ACTION ALERT—Congress: Include People with Disabilities in COVID-19 Relief!
As disability right advocates, you’ve made countless calls to your elected officials. You know how to make your voice heard. Now, we need you to…
March 20, 2020
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ASAN Comments on Proposed Fair Housing Rule
This letter is available as a PDF here. March 16, 2020 Regulations Division, Office of General CounselDepartment of Housing and Urban Development451 7th Street SW,…
March 19, 2020
ASAN Welcomes Ban of Electric Shock Torture
Today, the Food and Drug Administration released their final ban on the electric skin shock devices used to torture children and adults with disabilities at…
March 4, 2020
ASAN Responds To President’s FY2021 Budget Request
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…
February 13, 2020
Find your local Day of Mourning vigil site
In the past five years, over 600 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives or caregivers. On Sunday March 1st, the disability…
January 30, 2020
ACI helped me fight for change
Hello, My name is Grace Hart, and this past June I attended ASAN’s ACI (Autism Campus Inclusion) program in Washington, D.C. This week-long program equipped…
January 30, 2020
ASAN Condemns Block Grant Proposal
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…
January 30, 2020
Job Opening: Programs & Publications Assistant
The Programs & Publications Assistant provides support to ASAN’s Operations team in event planning and in publication formatting. They will work closely with ASAN’s Operations…
January 28, 2020
Sign up to be a Day of Mourning Vigil Site Coordinator
Site coordinators are a vital part of the Disability Day of Mourning. Site coordinators secure space in their communities to hold a vigil, do outreach…
January 7, 2020
ACI 2020 Applications Now Open!
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is now accepting applications for the 2020 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Summer Leadership Academy! The ACI Summer Leadership Academy prepares…
January 6, 2020
You make our work possible
Dear friends, As a person who was diagnosed as autistic over thirty years ago prior to entering the foster care system, I have personally experienced…
December 28, 2019
Will you help more autistic adults be heard?
Dear friends, When I learned that I was autistic, I was overwhelmed. I felt lost and misunderstood. I was fixated on what I perceived as…
December 15, 2019