…ASAN will submit formal public comments as part of this process. Other self-advocates’ public comments are vital to this process. We urge you to submit your comments on the proposed…
…This Rule Rules!: The HCBS Settings Rule and You Easy Read Plain Language Community Living Summit Resources Easy Read Plain Language Accessing Home and Community-Based Services: A Guide for Self…
…out of school with school staff every day. His locker was opened and randomly searched by school officials. He had to not bring scissors to school, which he needed for…
…unacceptable practices. Advocates for facilities that continue to practice these techniques have promoted the continued legality of these techniques as part of a “right to effective treatment.” The Commission agrees…
…Center in Canton, Massachusetts. ASAN has issued a statement with more information here. The FDA is currently taking public comments on the proposed rule. ASAN is preparing its own comments,…
…Guide for Autistic College Students and Those with Other Disabilities is available for sale on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.com. Disabled student activists can download a free PDF version here….
Dear friends, What’s scarier than ghosts and ghouls? Not enough funding for community supports! This October, we’ve been hard at work fighting for funding for home- and community-based services (HCBS),…
…research studies specifically examining the affective dimensions of empathy and alexithymia found no impairment in the affective responses of Autistic individuals. (Rogers, Dziobek, Hassenstab, Wolf, & Convit, 2007; Berthoz &…
…funding, and called for more research and efforts that focus on ways to improve the lives of all Autistic people rather than exclusively focusing on causation, physiology, and diagnosis. He…
…Long answer: all the components of the previous House and Senate bills are on the table, including: Taking the “affordable” out of Affordable Care Act. The Senate version of the…
