…entity. We strongly urge the explicit inclusion of autistic community members and service recipients in the proposed stakeholder group and to ensure that the feedback and guidance of autistic individuals…
…to Establish the Gifted Disabled Community Needs Study Commission, New Jersey Senate Committee on Education January 24 2005 (archived on the New Jersey Legislature webpage). [4] Maya Sabatello *1025 DISABILITY,…
…to support continued appropriations to support Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) and community integration-related activities. ASAN is the leading national organization representing Autistic Americans, and our membership includes people with…
…in the United States started speaking up for ourselves. Eight self-advocates who were at a conference yelled, we want to be on the self- determination train as well. It was…
…address the profound crisis facing the disability community. In the days and weeks leading up to this vote, the disability community communicated clearly and frequently with Congress about what we…
…access to individualized communication supports and services. ASAN co-led a joint letter by disability groups in solidarity with immigrant and reproductive health care and justice groups calling for an immediate…
…full-time, salaried position paying $80,000/year with comprehensive health insurance and other benefits, a retirement plan, commuter benefits, and four weeks of paid time off per year. The Policy Director will…
…students with disabilities. The government is breaking apart the Administration of Community Living (ACL). ACL helps make sure the government follows the Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule. This…
…autism less than white people. But this is starting to change. Now, kids of color from certain age groups get diagnosed more than white kids that age. But RFK Jr….
…worked to build coalitions between the disability community and other marginalized groups, working to address racial discrimination and language barriers in access to disability service-provision. ASAN’s Board is also extremely…
