Plain Language Roundup: We Keep Us Safe
The administration made many bad choices in the past few weeks. The administration is the president and the parts of the government that he can…
August 27, 2025
disability
Fight for fair pay for home care workers!
Words to Know Basic needs – Things people need to stay alive and feel okay. Some examples of basic needs are food, health care, housing,…
August 15, 2025
ASAN Denounces Executive Order Criminalizing Disabled & Unhoused People
On July 24, President Trump signed an executive order that calls for expanding the use of civil commitment, making it easier to institutionalize people with…
July 31, 2025
Plain Language Roundup: Explaining “The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Report”
Last week, the White House put out a report. The report was called “The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Report”. We call it the MAHA…
June 4, 2025
ASAN Condemns Release of Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Report on Chronic Childhood Conditions
Update: 6/04/2025 After the release of our statement, it was reported that many of the sources the MAHA report relied on to make the claims…
May 28, 2025
Plain Language Roundup: Autistic Lives are Worth Living
It is almost the end of Autism Acceptance Month. But the government keeps on hurting autistic and other disabled people. Last week, we joined other…
April 29, 2025
ASAN Gravely Concerned by Administration’s Plans for Autistic People’s Medical Data
4/24/25: ClarificationAs of late this afternoon, HHS has released new information about the proposed autism database that we discussed in the statement below. We are…
April 23, 2025
Plain Language Roundup: What’s happening right now?
Last week was one long example of why Autism Acceptance Month is so important. There has been lots of news about Robert F Kennedy Jr….
April 21, 2025
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
Trump and Kennedy Spouting Dangerous Autism Misinformation
Today in a cabinet meeting, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised that “by September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and…
April 10, 2025
UPDATED–Tell Your Legislators: Protect Medicaid!
Words to Know Budget Reconciliation– A way for Congress to pass some kinds of bills about funding faster. Budget Resolution– A plan for how Congress…
February 19, 2025
ASAN Condemns Announcement of President’s “Make America Healthy Again” Commission and Harmful Ideas about Autism and Other Disabilities
On February 13th, the president issued an Executive Order saying that the administration would be establishing a commission to attempt to lower the prevalence of…
February 13, 2025