ACTION ALERT: We won’t stop til we #StopKavanaugh!
Kavanaugh doesn’t believe in people’s right to control our own bodies – he never has, and he never will. We have seen that reflected in…
September 20, 2018
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ACTION ALERT: Tell your Senators: stop the vote on Kavanaugh!
Over the last month, you’ve heard from us about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s views, and the danger his nomination poses to our community. ASAN already opposes…
September 18, 2018
ASAN Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee On Doe ex rel. Tarlow v. District of Columbia
This letter is also available as a PDF here. Senate Judiciary Committee 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Via Electronic Mail September 17,…
September 18, 2018
ACTION ALERT: We won’t go back – call your Senators NOW!
Our community made history on Friday when Liz Weintraub became the first person with an intellectual disability to testify at a Supreme Court confirmation hearing…
September 11, 2018
ACTION ALERT: Our rights and our lives are on the line – call your Senators!
Yesterday, Judge Kavanaugh was asked whether he would uphold the part of the Affordable Care Act that protects people with pre-existing conditions—and he refused to…
September 6, 2018
ACTION ALERT: Disability Rights v. Kavanaugh – call your Senators today!
Since before there was a self-advocacy movement, our community has fought for the right to be in control in our own lives. Now, a nominee…
August 28, 2018
ASAN Response To ASHA Position Statements
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network opposes the final position statements from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) regarding Facilitated Communication (FC) and Rapid Prompting…
August 27, 2018
ACTION ALERT: Health care under fire again – call your Senators now!
You already know how important the Affordable Care Act is for people with disabilities in the US. Over the last year and a half, we’ve…
August 23, 2018
Don’t let Judge Kavanaugh rewind our rights – call your Senators this week!
As people with disabilities, we know that every right we have is the result of a hard-won fight. Now, Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the…
August 14, 2018
ASAN Opposes Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network opposes the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. As a judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals,…
August 13, 2018
Register for ASAN’s 2018 Gala!
Join us for a special celebration and fundraising event on Thursday, November 15. Dinner and dessert will be served and a reception will precede dinner….
August 10, 2018
ASAN Opposes Citizenship Questions For 2020 Census
This document is also available as a PDF here. August 7, 2018 Jennifer Jessup Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer Department of Commerce Room 6616 14th and Constitution…
August 8, 2018