…which evolved from ASAN’s model legislation to prohibit organ transplant discrimination, would clarify the rights of people with disabilities to be free from discrimination when seeking life-saving organ transplants. Historically,…
…meals or wash their dishes, you shouldn’t have to live in poverty.” Surely, such a principle should apply to all Americans, with and without disabilities. Download Our Legal Memo Here…
…isn’t really about data. It’s about justice. Because as a society, all across the globe, we tell narrow stories about autism, and they hobble us. Ideas and stories have real…
…operant (or consequence-based) conditioning. When asked about whether a psychotic patient could benefit from operant conditioning, specifically the use of aversives, he said that psychosis was not in fact a…
…world, and specifically to the defendants, about what they thought about how Andre was treated at JRC. After walking them through the claims that they had to decide on, he…
…Studying violence against people with disabilities makes it painfully clear how ever-present ableism is in our lives. Ableism keeps safety and justice out of our reach. Ableism makes abusers think…
…broader community, both because they tend to be geographically and architecturally isolated and because people living in these settings are housed primarily with other people with disabilities. Many settings offer…
…would be particularly dangerous for people with I/DD, as we frequently rely heavily on social service agencies to receive the services and supports necessary for us to live in our…
…too. It was estimated that approximately 5% of attendees at INSAR this year were openly–openly–autistic. This, obviously, was a bridge too far. INSAR had begun to make modest measures to…
…with young people with disabilities about their experiences with sexual health providers. These dialogues culminated in the creation of a guide for sexual and reproductive health providers about inclusion and…
