Happy Holidays from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network
…voice at the table – together. Will you help support our work to keep the self-advocate voice front and center in 2012? Please consider an end of year donation to…
…voice at the table – together. Will you help support our work to keep the self-advocate voice front and center in 2012? Please consider an end of year donation to…
…with the Settings Rule so that the rights of recipients of Home and Community-Based Services will be protected. We similarly support the application of this Rule to HCBS provided through…
…they need to live in their communities. However, we also have some serious concerns about the approach to providing these services represented in this proposal. In general, we support approaches…
…strong interest in disability rights advocacy and activism. Scholarship applications can be found here. Completed applications for the January 2016 scholarship period are due on November 15. Application questions will…
…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,…
…sent a letter, or helped spread the word: thank you! The COVID relief bill hasn’t been finalized, so there is still time to make our voices heard: use our script…
…can be found here: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-MH-08-016.html. This RFI provides an excellent opportunity for self-advocates and allies to make our voices heard. Members of the IACC are very interested in hearing from…
…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…
…$46.5 billion dollar reduction over ten years will supposedly occur from “testing new approaches to increase labor force participation.” This apparently consists of expanding SSA’s demonstration authority for testing new…
…six weeks because a private contractor lost track of a $1 payment. This punitive approach to health coverage can be particularly harmful for Autistic individuals. Autistic people often experience executive…