ASAN condemns possible shortening of COVID-19 isolation guidelines
Edit: On March 1, 2024, the CDC announced that they would be adopting the shortening of the isolation guidelines. ASAN is deeply troubled by reports…
February 15, 2024
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ASAN’s Response to the IACC RFI on Co-Occurring Conditions
These comments are available as a PDF here. IACC’s Co-occurring RFI (January / February 2024) We thank the IACC for the opportunity to comment. We…
February 12, 2024
⛄ASAN January Update ⛄
ASAN January Newsletter Dear friend, The new year may just be getting started, but we’ve been hard at work! Check out what we’ve been up…
January 31, 2024
Join us for a webinar about COVID-19 and Mpox!
There’s lots of information being shared about contagious illnesses, including COVID-19 and Mpox. It can be overwhelming to keep up as new information becomes available….
January 30, 2024
Letter to FDA re: Electric Skin Shock Ban
January 23, 2024 Xavier Becerra Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Robert Califf Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration Samuel Bagenstos General Counsel…
January 29, 2024
Find your local Day of Mourning vigil site
In the past five years, over 570 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives or caregivers. On Friday, March 1st, the disability…
January 25, 2024
Share your thoughts on autism research with the IACC!
Submitting public comments is an important way for self-advocates to make our needs and priorities known when it comes to public policy. This month, there…
January 23, 2024
Job Announcement: Executive Director
Organization: Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)Organization website: www.autisticadvocacy.orgJob Type: Full-TimeReports To: Board of TrusteesLocation: Washington, DCSalary Range based on experience: $120,000 – $150,000Soft Closing Date:…
January 18, 2024
Comments for the January 24th IACC Meeting
These comments are available as a PDF here. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network appreciates the opportunity to submit comments for the January 24, 2024, IACC…
January 9, 2024
❄️ASAN December Update ❄️
ASAN December Newsletter Dear friend, Thanks for being with us in 2023 and fighting for a better world for the disability community! Throughout the year,…
December 31, 2023
Julia Bascom’s Speech for ASAN Gala 2023
Hello and welcome everyone. I’m Julia Bascom, and I’m the outgoing Executive Director here at ASAN. Thank you all so much for joining me today…
December 19, 2023
Jenna’s ACI Journey
Hello everyone, Being an Autistic person, especially an Autistic student, can often feel isolating and hopeless, but over the summer, I learned that it does…
December 19, 2023