The Autistic Self Advocacy Network opposes the final position statements from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) regarding Facilitated Communication (FC) and Rapid Prompting Method (RPM). These statements take…
…explicit argument[s] that doing so would protect the general public from having to live with these people, and from allowing these people to infect the general public, either through being…
…the Sentencing of Kelli Stapleton The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), the nation’s leading advocacy organization run by and for autistic individuals, and the undersigned organizations dedicated to promoting…
ASAN February Newsletter Dear friend, No matter how short the month is, there’s plenty of work going on here at ASAN! From educating our community on contagious illnesses to urging…
…to restart the rulemaking process. The JRC will certainly challenge any new rule in court as they have with previous attempts to ban torture in the name of treatment, but…
…in diversity and leadership. SARTAC compiles resources on self-advocacy for the public, and provides trainings and fellowship opportunities to self-advocacy organizations. Learn more at http://selfadvocacyinfo.org. Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership in…
…Who We Are The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization run by and for autistic people. ASAN is a national grassroots disability rights organization for the autistic…
…fights this year won’t end on a high note. ASAN is outraged at the DC Circuit’s refusal to reconsider a court ruling that allows the Judge Rotenberg Center to continue…
…people, people with disabilities, and the public health while minimizing potential harms. The letter is available as a PDF here: https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025.05.12-NIH-Data-Platform-Coalition-Letter-v8-Updated.pdf ASAN’s latest statement on the registry is here: https://autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/hhs-walks-back-autism-registry-plans/…
…and navigating raises, promotions, and retirement. Resources and Partners To learn more about the work that ASAN and Drexel are doing on research: www.autisticadvocacy.org/Research https://drexel.edu/autisminstitute/research/research-policy-analytics-center/ https://policyimpactproject.org/a-note-on-the-iacc-committee-meeting-public-comments/ www.aaspire.org https://airpnetwork.ucla.edu/about/arrb https://www.autism-insar.org/page/InsarARC www.policyimpactproject.org…
