ASAN Gala 2018
This year’s gala was full of excitement, and lots of great speeches. If you’d like to catch up, you can watch videos or read transcripts…
December 10, 2018
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Liz Weintraub’s Speech for ASAN Gala 2018
Hello, my name is Liz Weintraub. Isn’t ASAN doing an awesome job? Congratulations on being around for 12 years. Before I begin my remarks, let…
December 5, 2018
Julia Bascom’s Speech at ASAN Gala 2018
Hello! Hello, and thank you all so much for being here. How’s everyone doing? Great. Great, that’s good. I’m so glad to see you all…
December 5, 2018
DJ Savarese’s Speech for ASAN Gala 2018
Thank you for this award. I’m grateful to be among us tonight. I’m grateful we are gathered here tonight to celebrate our people. It’s not…
November 28, 2018
ASAN Praises Introduction of Keeping All Students Safe Act
ASAN applauds Congress for the introduction of the Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA). If passed, the Keeping All Students Safe Act would be the…
November 19, 2018
ASAN Comments Opposing Family Detention
You can download our comments as a PDF here. November 6th, 2018 Debbie Seguin, Assistant Director, Office of Policy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department…
November 9, 2018
It’s time to get health insurance!
Open Enrollment has begun! Open Enrollment is the time every year when people can apply for insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at www.healthcare.gov….
November 1, 2018
Disabled immigrants are under attack
Our community has fought long and hard for our rights in the United States, and we won’t let anyone tell us that disabled people don’t…
October 24, 2018
Impact of the Public Charge Rule Change on People with Disabilities
Download this information as a PDF here. This one-pager was developed in collaboration by ASAN, The Arc, and the Center for Public Representation. What is…
October 24, 2018
ASAN Condemns Trump Administration’s Attack on Transgender Americans
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration is considering adopting a federal standard which would exclude transgender and intersex people from the…
October 22, 2018
Break down barriers to voting with these tools!
From protests to policymaking, the disability community has spent years fighting for our right to be fully included in our communities. Generations of disabled activists…
October 21, 2018
Knowing Why: a new anthology
This book of essays by adult-diagnosed/self-diagnosed autistic people includes pieces on burnout, passions and interests, sensory overload, and more. Essays discuss growing up undiagnosed, navigating…
October 16, 2018