…equally strong commitment to autism acceptance. Upon the passage of the legislation authorizing this committee – the Combating Autism Act – a prominent parent-lobbyist announced “a federal declaration of war…
…which promotes research into employment supports and technologies that help people with disabilities work. And it would move NIDILRR from the Administration on Community Living, which emphasizes community-based employment for…
…compared them to people from the same neighborhoods found that the people who had been hospitalized were no more likely to commit violence than those who had not been hospitalized,…
…most significant disabilities, who have complex medical, behavioral, or communication needs, or who need support 24 hours a day–can successfully learn, live, and work in the community. We also know…
…on discriminatory assumptions. Community inclusion: Full inclusion in the community needs to be examined and research initiatives should focus on this very important aspect of adult life, and life for…
ASAN February Newsletter Dear friend, While we hunker down from the winter weather, we’re reminded that everyone should have a safe place in the community to call their own. From…
…lives and 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,…
…to work to ensure that people with disabilities can access robust community services. We submitted comments on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, providing feedback on a set of…
Nine years ago, Congress passed the Combating Autism Act (CAA), legislation that focused federal autism research and policy activities on creating a world without autistic people. In 2011, Congress re-authorized…
…the world of autism. Drawing on the principles of the cross-disability community on issues such as inclusive education, community living supports, and others, ASAN focuses on organizing the community of…
