💖ASAN February Update 💖
…in our Communities: Racial Disparities in Community Living addresses these disparities and more. Definitions and Beyond and Crisis In Our Communities are only first steps towards making these conversations accessible…
…in our Communities: Racial Disparities in Community Living addresses these disparities and more. Definitions and Beyond and Crisis In Our Communities are only first steps towards making these conversations accessible…
…impact on the disability community, it’s unconscionable to leave out aid for programs like home- and community-based services and Medicaid. Also unconscionable is using autism as an excuse for hate…
…C.F.R. § 164.510 (b)(4). [10] Jessica Wright, “Depression common among men with autism, study finds,” Spectrum News(August 24, 2015), https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/depression-common-among-men-with-autism-study-finds/; Luigi Mazzone et. al., Psychiatric comorbidities in asperger syndrome and…
…submitting comments on the proposed rule to the SSA and we encourage Autistic people and our allies to do the same.[2] [1] https://www.ssa.gov/regulations/NPRM–Implementation%20of%20the%20NICS%20Improvement%20Amendments%20Act%20of%202007%20(NIAA).PDF [2] The proposed rule has not yet…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YQArDwrEAo&feature=youtu.be Thank you so much to the Autistic Self Advocacy Network for honoring me and my work with the Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education. But thank you…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k400kB9yi5Y [Asian American woman sitting in front of a webcam inside her bedroom. She is wearing a navy blue hoodie with a teal blue vest. She is wearing a mask…
…Center in Canton, Massachusetts. ASAN has issued a statement with more information here. The FDA is currently taking public comments on the proposed rule. ASAN is preparing its own comments,…
…by permitting the health services research community to assist in the evaluation of compliance with MHPAEA. Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed rule FR–51552 Requirements…
…to see the impact specifically on marginalized communities. The public health emergency status provided care to many people who need care to survive the pandemic. Ending it harms our communities….
This April, ASAN will be working with activists and community members across the country to help launch Autism Acceptance Month, a celebration of Autistic culture and community. We want you…