Disclaimer and warning: In 2009, Autism Speaks published a video titled “I am Autism”, which depicted autistic people as useless burdens destroying their families and society. For informational and archival…
…with a majority of individuals on the autism spectrum. Regrettably, Autism Speaks and its allies actively lobbied against the inclusion of provisions expanding self-advocate representation in research, re-balancing autism research…
…http://web.archive.org/web/20130807091731/http://autisticlondon.com/2011/09/this-is-our-life/; Autism Speaks, Autism Every Day, (May 9, 2006), www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0vCz2KWMM0; See Autism speaks documentry ever: Mom Spoke on wanting to murder her kid right in front of the child, YouTube,…
…also led other successful disability community responses to offensive advertisements, including the response to the Autism Speaks “I am Autism” fundraising video. In his policy work, Ari has worked on…
…part of. Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee IACC, short for the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, provides feedback on where federal spending on autism research should be spent. When public comments are…
By Stephanie Allen Crist; originally published on the blog Embracing Chaos. Marc Sirkin, chief community officer at Autism Speaks, said: We believe that all perspectives are valid and need to…
…don’t see Deaf President Now at Gallaudet. All they see is the Jerry Lewis MDA telethon or the Autism Speaks fear-mongering television advertisements or Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey promoting…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is disappointed to learn that the White House is again participating in Autism Speaks’ “Light It Up Blue” campaign. While self-advocates work to promote autism…
…Updates Autism Speaks is Sued for Discrimination In early May 2012, Simone Greggs ready to start a job with Autism Speaks asked for a job accommodation. Her Autistic teenager went…
ASAN’s ongoing protests against Autism Speaks and condemnation of the “I Am Autism” video were discussed in a Time.com article, which also mentioned the numerous parodies and video responses created…
