Plain Language Action Alert Roundup: How you can help this week!
This Autism Acceptance Month has had a busy start. The government is making lots of choices that can hurt disabled people. We want to make…
April 14, 2025
Congress
Tell Your Legislators: Protect Medicaid!
Table of Contents Words to Know Budget Reconciliation– A way for Congress to pass some kinds of bills about funding faster. Budget Resolution– A plan…
April 14, 2025
All About the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA)
What is the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA)? *Be sure to check out our House Action Alert and Senate Action Alert about TCIEA…
September 19, 2024
🏖️ ASAN July Update 🏖️
ASAN July Newsletter Dear friend, July has been a busy month at ASAN, which makes sense. Our favorite way to celebrate Disability Pride Month is…
July 31, 2024
Testimony of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Senate Special Committee On Aging Hearing on Competitive Integrated Employment
These comments are available as a PDF here. Dear Chairman Casey and Ranking Member Braun, On behalf of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), thank…
March 7, 2024
Testimony of Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Senate Budget Subcommittee 3 on Health and Human Services
These comments can be downloaded as a pdf here. On behalf of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, I am grateful for the opportunity to provide…
March 23, 2023
ASAN Supports Reintroduction of the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act
Today, members of Congress reintroduced the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA). TCIEA would end the subminimum wage for disabled people (called 14(c), based…
February 27, 2023
Action Alert: Meet with your Federal Legislators to #StoptheShock
Congress’ failure to end the use of electric shock torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center earlier this year does not mark the end of the…
November 8, 2022
Senate Fails to #StopTheShock
ASAN is heartbroken and furious that the United States Senate has failed to ban the use of the electric shock devices used at the Judge…
September 28, 2022
Congress Leaves Disability Community Priorities Out of Inflation Reduction Act
ASAN is deeply disappointed by the Inflation Reduction Act. While the bill contains some small investments that will tangentially benefit the disability community, almost every…
August 12, 2022
#StopTheShock Update: Now is the time to take action!
Our best chance to ban contingent skin shock for behavioral control is now at risk. Some Senators are pushing for a stripped-down version of the…
June 13, 2022
ASAN Applauds the House for Passing a Bill To #StopTheShock
ASAN applauds the US House of Representatives for passing the Food and Drug Amendment Act of 2022 (HR 7667) with a provision that would ban…
June 13, 2022