This statement is available as a PDF here. ASAN is relieved to see that, after a year of relentless advocacy by the disability community, Congress has finally begun to address…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network praises the US Department of Education for its newly issued Final Rule, eliminating the ability of states to apply assessments based on modified academic achievement…
…to reach me, I can be contacted at aneeman@autisticadvocacy.org or at my office line at 202-596-1056. Endnotes: 1 http://www.stateofthestates.org/documents/Delaware.pdf 2 http://www.stateofthestates.org/documents/UnitedStates.pdf 3 https://risp.umn.edu/media/download/cms/media/risp/2013_risp_profiles/DE.pdf 4 https://risp.umn.edu/media/download/cms/media/risp/2013_risp_profiles/US.pdf 5 https://risp.umn.edu/media/download/cms/media/risp/2013_risp_profiles/MD.pdf 6 https://risp.umn.edu/media/download/cms/media/risp/2013_risp_profiles/NH.pdf…
…very often. ASAN thinks our country should end guardianship and try something else. State Guardianship Laws There is no law on guardianship which applies to the whole U.S. government. Instead,…
This statement is available as a Word document and in PDF format. Last week, eight-year-old Jude Mirra’s mother, Gigi Jordan, was sentenced to eighteen years in prison for killing her…
…never meaningfully enforced – but now the proposed regulation promises to change that, applying the same common sense rules of the road as already exist for affirmative action on the…
…autistic differences, not to reverse the symptoms of autism.”[xxvi] Thanks to ASAN Research Committee Chair Steven Kapp for drafting this statement. [i] Fein, D., Barton, M., Eigsti, I.-M., Kelley, E.,…
On October 21st, 2015, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued the following statement regarding Sesame Workshop’s “Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children” initiative: ASAN is proud to…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), the leading national advocacy organization run by and for Autistic people speaking for ourselves, and the Association for Autistic Community (AAC), an Autistic-run organization…
…characteristics of an institution, such as lack of privacy or rules about when people can eat and sleep. This is an unprecedented opportunity for the disability community to support a…
