…can be found here: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-MH-08-016.html. This RFI provides an excellent opportunity for self-advocates and allies to make our voices heard. Members of the IACC are very interested in hearing from…
…Autistic people and their families get the supports they need. In response to talk of autism as an “epidemic” and a “tragedy,” both Autistic witnesses had responses. Mr. Ne’eman noted…
ASAN November Newsletter Dear friend, As we’ve begun wrapping up the year, we’re still hard at work here at ASAN! We’ve celebrated self-advocacy and looked back at the work we’ve…
…about COVID-19 and wearing a mask” in English. Click here to download it in Spanish. There is also a video! In English: https://youtu.be/o_XghMnQTpM In Spanish: https://youtu.be/ZR8D88OU4y8 There are now COVID-19…
…Here are some figures from the 2009 Strategic Plan. Recommended budget for diagnosis and assessment: $133,600,000 For biology and risk factor research, $179,000,000. For causes and prevention, $216,400,000 [almost 28%…
…elected officials that it’s time to #StopTheBees. Sally Jones, Normaltown, and the angry bee epidemic are made-up. But the tools she’s using are real. Click anywhere on this box to…
…2015, 7:00AM), https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/22/immigrant-mothers-dilley-family-detention-center-texas. ↑12 Stuart Anderson, What Happens to the Children Now? Forbes (June 21, 2018, 1:07AM), https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2018/06/21/what-happens-to-the-children-now/#3428c1705632. ↑13 Anne Lorek et al., The Mental and Physical Health Difficulties of…
…of the States online data set, available at http://www.stateofthestates.org/documents/NewJersey.pdf; US data profile available at http://www.stateofthestates.org/documents/UnitedStates.pdf [3] See settlement agreement in Disability Rights New Jersey v. Velez, agreement available at http://www.bazelon.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=lwXX02W3Q_4%3d&tabid=182….
…in the ADA. The ADA’s definition of “major life activities” includes many aspects of disability relevant to education, such as “standing, lifting, bending… reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating.” 28 C.F.R. §…
…in the U.S. Follow the Money: The U.S. Budget and You Community Living Summit Resources Real Work For Real Pay: A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Employment Policy A Self-Advocate’s Guide to…
