What We Believe
…own way. Some autistic people need support to communicate, like Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). AAC is a way to communicate without talking, like using picture cards, a letter board,…
…own way. Some autistic people need support to communicate, like Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). AAC is a way to communicate without talking, like using picture cards, a letter board,…
…where AAC users are the authority on AAC and where AAC users, SLPs, support staff, doctors, parents, family, and others who are interested in AAC can ask questions and get…
…access to food or visitors at any time, and be physically accessible. 42 C.F.R. §§ 441.301(c)(4)(vi), 441.530(a)(1)(vi), 441.710(a)(1)(vi)). In addition, the Final Rule bars HCBS funding from going toward settings…
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…compliance. A Research Brief explaining how scattered-site supported housing can help states meet the integration and choice standards in the New Rule. A Fact Sheet on integrated housing for people…
…including an anthology on autism and employment, and another collection about relationships and sexuality. ACI Summer Leadership Academy This year will also mark the return of our Summer Leadership Academy,…
…The article, describing an incident in which a teacher put an Autistic child in a bag with a drawstring in a school hallway, can be read on national news sites…
…exploiting those it purports to help. The letter will be released on Wednesday, October 7 by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), the leading advocacy organization run by and for…
…using supported decision-making. The accountant is helping them. The accountant is their supporter. It is normal to need help making some decisions. Supported decision-making is important to people with disabilities….
…is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity.”6 We the undersigned urge…