…Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (S.533) is a bill that would give states and businesses the help they need to create competitive integrated employment opportunities for disabled people. Competitive…
…functioning labels fail to help their children access supports and services (Shannon Des Roches Rosa, 2021). For example, the “profound autism” term conflates needing 24/7 support, “being unable to be…
…the concentration of people with disabilities in housing complexes where rental subsidies will be used. New Jersey proposes to only allow the use of rental subsidies in housing complexes (that…
…coalition partners at the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities. Disabled people have a right to live safely in our own communities. Our schools, workplaces, support workers, healthcare facilities, and homes…
…intellectual disabilities. Open to international Affiliates. Your group can be from outside the United States. Download Affiliates in Action Application STEP (Self-advocates Transforming Equitable Policy): These grants are only for…
…in languages beyond English and Spanish, especially Asian American and Pacific Islander languages given lagging vaccination rates for Asian American and Pacific Islanders with disabilities.10 Similarly, while the CDC does…
…Shootings, Mother Jones, (June 19, 2014 10:00AM) http://www.motherjones*]}*.com/politics/2014/06/myth-vs-fact-violence-mental-health-jeffrey-swanson.and the National Review19D.J. Jaffe, Preventing the Seriously Mentally Ill From Owning Guns Is Not Enough, National Review, (Jan. 5, 2016 6:12PM) http://www.nationalreview.com/article/429272/obama-executive-order-guns-mental-illness-treatment.).…
…goal of these policies is to “eradicate” transgender people from public life by making gender-affirming care impossible to access. The overlap between the autistic and transgender communities makes these policies…
…<http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/20547982/ 2013/01/09/fda-meets-on-school-shock-device-warns-of-violations> Bersinger v. Behavior Research Institute of California. State of California Department of Social Services. No. L230-1278. N.p: n.p., January 1982. Web. <http://www.motherjones.com/files/legacy/news/feature/2007/09/ca_investigation_1982.pdf> Brown, Lydia. “The End of Torture…
…community to share strategies and stories of resilience and activism, public policy advocacy, and community engagement. During the speeches, though the room was full of Autistics and allies alike, the…
