…ASAN urges the Committee to revise and reconsider language in the final report which implies that beneficiaries should not be allowed to make poor choices or choose to take risks…
…Method (RPM) (“Committee”), which the ASHA Board of Directors established in summer 2017.[1] We are deeply concerned that this Committee has failed to engage meaningfully with stakeholder communities, including and…
…one’s community and make use of its resources. It may additionally concern access to competitive, integrated employment in the community, as employment facilitates relationships, myriad opportunities for community participation, and…
…lot of federal rules that matter a lot to our community. Federal rules are made by the executive branch to make sure laws are followed. Some of these rules make…
…end subminimum wage in their states, supporting AAC users, creating resources for families, defending gender-affirming care for trans autistic people, protesting restraint and seclusion, creating local peer support networks, running…
…challenges our community faces in making our voices heard? The answer can only be found by coming together. Our only option is to engage in the hard work of organizing,…
…United States Supreme Court ruling on two combined cases, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce. The Court stopped using a decades-old legal principle known as…
…health care to autistic people of many different cultures) Services and supports: Augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) and communication strategies Home and community-based services (HCBS) Education Therapies & interventions besides mental health…
…barring voting by people under guardianship or otherwise adjudicated “mentally incompetent,” being placed under a guardianship order automatically rescinds one’s right to vote unless the guardianship order is later modified…
…to commemorate the lives of victims, and demand justice and equal protection under the law for all people with disabilities. Since 2012, ASAN and other disability rights organizations have come…
