Hello, In the past, we’ve written to you about advocacy issues relating to the rights of adults and youth on the autism spectrum. Our voices have made a difference on…
Dear Friends, Advocates and Community Members, In one week, Congress will come back in session. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), in conjunction with the Alliance to Prevent Restraint, Aversive…
Hello, We have just been informed that H.R. 4247, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act is going to be marked up by the House Education and Labor…
Hello, On behalf of APRAIS (the Alliance to Prevent Restraint, Aversive Interventions and Seclusion), the Autistic Self Advocacy Network along with other APRAIS organizations is encouraging you to contact your…
For Immediate Release: March 4, 2010 Disability Coalition applauds passage of Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion Legislation Legislation that protects students with disabilities a key item on Coalition Agenda (Washington…
By Gwen McKay; originally posted on Shift Journal. How far would you be willing to go for a more attractive and socially pleasing look? Would you choose to sacrifice part…
By chaoticidealism; originally posted on the blog Reports from a Resident Alien. I hate SSI. SSI, for those of you who are lucky enough not to know about it, is…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ appointment of ASAN President Ari Ne’eman to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), a Federal advisory committee that coordinates all…
By Kate Goldfield; originally posted on the blog Aspie from Maine. My awakening to self-advocacy began about six months after I received my diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome. Asperger’s Syndrome is…
By Larry Arnold; originally posted on the blog In Regione Caecorum Rex Est Luscus. Picture a woman who is so physically impaired that she cannot even get out of bed…
