…they commit. Police violence and overpolicing affect people with disabilities, overwhelmingly people of color with disabilities, in many ways. Because of police violence, many of our community members are not…
…to contact your Representatives this weekend. Here’s how: Use ContactingCongress.org to find your Representative’s phone numbers. When you call, you can use our script below, and if you don’t speak,…
…Living Summit (May 3rd and 4th, 2018) Resources Accessing Home and Community-Based Services: A Guide for Self Advocates Keeping The Promise: Self Advocates Defining the Meaning of Community Living ASAN…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network appreciates the opportunity to submit comments for the April 4th, 2023 IACC meeting. In our last comments to the IACC, ASAN supported research on communication…
…services that people depend on to live in the community. Eliminating the essential health benefits and allowing insurance companies to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions will be have a…
…depend on to live, work, and participate in our communities. It will still make insurance harder to buy, and allow insurance companies to charge you more money for worse health…
…IACC Research Question 5’s entries in the Autism Research Database contain only a few studies directly addressing these issues. Although IACC Research Question 6, “Lifespan Issues,” includes a few studies…
…http://web.archive.org/web/20130807091731/http://autisticlondon.com/2011/09/this-is-our-life/; Autism Speaks, Autism Every Day, (May 9, 2006), www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0vCz2KWMM0; See Autism speaks documentry ever: Mom Spoke on wanting to murder her kid right in front of the child, YouTube,…
…family members, disability service providers, and representatives from Bitterroot People First and Summit Independent Living Center. Other studies have found that people with developmental disabilities are more likely to be…
…Parent Magazine Chattanooga TN Families of Children on the Autism Spectrum (FOCAS) Westminster MD Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. Bethpage NY Family Voices Washington DC Frontier Community Services Soldotna…
