“Prisoners of the Apparatus”: The Judge Rotenberg Center
By Quentin Davies The Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) in Canton, Massachusetts, has long been criticized for its treatment of disabled children and adults. It has been…
August 9, 2014
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ASAN Statement on Abuse of the Land Twins and recent Washington Post coverage
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is deeply concerned by both the recent case of abuse in Rockville, Maryland and the Washington Post’s reprehensible article calling…
July 29, 2014
Call for Resumes: Freddie Mac Seeks Autistic Interns for Fall Semester
Freddie Mac, a leading mortgage finance company, is partnering with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network to fill three paid internship opportunities. The ASAN-Freddie Mac Internship…
July 25, 2014
ASAN Praises Queerability and Campus Pride for Creating Resource on Disability Rights Activism for Student Leaders
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds the recent collaboration between Campus Pride, an LGBTQ rights organization focused on creating safer college and university campuses, and…
July 23, 2014
ASAN Unveils Toolkit for Advocates on Health Care and the Transition to Adulthood
ASAN has prepared a comprehensive toolkit to empower people with disabilities, their families, and other disability advocates to help youth with disabilities manage their own…
July 14, 2014
ASAN Statement Praising Department of Education’s Results Driven Accountability System
Last week, the US Department of Education announced a new accountability framework for state compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This new…
July 2, 2014
ASAN Statement on Sprint “Neurodiversity ID Pack”
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds Sprint for their newly announced “Neurodiversity ID Pack” containing a number of apps designed to support people with cognitive…
June 23, 2014
Community Concerns Regarding the Google-Autism Speaks Ten Thousand Genomes Program (AUT10K)
In response to the recent announcement of the new Google-Autism Speaks collaboration to produce, expand and analyze the world’s largest private collection of DNA samples…
June 12, 2014
ASAN Statement on Autism CARES Act
In response to this week’s introduction of the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support (CARES) Act of 2014 (S.2449) and the markup of H.R….
June 10, 2014
ASAN, Disability Rights Organizations Urge Changes to Combating Autism Act
On Monday, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network released a joint letter to Congress, signed by fourteen other organizations, urging changes to the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act,…
June 2, 2014
ACTION ALERT: Call On Congress to Oppose H.R. 4631, the Combating Autism Re-Authorization Act
Tomorrow at 2 PM, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee will be taking a step to advance H.R. 4631, which would reauthorize the Combating…
May 27, 2014
ASAN, Disability Rights Orgs File Amicus Brief Challenging Withholding Medical Care Due to Disability
On Friday May 23, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Not Dead Yet, and 12 other disability rights organizations filed an amicus brief in a case…
May 27, 2014