…Congress should make common-sense changes that will ensure that federal funds are better used to benefit the community that this legislation is designed to serve. We are urging a re-alignment…
…Loud Hands anthology must be submitted to Julia Bascom at jbascom@autisticadvocacy.org. View [link: http://theloudhandsproject.tumblr.com/submissionsguidelines ] the submission guidelines. Autistic Self Advocate Recognized as “Super Teen” Andrew Collins, a high school…
…transition to adulthood. However, given this recognition, it is especially concerning that this proposal contains limited language supporting either self-directed services and community living. Support for community living is especially…
…most don’t come in that often, though some do). If we had all this on computer, we wouldn’t have to fill out two forms every visit; we’d just have to…
…with disabilities to live in our communities. But it’s harder for disabled people of color to access community living.“Crisis in our Communities: Racial Disparities in Community Living” explains how policy…
…only recommends masks in schools in counties with “High” COVID-19 Community Levels. The new criteria for community risk levels reflect admissions and hospital capacity, but deprioritize case counts and do…
…a meeting so that we can open up a line of communication with you and your team as health care reform takes center stage. The disability community has advocated that…
…without disabilities. A community can be a neighborhood, town, or city. It can be any place where disabled and non-disabled people both live. Community living also means getting to make…
…AASPIRE team members come from three interrelated communities: The autistic adult community The academic community, and The support and service community The autistic community partner is The Autistic Self Advocacy…
…and Community-Based Services in integrated settings that offer full access to the community. Home and community-based services are an important source of support for many people with disabilities who need…
