…without his communication method. His right to effective communication is not being respected. Ways to Protect Students’ Right to Communication ASAN has fought hard for student communication rights. We advocate…
…the disability community is fighting for already. And all of that is cold comfort when it happens to you. So I’d appreciate it if the disability community would keep showing…
These comments are available as a PDF here. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network appreciates the opportunity to submit comments for the April 17, 2024, IACC meeting. In our last comments…
…discussion draft further reduce the number of clear and comprehensive comments that the Committee is likely to receive. The “Your Comments” section of the public comment submission form limits responses…
…Community Living Summit Easy Read Plain Language “The Best Outcome We’ve Had”: Key Themes From A Self-Advocate Summit On Community Living Community Living: Laws, Rules, and Programs to Know About…
…wanted to address the fears we are seeing in the community around how this database could be employed against our community in areas beyond research. We recognize that the current…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network appreciates the opportunity to submit comments for the nonspeaking RFI by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). Our comment looks to…
…health care to autistic people of many different cultures) Services and supports: Augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) and communication strategies Home and community-based services (HCBS) Education Therapies & interventions besides mental health…
…intellectually and developmentally disabled community have access to culturally competent home and community-based services that meet individual support needs. ASAN works to ensure that these services are provided in non-restrictive…
…to utilize HCBS funds to support settings which are clearly not home and community-based. We urge CMS to consider the following recommendations to bring the proposed rule in compliance with…