Racism is a Public Health Issue
…care coordinator: I cannot confidently say that I always feel safe while navigating the public health system and trying to obtain access to my care or services. Of course this…
August 24, 2021
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Disability Community Letter on FDA Demographic Subgroup Data
…with special health care needs, including individuals with disabilities and those who need chronic care or end-of-life health care.”) [5] Michele Capella-McDonnall, “The Need for Health Promotion for Adults…
December 2, 2013
ASAN Comments on Public Charge ANPRM
…health care and housing, as well as higher rates of homelessness and poverty – all of which are social determinants of health. Similar racism-related health inequities may occur in other…
October 26, 2021
ASAN Comment on Healthy Pennsylvania 1115 Demonstration Application
…Pennsylvania default all persons into the High Risk Benefit Plan. 3. The Healthy PA Demonstration Application Does Not Adequately Address Federal Mental Health Parity Requirements The Mental Health…
April 10, 2014
Transcript and Video of Julia Bascom’s Keynote at Drexel University
…making us appear less autistic. We don’t want genetic tests that can diagnose autistic people before we are born. We want better health care. We want better services. If you…
January 11, 2021
🎃ASAN October Update 🎃
ASAN October Newsletter Dear friend, It’s the most boo-tiful time of year, but we’re still fighting some of the scariest things our community deals with, like discriminatory health care systems,…
October 31, 2023
ASAN Applauds Proposed 504 Updates from HHS
…to the disability community, including: Disability discrimination in health care settings Discrimination against disabled people who need organ transplants or life-saving care Measuring the value of treatment without discriminating against…
September 8, 2023
Who We Are
…health for underserved communities in Philadelphia as an Americorps VISTA, and in inclusive career development and employment supports for undergraduate students as a graduate assistant at Drexel University. His passion…
June 25, 2021
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Files Amicus Brief Challenging Discriminatory Denial of Health Care
…CEO. “A disabled child with parents who prefer to withhold medical care that would save the child, or who succumb to pressure from hospital doctors to withhold care, should not…
February 2, 2015
Improving Health Care
ASAN’s Paula C. Durbin-Westby was quoted in a HealthLeaders article on providing better health care services to the Autistic population by means of care coordination programs. Medical providers need to…
April 8, 2010