…Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (S.533) is a bill that would give states and businesses the help they need to create competitive integrated employment opportunities for disabled people. Competitive…
…functioning labels fail to help their children access supports and services (Shannon Des Roches Rosa, 2021). For example, the “profound autism” term conflates needing 24/7 support, “being unable to be…
…provide more opportunities for individuals to have control over their daily schedules and activities and to access the broader community, as required by the rule. Numerous other states have included…
…computer programs to help them make decisions, those computer programs can’t discriminate. “Medicaid Program: Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services” — referred to as the “Medicaid Access Rule” or “Access Rule”…
…intellectual disabilities. Teighlor McGee’s Grassroots Mini Grants Program has 2 different types of grants. They are: Affiliates in Action: These grants are only for ASAN affiliate groups. If your group…
…with disabilities, especially low-vision and blind communities.12 Similarly, using an online form to order at-home tests or masks will create significant access barriers for many people with disabilities and other…
…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.).…
…funds are provided only to institutional programs, residential programs, and other community programs, including educational programs in which individuals with developmental disabilities participate, that… meet minimum standards relating to provision…
…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…
