…disabled individuals experience the digital divide, with 15% (in comparison to 5% of nondisabled individuals) stating that they never go online. Moreover, people with disabilities are less likely than the…
…than just pawns or tokens in the advocacy community. People should realize that when a group of people make decisions that affect Autistic people’s lives and all or most of…
This letter is available as a PDF here. Dr. Elise Davis-McFarland, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, President, Past Chair, Committee on Committees Meher Banajee, Chair, ASHA Ad Hoc Committee on FC and RPM…
…access to effective communication during the person-centered planning process, including augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology, communication aides, and any extra time or specific supports necessary for that communication. Asking…
…policies that affect us. We’ve worked hard to build the advocacy infrastructure our movement needs, fought back countless attacks on our community, and made sure our community has accessible tools…
…One rule that really matters for our community is the Medicaid Access Rule. The Access Rule does a lot to make sure that Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) works…
…because of differences–sometimes very profound differences–in communication, interests, and behavior. The adversity increases tremendously as we go through adolescence and face adulthood. Respite care, resources, and community support for non-Autistic…
…and to ensuring the full autistic community is included in disability rights advocacy, including people with significant communication challenges, support needs, and intellectual disability. Have demonstrated commitment to the civil and…
…with lived experience as a “portal communicating to us what needs to change in society so that people want to live.” Quality wrap-around services—not involuntary hospitalization—must be prioritized. The co-occurrence…
…to provide evidence and commentary to the International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) – a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created…
