🎃ASAN October Update 🎃
…administration can do without Congress, and it will make many people’s lives better. Our community needs to show our support for these changes! You can submit your comments on or…
…administration can do without Congress, and it will make many people’s lives better. Our community needs to show our support for these changes! You can submit your comments on or…
…research by February 14. This round of comments is specifically about priorities related to physical and mental health conditions that commonly co-occur with autism. Submitting public comments is an important…
…you to those who joined our webinar “Pushing for Change: Commenting on the Proposed 504 Regulations” and submitted their own comments! It’s important for our community to take the opportunity…
…are forgotten, even in conversations about community living. In this panel, three community living experts will discuss how racial disparities affect who can access community living and to what degree….
…health care to autistic people of many different cultures) Services and supports: Augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) and communication strategies Home and community-based services (HCBS) Education Therapies & interventions besides mental health…
…community, the muscular dystrophy community, the Down syndrome community, and a wide variety of other parts of the community of people with disabilities that were present from birth and, basically,…
…intellectually and developmentally disabled community have access to culturally competent home and community-based services that meet individual support needs. ASAN works to ensure that these services are provided in non-restrictive…
…to utilize HCBS funds to support settings which are clearly not home and community-based. We urge CMS to consider the following recommendations to bring the proposed rule in compliance with…
…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…
…lack of resources and community supports. Our country must prioritize community-based resources — and recognize people experiencing homelessness as part of our communities. We know that options like supportive housing…