…law’s implementation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Download a copy here and let us know what you think by e-mailing info@autisticadvocacy.org. Feel free to share with your friends….
…in two versions: Our Easy Read edition. The Easy Read version is written in Plain Language. It uses large text and uses images to support the text. Click here to download…
…complexity of the gender spectrum, as though trans autistic women and girls aren’t a crucial part of our community. We still see significant underdiagnosis in communities of color, and we…
…with people with disabilities has to be as good as communication with people without disabilities. Bad or limited communication will not do. Doctors and insurance companies have to give people…
…important conversations about our lives and the services we rely on. The ACA Toolkit has three parts: Part 1: A Self-Advocate’s Guide to the Affordable Care Act This 15-page guide…
…community and our rights. This decision will have dangerous ripple effects far beyond abortion, and we have grave concerns about its effects on people with disabilities. We issued a memo…
…composition of the committee, and that is to include another agency with a focus on actual research across the lifespan. For example, the The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation…
…approaches to community safety that provide alternatives to the police and the criminal legal system, including access to community-based crisis services and other community initiatives that reduce interactions with police….
…questioning pertained to the contraindication form that had come up numerous times throughout the trial. Dr. Joseph had testified that Dr. Robert Von Heyn, one of defendants in the case,…
…concerned about what recent and future Supreme Court decisions will mean for our communities, and we will fight to ensure our human rights are protected! For decades, the disability community…
