May 2012 Newsletter
…we released key talking points for community members to use in their comments during the American Psychiatric Association’s public comment period on the DSM-5. Over the course of the last…
May 18, 2012
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ASAN Comments on HIPAA Privacy Rule
…Advocacy Network[1] appreciates this opportunity to offer information and comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office for Civil Rights as part of its Request for Information…
February 14, 2019
ASAN Joins Letter Opposing Harmful Mental Health Bill
…202-466-3311 or bornstein@civilrights.org. Respectfully submitted: The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights ACAMP ADAPT ADAPT Montana Advocates For Children of NY AFCAMP African Caribbean American Parents of Children with…
March 9, 2016
⚖️ ASAN January Update ⚖️
…threat that has come this month. The barrage of attacks on our communities is intentionally tiring and hard to follow, and we feel that too. We will continue pushing against…
January 31, 2025
ASAN Opposes Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett
…why the ACA is important to us. For the disability community, access to health care is a fundamental civil rights issue. The ACA is foundational to that right. Confirming Judge…
October 2, 2020
Letter to Secretary Becerra towards achieving equitable COVID-19 recovery that centers the disability community
…to civil rights. To that end, we look forward to the HHS Office for Civil Rights publishing a CSC toolkit to assist states with compliance with federal standards. A toolkit…
February 25, 2022
ASAN Statement on Updated Autism Diagnosis Numbers Amidst Attacks on Autistic People
…administration to undermine the health and civil rights of people with disabilities and other marginalized communities. Kennedy has undertaken mass firings and an attempt to drastically reorganize the Department of…
April 15, 2025
Community Living Is A Human Right: How To Fight For Services, Supports, and Real Homes for Disabled People
…Toolkit on Improving Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Getting and Advocating for Community-Based Housing ASAN Position Statements and Work on Community Living ASAN to Nevada: Betty’s Village is Not Community…
June 25, 2020
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Comments Re: Department of Education’s Proposed Amendments to Regulations Implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
These comments are available as a PDF here. June 30, 2022 U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg. 400 Maryland Avenue, SW…
July 5, 2022
Action Alert: Send Comments Now on Community Services in California
Dear friends, The federal government has announced a new rule that will make sure that Medicaid-funded home and community-based services are actually in the community. Home and community based services…
December 3, 2014