…The November 7 transition plan proposes to assess various categories of service provider, including group homes, work activity programs, adult residential facilities, and adult day care facilities. Although assessing settings…
…Little Lobbyists discusses the need for changed policies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39Py5ehq4sg Mia Ives Rublee of Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress unpacks access to testing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6BQnsdfJks Natalie Kean of…
…toolkit goes over what you should include in your comment. Anyone can submit a public comment! Public comments do not need to be long or complicated. The FDA wants to…
…way for self-advocates to make our needs and priorities known when it comes to public policy. Research priorities should reflect what the autistic community needs. You can also read our…
…need, long-established best practices indicate that children do best when they live with loved ones, receive needed care in the home, and are included in their communities. The outbreak at…
…Security Income (SSI), who also require the services of a representative payee, to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Specifically, a person who requires a representative payee “due…
…that has had a profound impact on how we live our lives and has had a profound impact on how we view ourselves. Some of that impact comes in the…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is investigating employers’ use of personality tests to screen job applicants as part of applications for employment and the broader hiring process. These tests may…
…issuers may take into account such factors in provider oversight activities, including setting provider qualifications and establishing provider networks. We further ask the Departments to clarify that in such an…
…Millions of People with Disabilities, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (June 14, 2017), https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snap-provides-needed-food-assistance-to-millions-of-people-with. [8] The Arc, Housing Issues for People with Disabilities, https://www.thearc.org/what-we-do/public-policy/policy-issues/housing (last visited December 7, 2018)….
