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…advocates and activists. We are grateful for the skills and resources ASAN has provided us. We frequently share many of the resources ASAN has created in our advocacy work and…
December 8, 2021
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May 2012 Newsletter
…of this, ASAN is working to help develop the resources necessary to make sure the self-advocacy movement isn’t left behind when the time comes to talk about details. Last week,…
May 18, 2012
Statement on FDA Proposed Rule Banning Use of Electric Shock Devices
…or degrading treatment or punishment http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session22/A.HRC.22.53_English.pdf For further inquiries on this subject, please email Samantha Crane, ASAN’s Director of Public Policy, at [email protected]; or Julia Bascom, ASAN’s Deputy Executive Director,…
April 22, 2016
ASAN Condemns Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care
…goal of bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth is ending gender-affirming care for transgender people of all ages. ASAN condemns these and similar laws that seek to deny gender-affirming…
March 22, 2023
ASAN Comments on Proposed Person-Centered Planning Panel
…Network (ASAN), a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization, is the nation’s leading self-advocacy organization by and for autistic people ourselves. For more information on ASAN, you can visit our website at: https://autisticadvocacy.org….
April 29, 2019
ASAN Releases New Resource On Medicaid Coverage for Autism Services
…expand coverage for autism services such as communication supports, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. ASAN released a resource on Medicaid coverage for individuals and families this July. ASAN’s resource for…
October 30, 2015
Medicaid: Let’s Fight for Our Health and for Services in the Community
…your Representative. ASAN’s Civic Engagement Toolbox For Self-Advocates tells you how to contact your Members of Congress. Work with ASAN on one of our campaigns to protect Medicaid. ASAN talks…
June 25, 2020
Affiliate Groups
ASAN affiliate groups are state and local disability advocacy groups that share a basic set of core values and policy positions with ASAN. Affiliate groups receive technical assistance, peer support,…
August 8, 2018
ASAN Opposes Citizenship Questions For 2020 Census
…20230 Re: Docket ID: USBC–2018–0005, Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2020 Census Dear Ms. Jessup, The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)[1] appreciates the opportunity to offer comments on the proposed…
August 8, 2018
Autism Research for Us: Creating an agenda led by the autistic community
Mission Statement ASAN and the Policy and Analytics Center (PAC), based at A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University, will hold a symposium about autism research. Autistic people will tell…
April 6, 2023