Policy Center
…alerts have focused on such topics as opposing harmful stereotypes about autism, protecting children from dangerous restraints and other abuse, and making sure that the voices of self-advocates are heard…
July 17, 2016
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New Scientist and Education Week Articles
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman and ASAN’s cross-disability campaign against Autism Speaks and its “I Am Autism” video were featured in articles that ran in New Scientist Magazine and on the…
September 29, 2009
ASAN Files ADA Complaint on Communication Access in Schools
…placed in autism-specific, segregated classrooms solely because they have not been able to convey what they have learned without access to the only form of communication that works for them….
March 9, 2016
House Passes Largest-Ever Federal Investment in HCBS
…the policies our community needs, for as long as it takes. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism….
November 19, 2021
New York Times Article
A report on the proposed changes to the diagnostic criteria for autism and the deletion of the Asperger’s Syndrome diagnostic category included an interview with ASAN President Ari Ne’eman, who…
November 3, 2009
Projects
Our projects seek to support our systems change work by improving public understanding of autism, empowering Autistic people to take leading roles in advocacy, and promoting inclusion, self-determination, Autistic culture,…
May 26, 2011
Before You Donate to Autism Speaks, Consider the Facts
Very little money donated to Autism Speaks goes toward helping autistic people and families….
March 31, 2022
ASAN Praises Introduction of Keeping All Students Safe Act
…of abuse in school. 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…
November 19, 2020
ASAN Welcomes Congressional Action for Disability Community
…this ever happens again. 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…
March 10, 2021
Baltimore Sun Article
ASAN’s Paula C. Durbin-Westby discussed the importance of self-advocacy to ensure those on the autism spectrum are treated properly. A public focus on the question of what causes autism has…
February 3, 2010