…services and supports for autistic people and our families. Across the country, local communities have complained that at a time when state budget cutbacks are making investment in local disability…
…When these are the stakes, the question really does become about the value of our lives in and of themselves. I’m autistic. I have other disabilities and multiple chronic health…
…the Disability Community Moderated by Noor Pervez, this conversation with disability advocates doing work that ensures our community can vote. We’ll cover what barriers exist for our community and others…
…to commemorate the lives of victims, and demand justice and equal protection under the law for all people with disabilities. Since 2012, ASAN and other disability rights organizations have come…
…check out our last voting webinar, Prepare to Vote 101: Making a Plan! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdAFqgHd-ro Why Vote? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA2D8ffPc-Q Prepare to Vote 201: Combat Voting Barriers for You and Your Community https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef1Oh0YWXDU…
…educate individuals in underserved communities on organ transplantation and organ donation? People with disabilities are a notoriously underserved population, regardless of area, particularly BIPOC people with disabilities. ASAN recommends that…
…Ranking Member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives 237 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Oppose the “Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act…
…their models and practices to come into compliance with the regulations. Contrary to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ belief, the Final Rule does not merely require states to ensure…
…Ari Ne’eman, “Testimony to the Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee of the FDA,” https://autisticadvocacy.org/2014/04/asan-testimony-to-the-neurological-devices-panel-of-the-medical-devices-advisory-committee-of-the-fda/ [4] Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Parts 882 and 895 [Docket…
…health care to autistic people of many different cultures) Services and supports: Augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) and communication strategies Home and community-based services (HCBS) Education Therapies & interventions besides mental health…
