🌧️ ASAN April Update 🌧️
ASAN April Newsletter Dear friend, This Autism Acceptance Month has been difficult for much of our community. We have seen a myriad of threats to our rights and supports, and so much seems uncertain. We focus on what’s in our power to change, and that change only comes from our grassroots efforts. We have…
Plain Language Roundup: Autistic Lives are Worth Living
It is almost the end of Autism Acceptance Month. But the government keeps on hurting autistic and other disabled people. Last week, we joined other big autism and disability organizations to put out a statement. In the statement, we say that we agree on three basic things: Right now, some people in the government don’t agree…
Plain Language Roundup: What’s happening right now?
Last week was one long example of why Autism Acceptance Month is so important. There has been lots of news about Robert F Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr. for short). RFK Jr. is the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS in the part of government in charge of autism services and…