…coalition partners at the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities. Disabled people have a right to live safely in our own communities. Our schools, workplaces, support workers, healthcare facilities, and homes…
…these injustices, 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…
…with intellectual disabilities. Open to international Affiliates. Your group can be from outside the United States. Download Affiliates in Action Application STEP (Self-advocates Transforming Equitable Policy): These grants are only…
…in languages beyond English and Spanish, especially Asian American and Pacific Islander languages given lagging vaccination rates for Asian American and Pacific Islanders with disabilities.10 Similarly, while the CDC does…
…goal of these policies is to “eradicate” transgender people from public life by making gender-affirming care impossible to access. The overlap between the autistic and transgender communities makes these policies…
…Shootings, Mother Jones, (June 19, 2014 10:00AM) http://www.motherjones*]}*.com/politics/2014/06/myth-vs-fact-violence-mental-health-jeffrey-swanson.and the National Review19D.J. Jaffe, Preventing the Seriously Mentally Ill From Owning Guns Is Not Enough, National Review, (Jan. 5, 2016 6:12PM) http://www.nationalreview.com/article/429272/obama-executive-order-guns-mental-illness-treatment.).…
…was killed the year before. Trans and gender-nonconforming people are an essential part of the autistic community; our communities and our struggles are closely intertwined. Today, ASAN solemnly recognizes the…
…<http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/20547982/ 2013/01/09/fda-meets-on-school-shock-device-warns-of-violations> Bersinger v. Behavior Research Institute of California. State of California Department of Social Services. No. L230-1278. N.p: n.p., January 1982. Web. <http://www.motherjones.com/files/legacy/news/feature/2007/09/ca_investigation_1982.pdf> Brown, Lydia. “The End of Torture…
…Act requires that schools, like many other public services, provide “effective communication” for their students with disabilities. This can include providing a sign-language interpreter for Deaf students, using sound amplification…
…community to share strategies and stories of resilience and activism, public policy advocacy, and community engagement. During the speeches, though the room was full of Autistics and allies alike, the…
