…including developmental disabilities. The proposed changes include a revised definition of autism that will combine several existing diagnostic categories into one unified autism spectrum category. Visit the DSM-5 public comment…
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is looking for a full-time Community Engagement Coordinator. The Community Engagement Coordinator works closely with the ASAN Director of Operations and other staff to manage…
…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…
…health care and community-based services, our community would see a $25 million cut to programs to build affordable community-based housing for people with disabilities and a $7.7 billion cut to…
…any other unscrupulous interest group. Our community came together to communicate the need for a swift withdrawal of this ill-informed piece of advertising, and I’m pleased to say that were…
…meaningfully commit to providing adequate community-based services. Without adequate services and real community-based housing options, authorities often shunt disabled people in need of services into inappropriate placements such as Carlton…
…protect PETS so students with disabilities get off to a good start. Competitive Integrated Employment Competitive integrated employment is a kind of job you can have. We will call it…
…such models having been used with other marginalized communities for decades. At that time, even getting outsiders to believe there was an Autistic community at all was near-impossible. We were…
…something is the first step to civic participation. I believe civic participation is a key aspect of community living that doesn’t get talked about enough. Community integration is so much…
…fulfilling lives in the community, including the Affordable Care Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Our community is likely to experience serious harm if Barrett is confirmed for a…
