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…
…care providers can take to avoid traumatic experiences for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities include sensory accessibility, slowing the pace of appointments, allowing children longer appointments, effective communication, using…
…to married couples, even though it was illegal. Estelle Griswold was arrested and fined $100 for prescribing birth control. She appealed her case. When you appeal a case, you ask…
…access to free tests the most do not have it. We appreciate the announcement that Medicare will cover over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests with no out of pocket costs. We urge…
…would especially like to highlight and applaud the updated guide on The Americans with Disabilities Act and Other Federal Laws Protecting the Rights of Voters with Disabilities. In this guide,…
…we’ve lost is fast approaching. This Friday, March 1st, the disability community will gather virtually across the world to remember disabled victims of filicide – disabled people murdered by their…
…how this approach to autism research does a disservice to our community, and discuss new approaches. We’ll discuss research avenues that have tangible benefits to the autistic community and how…
…our existence and our strength and our vibrancy and the complexities and trials and joys of our life have always gone on regardless of who sees us. What I’m going…
…into consideration of approaches that support informed consent in people with intellectual disabilities who wish to participate in research, such as supported decision making frameworks. Supported decision-making approaches can permit…
…All students deserve the right to a good education free of cruelty, harm, and fear. Kids with disabilities have the right to an education too. Sometimes though, bad things happen…
