ASAN Calls for Expanded Coverage of Assistive Communication Devices
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network has called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to recognize tablets – such as iPads – as assistive…
May 29, 2015
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ASAN Statement On JRC At Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network strongly condemns the Association for Behavior Analysis International for their decision to feature the Judge Rotenberg Center at their 2015…
May 22, 2015
ASAN Calls For Autism Air Carrier Guidance From Department Of Transportation
(Letter to Secretary Foxx, PDF) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 May 2015 Media Contact: Samantha Crane, Esq. Legal Director & Director of Public Policy Autistic Self…
May 21, 2015
CPSD: Wisconsin Long-Term Care Letter
This letter is available as a PDF here. Senator Darling Joint Finance Committee Co-Chair State Capitol, Room 317 East Madison, WI 53707 Representative Nygren Joint…
May 12, 2015
ASAN Letter to House Appropriations on HHS & HCBS
To: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies I am writing on behalf of…
April 28, 2015
We Wrote It – Now It’s The Law!
This month, Maryland became the first state in the United States to enact the Autistic Self Advocacy Network’s model law banning disability-based discrimination in organ…
April 28, 2015
Call for Resumes: Freddie Mac Data Analyst Internship Position for Autistic College Grads
Freddie Mac, a leading mortgage finance company, is partnering with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network to fill a paid Data Analyst intern position for autistic…
April 27, 2015
Statement on CDC Autism Monitoring Efforts
On April 22nd, 2015, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued the following statement regarding the CDC’s recent announcement as to the expansion of the Autism…
April 22, 2015
ASAN Statement on #JusticeForKayleb
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network strongly condemns the conviction of Kayleb Moon-Robinson, a Black and autistic sixth-grader, for disorderly conduct and felony assault after kicking…
April 14, 2015
Action Alert: Speak Out Against Guardianship Abuse
The template below is available to download as a Word document here. We would like for all of our chapters and chapter members to email…
March 24, 2015
#NoModernAsylums: ASAN Statement Condemning NYTimes Op-Ed Supporting Institutionalization
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is appalled by Christine Montross’s February 18th op-ed in the New York Times promoting a return to mental institutions. Montross’s op-ed…
March 17, 2015
ASAN Joined by Coalition Supporting MD Anti-Organ Transplant Discrimination Bill
You can download the coalition’s testimony as a PDF here. SB 792 Public Health – Nondiscrimination in Access to Anatomical Gifts and Organ Transplantation Senate…
March 17, 2015