…Communication is a human right. In the guidance that it published last month, the National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of People With Severe Disabilities affirmed that communication is…
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…intellectual, and communication disabilities–not just the latter. All behavior is communication and behavior labeled as “challenging” is often an autistic person communicating or responding to an unmet need. ASAN has…
…Committee’s workforce markup package. The Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (S.533) is a bill that would create competitive integrated employment opportunities for disabled people. This month, we celebrate the…
…toolkit goes over what you should include in your comment. Anyone can submit a public comment! Public comments do not need to be long or complicated. The FDA wants to…
…to remain in the community,16See About Community Living, Administration for Community Living, last updated April 23, 2019, https://acl.gov/about-community-living; Long Term Supports and Services, The Arc, last accessed March 5, 2019,…
These comments are available as a PDF here. Thank you for the opportunity to submit written comments in advance of the IACC’s public meeting on April 13-14th, 2022. In prior…
…without his communication method. His right to effective communication is not being respected. Ways to Protect Students’ Right to Communication ASAN has fought hard for student communication rights. We advocate…
…it alone, The Guardian (November 27, 2018, 10:01 a.m.), https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/nov/27/gene-edited-babies-no-one-has-moral-warrant-go-it-alone; (3) Elliot Hosman, Slipping Into Eugenics? Nathaniel Comfort on the History Behind CRISPR, Biopolitical Times (July 23, 2015), https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical-times/slipping-eugenics-nathaniel-comfort-history-behind-crispr?id=8741. ASAN…
…discussion draft further reduce the number of clear and comprehensive comments that the Committee is likely to receive. The “Your Comments” section of the public comment submission form limits responses…
