Register Now for 2011 Autism Summer Institute
The 2011 Autism Summer Institute at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability is coming up soon. Make sure to register now! This conference, now in its 13th year,…
June 7, 2011
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The Autistic Community Mourns the Passing of Alyric
Alyric, a long-time activist and supporter of autistic rights and neurodiversity, passed away on April 18, 2009, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Her blog A Touch of…
April 22, 2009
Jewish Federations of North America Seek to Amend Combating Autism Act
An action alert issued by the Jewish Federations of North America calls for amendments to the Combating Autism Act of 2006, which is due to expire on September 30, 2011….
June 8, 2011
ASAN’s Comments on Proposed Rulemaking on Home and Community Based Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dept of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS—229—P PO Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: CMS—22296-P Comments from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network on…
June 10, 2011
ACTION ALERT: What Does Community Mean To You? Let Medicaid Know!
What does community mean to you? For some people, this question doesn’t mean much but for the hundreds of thousands of Americans receiving Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS),…
June 10, 2011
Autism Education for Law Enforcement Officers
Lydia Brown, an Autistic self-advocate who is active with ASAN’s Greater Boston chapter, has prepared the following Action Alert on behalf of the Autism Women’s Network regarding proposed legislation to…
July 6, 2011
Neurodiversity Symposium at Syracuse University
ASAN is currently gathering interest for a new chapter at Syracuse University, where a neurodiversity symposium will take place August 5, 2011. The announcement below was reposted from the event…
July 19, 2011
About ASAN
Our Mission The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should…
May 26, 2011
Disability & Neurological Diversity
By Ilise Feitshans Disability, if viewed appropriately as a universal facet of the human condition, is a cross cutting issue that unites all people: Everyone has a disability, everyone has…
November 24, 2006
The Loud Hands Project
Our Story: The Loud Hands Project is a publishing effort by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. Currently, we are raising money towards the creation of our first and foundational anthology…
December 29, 2011