…the poverty, social exclusion and segregation faced by people with disabilities need to understand and expound upon the underlying social and cultural root causes of the issues they are observing….
…2007 RFI you see that approximately 90 comments were received on services and related issues, under the treatments section. If we add comments about education, assistive technology, and concerns about…
…Civil Liberties Union, the Bazelon Center for Mental Health, and the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, we urge members of the House of Representatives to oppose passage of H.R. 1112, the…
…organization’s means of funding services. Given the huge sums of money Autism Speaks raises from local communities as compared to the miniscule sums it gives back, it is not an…
…with a long history of contributions to the autistic community, is a great first step. At the same time, I note that there remains a distinct under-representation of autistic representatives…
…all people under guardianship fighting for their rights. We are still fighting for the integrated employment and fair wages that our communities deserve. The Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act…
…Communities Act. Violence against children requires action and serious investments in evidence-based policies and practices that keep students and staff safe and do not directly undermine academic success and criminalize…
…Act and the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision and provide the Federal Medicaid resources necessary for states to fulfill those promises, so that no people with disabilities or older adults are…
…in COVID relief. We released comments and a statement regarding the selection of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) committee members. We are pleased to see a more representative cohort…
…secure the rights of all people to be treated equally under the law. Our petition can be found at: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/AttwoodHenault and if you are interested in e-mailing directly tony@tonyattwood.com.au is…
