🪐ASAN May Update 🪐
ASAN May Newsletter Dear friend, This month saw a total solar eclipse, some of the strongest auroras in centuries, and plenty of policy work fighting…
May 31, 2024
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🦖ASAN April Update🦖
ASAN April Newsletter Dear friend, This month we celebrated our community — as well as our love of dinosaurs — and continued to fight for…
April 30, 2024
♿ ASAN July Update ♿
ASAN July Newsletter This has been a busy month for ASAN, full of advocacy and new resources to share. We celebrated the 33rd anniversary of…
August 1, 2023
Celebrate #ADA30 with Our New Toolkit!
In 2020, we’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of the ADA becoming the law of the land. As part of our #ADA30 celebrations, we’re pleased to…
July 23, 2020
Our civil rights are on the line RIGHT NOW – we need your calls!
In 1990, the ADA gave people with disabilities the legal right to access in our communities. 28 years later, businesses are still trying to avoid…
February 12, 2018
Call your Representatives & protect the ADA!
An attack on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is an attack on disability rights – and that’s exactly what’s happening in Congress right now….
September 14, 2017
Tell Congress: don’t delay our civil rights!
Businesses have had 27 years to come into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the civil rights law which requires businesses to be accessible…
April 24, 2017
ASAN Files ADA Complaint on Communication Access in Schools
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA– As part of its new communication rights initiative, Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) has filed a groundbreaking complaint with the Department of Justice,…
March 9, 2016
ASAN Congratulates 2013 Champions of Change
Today at the White House, the disability community came together to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. At the celebration, 8…
July 25, 2013
EEOC Sues Employer for Discriminating Against Autistic Worker
Employer Sued for Refusing to Hire Autistic Worker: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit charging an employer with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to hire an applicant on the autism spectrum.
May 19, 2011
ADA Amendments Act Final Regulations
Employment Regulations Workshop: A free workshop will be available by audio conference and webinar Monday, April 4, 2011, on the final regulations to the ADA Amendments Act.
March 28, 2011
Testimony on ADAAA Proposed Regulations
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman Addresses Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: The regulations proposed to implement the ADA Amendments Act, implemented with a view toward building a culture of civil rights that coincides with the growing recognition of the rights of individuals on the autism spectrum, can be improved to further assist adults and youth on the autism spectrum in the context of employment.
December 1, 2009