…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…
…important to remember: “community” and “allies.” While Autistic people bear the brunt of society’s harmful misunderstandings of and negative attitudes toward Autism, we are–like all people–members of various communities. We…
Day of Mourning Virtual DC Vigil Our DC vigil began with remarks from ASAN Executive Director Julia Bascom. “The full list of names we’ve been collecting for the past 11…
…CPSD is an advocacy network of 21 national organizations who have come together to bring about a significant modernization of the federal adult system of services and supports for persons…
Sally Jones is sick and tired of the swarms of angry bees terrorizing her humble home of Normaltown, California. So we’re giving her the tools she needs to tell her…
…organization’s means of funding services. Given the huge sums of money Autism Speaks raises from local communities as compared to the miniscule sums it gives back, it is not an…
…complicated for everyone. But if you’re a student on the autism spectrum who is about to enter higher education for the first time, it might be a little bit more…
…adults and those with other developmental disabilities, the ACA expands Medicaid coverage for comprehensive community-based personal attendant services in addition to strengthening and incentivizing coverage for home and community based…
…Lydia X. Z. Brown, lydia@autistichoya.com IDAHO Moscow, ID Tina Baldwin, christina.ann.baldwin@gmail.com ILLINOIS Chicago, IL Amaranthe Zinzani, arzinzani90@gmail.com KANSAS Valley Center, KS Sabrina Percival, silver47protons@gmail.com MAINE Portland, ME Maine Autism Collective,…
…all settings which operate under the name “community”. By putting in place minimum standards to ensure that Home and Community Based Service are delivered in the community, CMS will be…
