…all communities. Autistic Individuals Deserve Respect and Support. Public dialogue and policy must reflect the inherent value, rights, and diverse needs of Autistic people. Evidence-Based Policy Is Essential. We call…
…Community Living Summit Easy Read Plain Language “The Best Outcome We’ve Had”: Key Themes From A Self-Advocate Summit On Community Living Community Living: Laws, Rules, and Programs to Know About…
…to remain in the community,16See About Community Living, Administration for Community Living, last updated April 23, 2019, https://acl.gov/about-community-living; Long Term Supports and Services, The Arc, last accessed March 5, 2019,…
…community must fight alongside the many other communities harmed by this administration to protect our civil rights, the programs that our communities depend on, and our community from these attacks….
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…to utilize HCBS funds to support settings which are clearly not home and community-based. We urge CMS to consider the following recommendations to bring the proposed rule in compliance with…
These comments are available as a PDF here. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network appreciates the opportunity to submit comments for the July 10, 2024, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) meeting….
…Researchers should exhibit basic competency in Augmented and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices to include people with a wider range of communication needs in research. There must be consideration for barriers…
…community, the muscular dystrophy community, the Down syndrome community, and a wide variety of other parts of the community of people with disabilities that were present from birth and, basically,…
…the signing ceremony for the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. After years of advocacy, pushing and prodding and grueling activism, the world’s first comprehensive disability civil rights law was…
