…fight against policies that enable discrimination in health care and services. We fight for fair wages and integrated employment for all people with disabilities by working to pass the Transformation…
…policy to create a more accepting society for autistic people. This month, we welcomed legislation to end the subminimum wage and discriminatory employment practices. If passed, the Transformation to Competitive…
…of People Supporting EmploymentFirst Autism Society The Disability Rights Center National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery National Down Syndrome Congress National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities Not Dead Yet Quality…
…“To ignore the widespread discrimination, lack of services, un- and under-employment, stigma and countless other issues facing hundreds of thousands of Autistic adults today is unconscionable. Furthermore, to pretend that…
These comments are available as a PDF here. Medical Treatment Medical Treatment Question 1: We recognize that the line between disabilities may in some cases be more difficult to draw…
…are: post-secondary education employment housing and independent living, and health care. While Roadmap’s primary audience is transition-age youth, the handbook can be used as a general resource by autistic people…
…also has information about self-directing your support services, and outlines different options for supports we can use for housing, employment, daily living, and accessing our communities. Illustrators: Corbin K., Ianthe…
…For instance, my race and ethnicity is a part of this data, although notably my sexual orientation is not. My employment status is documented, but no questions were asked about…
…or lower) to reimburse participants’ time. Reviewer opportunities are not for employment positions, so they involve neither full-time nor part-time positions. Most grant reviews adopt some combination of online communication,…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is investigating employers’ use of personality tests to screen job applicants as part of applications for employment and the broader hiring process. These tests may…
