…organizations concerned by this new proposed coding? A: Disability advocacy and professional organizations from a wide variety of backgrounds, including the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), The Arc, TASH, the…
…policymakers to define autism and other disability diagnoses. You can find information regarding how to comment on our website, along with talking points we released earlier in the year outlining…
…be given to research that helps us, like research on communication, community living, education, and health care for autistic people. Community Based Participatory Research ASAN supports Community Based Participatory Research…
…include organizations run by people with disabilities as well as those run by parents, other family members, professionals, providers and many others. Our coalition also includes groups representing a wide…
…this website to sell their designs, including many Autistic adults who oppose Autism Speaks. We are appalled by Cafe Press forcing vendors to raise funding for Autism Speaks against their…
…version of the Home and Community Based Services (or HCBS) Settings Rule. Prior to this regulation, there was not a standard federal definition of what “home and community based” meant….
…the EEOC filed suit seeking monetary and injunctive relief, including back wages, compensatory damages, and punitive damages. The EEOC also seeks to require the employer to establish policies to prevent…
…website. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network supports the right of students with disabilities to receive an inclusive education on an equal basis with all other students, with additional supports and…
…the Center. The purpose of the Center is to disseminate information and resources about autism via a website, social media, regional summits, and other methods. The purpose of the focus…
…on the autism spectrum and exclude self-advocates. As a result, ASAN opposes any long term re-authorization of CAA without badly needed investments in services and vital program reforms to ensure…
