Grant reviewers needed
…federal grant review panels. As a result, we’re issuing a call for resumes from Autistic adults and other people with disabilities who believe in the civil rights/social model approach to…
…federal grant review panels. As a result, we’re issuing a call for resumes from Autistic adults and other people with disabilities who believe in the civil rights/social model approach to…
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman appeared in the story In Advocacy Realm, Specific Disabilities Gain in Prominence in the Sept. 17, 2008 issue of Education Week magazine….
…that individuals with ASD or SPD are entitled to access telecommunications relay services when these services are needed in order to ensure access to communications services. We would greatly appreciate…
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman appeared in a Salon.com article on Sept. 18, 2008, about the use of demeaning language in the movie Tropic Thunder….
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Greater Boston prepared this report to provide personal perspectives on behavioral interventions for people with developmental disabilities. These interventions include Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA),…
…another autistic child, Katie McCarron, who was suffocated by her mother. See People v. Frank-McCarron, 934 NE 2d 76 – Ill: Appellate Court, 3rd Dist. 2010. Susan Donaldson James &…
ASAN applauds the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for passing House Bill No. 585, which would ban disability discrimination in organ transplants in the state. The bill would ensure that no…
…autism research, lays out ASAN’s concerns about genetic research as applied to autism, and recommends safeguards to make sure that any genetic research on autism is done by and for…
…validate their often forgotten voices. As an autistic African American, I am continually developing an even deeper understanding and appreciation for the role and responsibility to discipline myself, encourage my…
…consistent with the safety guidelines that hospitals apply to other supporters. Without the right supports, people with disabilities may not be able to safely get care in a hospital or…