The following is testimony given at the New Jersey Legislature on Monday, March 5th, 2007 at the Assembly Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee. After the Committee session, ASAN…
…needs of our community. We’re fighting for emergency funding for home- and community-based services to get people out of dangerous congregate settings and into the community. We’ll keep holding Congress…
…We are appalled by these comments, and dismayed that it was necessary to release our statement once again repudiating the scapegoating of our community. We must never allow our community…
…Medicaid is one of the only sources of funding for long term services and supports in the community, which state Medicaid programs provide through their home and community-based services (HCBS)…
…lives in our communities. We have seen the Trump administration propose similar sets of cuts in their budget year after year, in blatant disregard for the lives of people with…
…Says.” NJ.com, 24 Oct. 2018, www.nj.com/news/2018/10/sick_children_were_kept_in_bug_infested_rooms_amid.html; Washburn, Lindy. “Adenovirus Outbreak in Wanaque Is over, but State Oversight Remains.” North Jersey Record, 12 Dec. 2018, www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2018/12/11/adenovirus-outbreak-wanaque-over-but-state-oversight-remains/2276347002/; Washburn, Lindy. “Wanaque Virus Outbreak…
…information circulating about our disability. We urge media and other community leaders to accurately reflect in their communications on this tragedy the lack of any connection between our community and…
…I’ve had the privilege of meeting…. probably thousands of us, along with our parents. To find that autistic community. And to realize that we are a community. And within our…
…concerned about what recent and future Supreme Court decisions will mean for our communities, and we will fight to ensure our human rights are protected! For decades, the disability community…
…Decision-Making and Transition to the Community: Conclusions and Recommendations” provides recommendations for the use of supported decision-making in four aspects of successful community living: Housing, Relationships and Natural Supports, Healthcare,…
