Save the Date! ASAN’s Annual Gala
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network’s Annual Gala! Wednesday, November 14, 2012 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Join us for a special celebration and fundraising event at The National Press Club…
September 21, 2012
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ASAN-Kentucky Comment on New HCBS Waiver Regulations
by Kristen Guin, ASAN-Kentucky I am writing on behalf of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network regarding the recent proposed new administrative regulations (907 KAR 12:010) for Kentucky’s Supports for Community…
October 2, 2012
What is an Ally?
by Kassiane S. Hang around any civil rights type discussion for any length of time and you’ll hear talk of allies. Not allies like “the side the US fought for…
October 4, 2012
ASAN Applauds National Council on Disability’s Report on Parents with Disabilities
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) has issued a statement applauding the National Council on Disability (NCD) for releasing a new report on safeguarding the parenting rights of people with…
October 8, 2012
October 15, 2012
October 2012 Newsletter
Message From the Board: Allies and Adversity ASAN Board This month’s newsletter deals with a few tough and controversial issues facing the Autistic community and our allies. Those words are…
October 20, 2012
Calling People the R word
by Alyssa Trigger Warning: R-slur as an insult, discussion of such (censored except in quotations and in a screen shot.) This is how we begin, sort of: I say sort…
October 25, 2012
October 29, 2012
Autistics Speaking Day 2012: Reclaiming Voice
by Ari Ne’eman Holidays are funny things – they come around once a year, and remind us of feelings and ideas that we shouldn’t have ever let ourselves forget. Whether…
November 1, 2012
ASAN Statement on the Recent Pediatrics Study on Inclusive Education
Recently, an article published in the journal Pediatrics argued that inclusion in the general education classroom was not an evidence-based indicator of improved postsecondary outcomes for autistic students. The Autistic…
November 5, 2012