Background & Talking Points for IACC Request for Information on Services & Support Background: The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) has put out a Request for Information (RFI) to seek…
…to work to ensure that people with disabilities can access robust community services. We submitted comments on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, providing feedback on a set of…
…concerned about what recent and future Supreme Court decisions will mean for our communities, and we will fight to ensure our human rights are protected! For decades, the disability community…
…Acción y representación de la comunidad son componentes críticos en el proceso del DSM-5 para asegurar criterios diagnósticos que son precisos, científicos, y validos por investigación. Además, nuestra comunidad tiene…
…by a court, board, commission or other lawful authority to be a danger to themselves or others due to a mental impairment or to lack the mental capacity to contract…
…decisions regarding the sources presented. There is a great void to be filled. As far as the Autistic community is concerned, we have a lot in common with parents, only…
…travel with service animals other than dogs. The regulations also require travelers to complete burdensome paperwork before flying. ASAN has been in conversations with the Department of Transportation over the…
…recent graduates and current students on the autism spectrum to gain work experience and enter the workforce of a leading American company committed to neurological diversity. These internships are full…
…is a critical component of ensuring accurate, scientific and research-validated diagnostic criteria. Furthermore, our community must work both before and after the finalization of the DSM-5 to conduct effective outreach…
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…really should not have to furtively do huge amounts of work to blend into an environment we feel we don’t belong in. “Don’t let anyone tell you you don’t belong…
