…health communities, the disability community revolted. ASAN, in conjunction with NCIL and several other groups, led a number of letters to NQF, CMS, and the Administration on Community Living, and…
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…
…community organizations and residents such as the Boy Scouts into Betty’s Village does not integrate the residents into the community at all. This “reverse integration” strategy merely gives community organizations…
…TC Denome, cdenome@students.pitzer.edu Long Beach, CA Christana Koch, kochchristiana388@gmail.com Merced, CA Megan Lambert, meganlambert1998@gmail.com Napa, CA Espi, pranzadia@gmail.com Port Hueneme, CA Karen Reilly, karen@oceanviewinfo.com San Francisco, CA George Fuller, george162@icloud.com…
…policy analyst on Senator Tom Harkin’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee staff. In 2012, Zoe created the annual Disability Day of Mourning vigil, a national, cross-disability event which commemorates…
…their right to supports to use their most effective form of communication. This groundbreaking complaint sounds a call to action to protect the communication rights of all autistic people who…
…the future of our common community, and seek to organize the autistic community to ensure our voices are heard in the national conversation about us. Nothing About Us, Without Us!…
…Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposed rule to ban electrical stimulation devices for self-injurious or aggressive behavior, and they asked for public comments on the rule. ASAN submitted comments encouraging…
…out for when the time to send comments here! ASAN also submitted comments to the IACC RFI on Co-Occurring Conditions, and we appreciate everyone who submitted their own comments too!…
…provide written testimony on the importance of Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) to the disability community. ASAN is a 501(c)(3) advocacy organization run by and for autistic people. People with disabilities…
