Julia Bascom’s Speech for ASAN Gala 2023
…the way for more challenges against seclusion and restraint throughout the US. We fought health care discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’re pushing for those protections to be enshrined…
…the way for more challenges against seclusion and restraint throughout the US. We fought health care discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’re pushing for those protections to be enshrined…
…the Supreme Court’s 1999 Olmstead decision. When the U.S. healthcare system is slowly but surely recognizing the urgent need to address systemic health and healthcare disparities, it is past time…
…on the ACA as Congress tried again and again to strip affordable health care from millions of Americans and end protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Every time, you fought…
…ASAN has published multiple resources that help adults with cognitive disabilities understand and take control of our own health care, including our “Healthcare Transition Toolkit”[3] and “A Self Advocate’s Guide…
…sway more Senators towards voting yes. But the new bill is just as devastating for the millions of Americans whose health care is at stake in the Senate’s political gambling….
…Health Care It can be hard for autistic people to get the health care we need. Some obstacles to getting care are not having insurance, having insurance that doesn’t cover…
…care than people without disabilities. This includes sexual and reproductive health care. Access to good health care is a human right. Access to good sexual and reproductive health care is…
…care support network, integrate health care transition goals into their educational plans, and manage their health care. It includes useful guides and worksheets for keeping track of health care records,…
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