ASAN Dismayed by Debt Ceiling Deal
ASAN is dismayed by the debt ceiling deal recently signed into law. While Medicaid remains protected, ensuring access to Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) and…
June 5, 2023
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☀️ ASAN May Update ☀️
ASAN May Newsletter Dear friend, It’s not easy to keep fighting for change in the midst of so many attacks against us, but when we…
May 30, 2023
Equity plan updates from the ASAN staff
Last week, ASAN staff devoted all our work time to projects relating to our equity plan. The equity plan, available in formal language, plain language,…
May 25, 2023
ASAN Praises Introduction of 2023 Keeping All Students Safe Act
ASAN strongly supports and thanks Congress for the introduction of the 2023 Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA). KASSA would ban almost all kinds of…
May 18, 2023
Action Alert: Say NO to cuts to the funding we need to live!
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to make spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. These horrific cuts would result in…
May 12, 2023
Action Alert: Massachusetts residents, help Stop The Shock!
For years, the disability community has worked to end torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center. While we work towards an FDA ban on the use…
May 9, 2023
Being Black and Disabled in Public Should Not Be a Death Sentence
Jordan Neely, a 30-year old unhoused Black man, was killed by another New York subway passenger last week. His family has reported that Neely was…
May 8, 2023
A Letter Urging the Reissue of the FDA’s Ban on Electrical Stimulation Devices
These comments are available as a PDF here. Dear Secretary Becerra, Commissioner Califf, and General Counsel Bagenstos We the undersigned write to urge the Federal…
May 4, 2023
☔ASAN April Update ☔
ASAN April Newsletter Dear friend, April showers bring May flowers, and April fights bring us our rights! Read on for updates about what we’ve been…
April 28, 2023
ASAN Condemns Medicaid Funding Cuts and Work Requirements in House Debt Ceiling Proposal
ASAN is alarmed by the House’s passage of the Limit, Save, Grow Act yesterday, on April 26th. This bill would impose budget cuts and work…
April 27, 2023
This Autism Acceptance Month, use your writing to advocate for our community!
This Autism Acceptance Month, we’re encouraging our community to write an opinion editorial (also known as an op-ed) for their local news! Op-eds are a…
April 20, 2023
Update on ASAN Condemns Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care
UPDATE: On 3/23/2023, Governor Kemp signed Georgia Bill SB140 into law, which bans many forms of gender-affirming care for youth in the state. On 4/13/2023, the…
April 14, 2023