VICTORY: Advocates Save the ACA
Today, the House of Representatives pulled the bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Speaker Paul Ryan just said publicly that the ACA “is the…
March 24, 2017
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ACTION ALERT: We know what’s at stake in ACA repeal – tell Congress to vote NO!
On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office released their report on what would happen if the Affordable Care Act repeal bill passes – and it’s horrifying….
March 17, 2017
ACTION ALERT: the clock is ticking to save the Affordable Care Act!
Dear friends, Congress is trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act THIS MONTH – and we need your help to stop them. Contact your Members…
March 6, 2017
Your ACA advocacy is working – keep it up!
Dear friends, A few weeks ago, the Senate took the first steps toward repealing the Affordable Care Act. Since then, you’ve mobilized to defend our…
January 30, 2017
URGENT ACTION ALERT: Tell the Senate to Defend the ACA!
Dear friends, We already knew our right to access health care would come under attack — but we didn’t realize just how soon. At 1:30…
January 12, 2017
ACTION ALERT: Call Congress to End Organ Transplant Discrimination Against People with Disabilities
Dear friends, People with disabilities have a right under the ADA to receive equitable and non-discriminatory treatment by medical professionals. Yet, for years, children and…
September 26, 2016
ACTION ALERT: Tell the FDA: Ban Electric Shock Torture of People with Disabilities
On April 22, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposed rule to ban the use of electrical shock devices such as those…
June 20, 2016
ACTION ALERT: Tell Your Senators to Support Disabled People in the Workforce
Over the course of the last year, ASAN and our allies have been working with our allies in Congress to craft groundbreaking new legislation on…
July 14, 2015
Action Alert: Speak Out Against Guardianship Abuse
The template below is available to download as a Word document here. We would like for all of our chapters and chapter members to email…
March 24, 2015
Action Alert: Send Comments Now on Community Services in California
Dear friends, The federal government has announced a new rule that will make sure that Medicaid-funded home and community-based services are actually in the community….
December 3, 2014
ACTION ALERT: Will Your Member of Congress Support Autistic People?
Dear friends, We need your help. This summer, President Obama signed into law the Autism CARES Act, replacing the Combating Autism Act and giving us…
September 23, 2014
ACTION ALERT: Call On Congress to Oppose H.R. 4631, the Combating Autism Re-Authorization Act
Tomorrow at 2 PM, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee will be taking a step to advance H.R. 4631, which would reauthorize the Combating…
May 27, 2014