…with disabilities have fought for decades to make meaningful choices about community-based options a reality. We believe that all people should have the right to stay in their own communities,…
…was stripped out. These cuts were made for political reasons that do not reflect the realities and needs of disabled people and so many other communities. While this is a…
…not segregated and isolated, but supported to live full, rich lives in the broader community. We can create service systems which enable all disabled women to live free of coercion,…
Link to video clip of comments (captioned) Thank you for permitting me to address this meeting of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. I am representing the Autistic Self Advocacy Network….
…depend on to live, work, and participate in our communities. It will still make insurance harder to buy, and allow insurance companies to charge you more money for worse health…
…empower autistic people across the world to take control of our own lives and the future of our common community, and seek to organize the autistic community to ensure our…
…aims to inform CMS’ decision-making and the disability community’s public comments. “Ensuring the integrity of Home and Community Based Services is a crucial component of protecting the rights of Americans…
Businesses have had 27 years to come into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the civil rights law which requires businesses to be accessible to people with disabilities. But…
…of religious identity and community. Huan Vuong Northern Virginia Community College (Alexandria, VA) Huan is an autistic student at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). He is non-speaking but…
…literal meaning — alters the subtle connotations and nuances of the speech, and communicates a different meaning and context than the original phrasing. In the autism community, many self-advocates and…
