…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!…
…Since Texas has never adopted statewide crisis standards despite repeated requests from the disability community, the Texas complaint challenges the North Texas Mass Critical Care Guidelines issued by the North…
…you on May 2nd, 2019, as well as public comments submitted by ASAN on April 29th, 2019, regarding the composition of the National Quality Forum’s (NQF) panel to set national…
Tomorrow at 2 PM, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee will be taking a step to advance H.R. 4631, which would reauthorize the Combating Autism Act. The current version…
…services can include developmental approaches regarding social communication, sensory integration, emotional regulation, and adaptive skills. Until now, much advocacy for coverage of “autism interventions” has focused on purely behavioral approaches,…
…LGBT community was instrumental in our fight against the Murphy bill, which would have stripped away key civil rights protections from many autistic people. Our communities are interconnected, and our…
…the Department of Homeland Security is taking comments on the rule. Anyone can comment on the rule, and the government is required to read and respond to the comments. It…
…Neumeier on behalf of ASAN at Appendix A.As the FDA notes in its comments on functional communication training, the most effective interventions consider the perspective of the person with a…
…commitment of people with mental health disabilities. After deaths like Jordan’s, our community sees an increase in justifications for involuntary commitment, where people with disabilities are put in a psychiatric…
…Security, and other essential services that allow people with disabilities to live good lives in our communities. The disability community cannot afford these cuts. For those who will lose access…
