
🍁 ASAN September Update 🍁
…passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. ASAN applauded the proposed updates to its Section 504 regulations earlier in the month. These updates are a major opportunity to protect the…
…passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. ASAN applauded the proposed updates to its Section 504 regulations earlier in the month. These updates are a major opportunity to protect the…
…people need. But why is that? Too often, it’s a result of social expectation or presence of barriers in society. Everyone has things they can’t do the “best” way, for…
…http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/AutismSpeaks. Please feel free to distribute this to your networks. To the Sponsors, Donors and Supporters of Autism Speaks: We, the undersigned organizations representing self advocates, parents, professionals and allies…
…of the disability rights movement, there are so many moments at which we stop and think to ourselves, “But for the actions of those who came before me, I might…
…Up Blue” campaign. After a decade of progress in which public conversations about autism have increasingly shifted away from tragedy and fear and towards acceptance and inclusion, the White House’s…
…every state, came together with an unprecedented level of consensus to oppose this torture. Self-advocates in Massachusetts and across the country made it their mission to stop the shocks. Provider…
…appeared in the front of the barn. “What’s wrong?” she asked, wondering why I wasn’t at the party. I didn’t know. I had no idea what was wrong. All my…
…likelihood of wide-ranging and inconsistent applications of the rules. As such, we urge you to move swiftly to issue a Final Rule consistent with your April NPRM, defining appropriate and…
…in 2017 because she wanted to “show up and be a voice for people with autism in the decision making process.” The voters of Enfield agreed and elected her to…
…traumatizing that many states specifically outlaw or limit their use and the U.S. Department of Education has heavily scrutinized and sought to regulate their application. Denise Marshall, executive director, COPAA:…