVID-19 vaccine!
ASAN is asking for videos of self-advocates talking about getting the COVID-19 vaccine! COVID-19 changed the way we live. We do things differently to stay…
September 16, 2021