November 2012 Newsletter
…country keep taking action to support the cause of self-advocacy. ASAN continues to provide a space in which Autistic voices are heard and, while there is always work to be…
…country keep taking action to support the cause of self-advocacy. ASAN continues to provide a space in which Autistic voices are heard and, while there is always work to be…
…an inclusive camp, where children with and without disabilities participate equally in the programs. Inclusive camps often are promoted as having educational value for autistic children, in that they provide…
…know how to approach us; worse, they didn’t really want to interact with us. So they boxed us, transformed us into puzzle pieces and called us “a mystery”. That may…
…NYU Child Study Center for hearing the voice of the disability community and withdrawing the “Ransom Notes” ad campaign. Twenty-two disability rights organizations came together to ensure the withdrawal of…
…appropriate public education (FAPE). A “free and appropriate public education” means that: The education is free. The student and the student’s parents do not have to pay any money for…
…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…
…accounted for approximately 1.6% of total autism research in 2017 ($5.7 million) and 1.4% ($5.7 million) in 2018. With regards to racial disparities, additional funding for research is needed to…
…apps, or typing, others are not. Not only is such an individualized analysis widely considered to be best practice, but it also conforms to the ADA’s mandate that communication supports…
…spectrum and with other developmental disabilities. If approved, this new coding promises to label hundreds of thousands of children with “wandering” diagnoses that would make it easier for school districts…
…immigrant likelihood of applying for those benefits they are entitled to. A chilling effect already has occurred in this context before. In 2018 and 2019, in anticipation of the release…