…the world of autism. Drawing on the principles of the cross-disability community on issues such as inclusive education, community living supports, and others, ASAN focuses on organizing the community of…
…summary of Benchmarks to Inclusion. Click here to download the Easy Read summary of Benchmarks to Inclusion. Click here to download the Plain Language summary of Benchmarks to Inclusion. …
…equally strong commitment to autism acceptance. Upon the passage of the legislation authorizing this committee – the Combating Autism Act – a prominent parent-lobbyist announced “a federal declaration of war…
…attempted to excuse and justify her murderer and paint the person who tried to kill her–her own mother–as the “real” victim. This is abhorrent. The facts are these: every child…
…with disabilities. We urge everyone to educate themselves on this issue so that we as a nation can stay focused on working towards real solutions. When we examine the evidence,…
…Rights Data Collection Data Snapshot: School Discipline 1 (Mar. 21, 2014), https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/crdc-discipline-snapshot.pdf. Suspended students were also more likely to be students with disabilities.7Id. The racial and ethnic disparities in the…
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),…
…of the committee to modify the scope of the NICS database in this way, intending instead merely to update the terminology it used to reflect modern sensibilities. But the actual…
…of Public Policy 1 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Guidance on Settings That Have the Effect of Isolating Individuals Receiving HCBS from the Broader Community 2, available at http://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid-chip-program-information/by-topics/long-term-services-and-supports/home-and-community-based-services/downloads/settings-that-isolate.pdf….
…about to experience higher education for the first time. Common issues include, but are not limited to, accessing appropriate accommodations, getting to places on time, and dealing with sensory issues…
