…organization representing the autistic community, including nonspeaking autistics, ASAN witnesses routine and widespread deprivation of this basic human rights. Nonspeaking people often go many years without any access to AAC;…
…strategic plan, which outlines ASAN’s major organizational and policy goals for this 5-year period. ASAN’s equity and strategic plans are intentionally aligned; both emphasize our commitments to center equity, intersectionality…
…should only submit resumes if they are comfortable having this information shared. For privacy reasons ASAN will not make the database itself publicly searchable or available. While ASAN hopes that…
…provide written testimony on the importance of Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) to the disability community. ASAN is a 501(c)(3) advocacy organization run by and for autistic people. People with disabilities…
…organization run by and for autistic people. ASAN was created to serve as a national grassroots disability rights organization for the autistic community run by and for autistic Americans, advocating…
Video [CC] Introduction by Samantha Crane Hi, everyone. I’d like to present our final award, an award for Service to the Self Advocacy Movement, to a really amazing group of…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network recently created a petition and a statement to the community regarding the need for Dr. Tony Attwood and Dr. Isabelle Hénault to disassociate themselves from…
ASAN has submitted our comments on a proposed change to Department of Education regulations. The proposed change would require public school systems to use a specific method for determining whether…
…robust, effective regulations on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. For more information on ASAN’s positions on Section 504 in the context of education, please contact Kelly Israel at kisrael@autisticadvocacy.org. …
…Combating Autism Act (CAA) of 2006 for three additional years. Critics charged that, while well intentioned, the legislation would freeze in place flawed programs, ignore needed program reforms and fail…
