…Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposed rule to ban electrical stimulation devices for self-injurious or aggressive behavior, and they asked for public comments on the rule. ASAN submitted comments encouraging…
…out for when the time to send comments here! ASAN also submitted comments to the IACC RFI on Co-Occurring Conditions, and we appreciate everyone who submitted their own comments too!…
…provide written testimony on the importance of Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) to the disability community. ASAN is a 501(c)(3) advocacy organization run by and for autistic people. People with disabilities…
…AASPIRE team members come from three interrelated communities: The autistic adult community The academic community, and The support and service community The autistic community partner is The Autistic Self Advocacy…
…important to remember: “community” and “allies.” While Autistic people bear the brunt of society’s harmful misunderstandings of and negative attitudes toward Autism, we are–like all people–members of various communities. We…
…the National Council on Disability, where I chaired the Council’s Committee on Entitlements Policy. I currently serve as a member of the Department of Labor’s Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive…
…Center in Canton, Massachusetts. ASAN has issued a statement with more information here. The FDA is currently taking public comments on the proposed rule. ASAN is preparing its own comments,…
…adults and those with other developmental disabilities, the ACA expands Medicaid coverage for comprehensive community-based personal attendant services in addition to strengthening and incentivizing coverage for home and community based…
…Lydia X. Z. Brown, lydia@autistichoya.com IDAHO Moscow, ID Tina Baldwin, christina.ann.baldwin@gmail.com ILLINOIS Chicago, IL Amaranthe Zinzani, arzinzani90@gmail.com KANSAS Valley Center, KS Sabrina Percival, silver47protons@gmail.com MAINE Portland, ME Maine Autism Collective,…
…all settings which operate under the name “community”. By putting in place minimum standards to ensure that Home and Community Based Service are delivered in the community, CMS will be…
