…Director Carr: The Autistic Self Advocacy Network appreciates this opportunity to comment on the proposed rulemaking implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; these regulations will strengthen employment…
Testimony given to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Town Hall Listening Session on the ADAAA Proposed Regulations, Philadelphia, PA, 10/30/09; Stuart Ishimaru,…
…should not be approved as acceptable or appropriate. The FDA has the potential to play a unique role in eliminating such painful compliance-based treatment by denying approved or cleared status…
…concerns about the appropriateness of early intervention and associated research, permissions for acquisition of biological materials, and the IACC’s recommended budget being skewed severely in favor of research into “causes…
…of the internship opportunity. Internships are paid. Applications will be screened by ASAN and Freddie Mac staff and not all who apply will receive an interview. If you are interested,…
…approving it. Apparently, scholarships don’t count as “income” for the purposes of a PASS, but they do count as “resources” for the purposes of SSI. So I am not allowed…
…applies to health care providers, like doctors. Health care providers can’t choose not to give someone medical care because of who they are. They also can’t decide to treat people…
…disabilities in a derogatory manner. We appreciate Ms. Eskelsen-Garcia’s expressed regrets for those remarks. At the same time, our organizations communicated our deep concern with some of NEA’s prior positions…
…more substantial relationship than contracting out work. Managers have to be convinced of a job applicant’s long-term value to the company before they’ll hire the applicant. Historically, that calculation often…
…laws about abortion. Most of these laws are at the state level. That means each law only applies to one single state. Federal law Federal laws apply to the entire…
