…does not limit to Autistic Disorder, Asperger Disorder, PDD-NOS, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Nonverbal Learning Disorder, and Rett’s Syndrome. These two bills, which are identical joint files in the House and…
…have pushed back on incorrect, hateful ideas about vaccines and about the contributions disabled people make. Communities have led protests and marches to push back against racist anti-immigrant policies. When…
…Degree in Public Health Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to ASAN, he worked in community program development around housing and community health for underserved communities in Philadelphia as…
…map and the impending fists, terrified, and self-induce an asthma attack. The Robinson fascinates me. The edges curve, the lined coordinates uneven and gapped. I imagine my paper routes, imagine…
…LLC Bright Futures Advocacy and Counseling LLC Childhood Communication Services Citizens Commission on Human Rights, New England Chapter. Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council Community Legal Aid Society, Inc….
…an asylum if they want.” (http://www.nytimes*]}*.com/2012/01/20/health/film-about-treatment-of-autism-strongly-criticized-in-france.html) Autistic self-advocates around the world would like to voice their support for France to move toward more inclusive education and community-based service provision for…
…part of the autistic community. Our communities and our struggles are mixed together. A lot of the time, people do not understand or respect transgender autistic people. Their autonomy is…
…it alone, The Guardian (November 27, 2018, 10:01 a.m.), https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/27/gene-edited-babies-no-one-has-moral-warrant-go-it-alone; (3) Elliot Hosman, Slipping Into Eugenics? Nathaniel Comfort on the History Behind CRISPR, Biopolitical Times (July 23, 2015), https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical-times/slipping-eugenics-nathaniel-comfort-history-behind-crispr?id=8741. ASAN…
…experiences such as meals, visitors, and activities, or limit individuals’ opportunities to pursue community activities.” It is hard to imagine that such settings could ever be home and community-based. If…
…nursing homes. Others look more like houses, such as group homes or “intentional communities”. But all of these places are institutions. ASAN does not support any kind of institution. The…
