…quote US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, “Every child, regardless of income, race, background, or disability can succeed if provided the opportunity to learn.” It is the hope of ASAN…
…of its autism research budget towards services research and only 1.5% towards the needs of adults. ASAN calls upon NIH and other key research stakeholders to shift research funds to…
…autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which autistic people enjoy equal access, rights, and opportunities. We work to empower autistic people across…
…[email protected]. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be…
…ethically sound, and person-centered supports and services; not torture. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is the leading disability rights organization led by and for autistic people. Founded in 2006, ASAN…
…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…
…instructions for every state. You can download it here. ASAN has an Easy Read toolkit called Your Vote Counts: A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Voting in the U.S. It focuses on…
…Core Values statement. ASAN chapters in five regions of the country worked to create focus groups on ethics and values of the Autistic, autism, and developmental disability communities. ASAN developed…
…could be applied to any question. A school could, therefore, exclude all the statements of a sexual assault victim because they refused to answer a single question. ASAN recommends that…
…“ASAN Joint Statement on the Death of Kayden Clarke” https://autisticadvocacy.org/2016/02/asan-joint-statement-death-of-kayden-clarke/ 8 Doherty, A. J., Atherton, H., Boland, P., Hastings, R., Hives, L., Hood, K., James-Jenkinson, L., Leavey, R., Randell, E.,…
