…of religious identity and community. Huan Vuong Northern Virginia Community College (Alexandria, VA) Huan is an autistic student at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). He is non-speaking but…
The following is testimony given at the New Jersey Legislature on Monday, March 5th, 2007 at the Assembly Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee. After the Committee session, ASAN…
…needs of our community. We’re fighting for emergency funding for home- and community-based services to get people out of dangerous congregate settings and into the community. We’ll keep holding Congress…
…people who use alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) methods have the opportunity to communicate during the process of child or adult protection services investigations make decisions about their own lives….
…We are appalled by these comments, and dismayed that it was necessary to release our statement once again repudiating the scapegoating of our community. We must never allow our community…
…Medicaid is one of the only sources of funding for long term services and supports in the community, which state Medicaid programs provide through their home and community-based services (HCBS)…
…don’t have to follow the rule yet. They only have to follow the rule if it gets passed. The FDA asked for public comments on the proposed rule. Public comments…
…lives in our communities. We have seen the Trump administration propose similar sets of cuts in their budget year after year, in blatant disregard for the lives of people with…
…information circulating about our disability. We urge media and other community leaders to accurately reflect in their communications on this tragedy the lack of any connection between our community and…
…I’ve had the privilege of meeting…. probably thousands of us, along with our parents. To find that autistic community. And to realize that we are a community. And within our…
