…disability organizations responded with a letter, which ASAN helped to organize, that expressed our collective horror and disappointment at these remarks, and outlined specific policy shifts that the CDC must…
I write as Director of Public Policy of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), and a member of the Board of Not Dead Yet, to oppose the Death with Dignity…
…you on May 2nd, 2019, as well as public comments submitted by ASAN on April 29th, 2019, regarding the composition of the National Quality Forum’s (NQF) panel to set national…
…Center in Canton, Massachusetts. ASAN has issued a statement with more information here. The FDA is currently taking public comments on the proposed rule. ASAN is preparing its own comments,…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network praised congressional passage of the ABLE Act today, issuing the following statement: The recent passage of the ABLE Act and its forthcoming signature by the…
…make informed decisions about our lives and care, and that we have every opportunity to participate fully in our communities. It is the hope of ASAN and our supporters that…
We, the undersigned disability and LGBT rights organizations, strongly condemn the police shooting of Kayden Clarke, an Autistic transgender man, in his home on February 4 in Mesa, Arizona. Clarke,…
In response to today’s conditional pardon of Neli Latson by Virginia Governor Terry Mcauliffe, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued the following statement: We applaud Governor Mcauliffe for taking this…
…of behaviors that are part of a disability. In addition, we support positive behavioral supports rather than the use of restraints. [Update, July 2009: ASAN has revised its policy and…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds Secretary Sebelius and the leadership of the Department of Health and Human Services for the creation of the new Administration on Community Living. By…
