…alert, the legislation is missing important amendments that are needed to (1) ensure self-advocates are full partners in the research, planning and service-provision processes; (2) focus more funding on services-research…
…did not involve self-advocates in research and planning. The legislation created an unbalanced research agenda in which less than one percent of autism research dollars were spent to fund studies…
…to add, “The lack of any data on adults represents a serious gap in CDC’s efforts. When the United Kingdom conducted an adult prevalence study, it found the same rate…
…disabilities. On September 27, NCD issued “Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children.” The report contains an in-depth policy study combined with real life…
…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!…
…world to take control of our own lives and the future of our common community, and seek to organize the autistic community to ensure our voices are heard in the…
…the disability community, and we will defend that with everything we have. From community integration to defending our rights across the lifespan, I’m proud of the leadership role we are…
…to support social interaction for people with a variety of disabilities and communication needs. Color communication badges were first developed by Autism Network International, and popularized by the Autistic community…
…billboards. This is a sign of the importance of working together as a community to address issues like this. A year and a half ago, it took the combined strength…
…community members. All of our community has the right to be who we are, as autistic people and as LGBTQ+ people. We know who we are, and efforts to claim…
