Newsweek Article
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman was profiled in Newsweek Magazine discussing the Autistic community’s concerns around genetic testing and the need for a new direction in autism advocacy….
May 15, 2009
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It’s Here! Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking on Amazon!
…themes of simplicity and voice. Simplicity because autism, for all its diversity, isn’t complicated or scary or hard–it just is. Voice because autistic people have voices, otherwise we wouldn’t be…
December 11, 2012
Our Movement Is A Marathon: ASAN’s 2018 Annual Report
…people are heard in policy debates and the halls of power. Our staff work to educate communities and improve public perceptions of autism. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, ASAN relies…
December 11, 2018
Statement on Restraints to Florida Department of Education
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, a grassroots organization of people on the autism spectrum, supports a complete ban on prone restraint, with no exceptions. No child should be restrained because…
September 6, 2008
Reports on Portland Protest
ASAN’s Portland, Oregon chapter organized a protest of an Autism Speaks fundraising walk on Saturday, Sept. 26th, 2009. Watch video from Oregon TV station KPTV-12 and watch video from TV…
September 26, 2009
ASAN Praises Introduction of Raise the Wage Act
…Our staff work to educate communities, support self-advocacy in all its forms, and improve public perceptions of autism. ASAN’s members and supporters include autistic adults and youth, cross-disability advocates, and…
May 25, 2017
ASAN Praises Porter, Herrera Beutler Bill to Address Organ Transplant Discrimination
…believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which autistic people enjoy equal access, rights, and opportunities. For more information about the organization, please visit: https://autisticadvocacy.org…
March 4, 2021
Lead Story on Portland TV Station
Following ASAN-Oregon’s protest against Autism Speaks on Saturday, Sept. 26th, 2009, an interview with ASAN-Oregon activist Elesia Ashkenazy was the lead story on the evening news on Portland TV station…
September 26, 2009
ASAN Statement on Abuse of the Land Twins and recent Washington Post coverage
…adult children’s autism, parents may face ‘least bad’ decisions”. The piece, which fails to quote a single autistic person, presents the abuse that the Land twins allegedly suffered as an…
July 29, 2014
ASAN Praises Adoption of Color Communication Badges
…Conference. Color Communication Badges are an accommodation to support social interaction for people with a variety of disabilities and communication needs. Color communication badges were first developed by Autism Network…
September 1, 2015