Statement on the Sentencing of Alex Spourdalakis’ Murderers
Alex Spourdalakis, a 14-year-old autistic boy living in River Grove, Illinois, was murdered by his mother and godmother in June of 2013. After trying and…
December 12, 2016
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ASAN Joint Statement on the Death of Kayden Clarke
We, the undersigned disability and LGBT rights organizations, strongly condemn the police shooting of Kayden Clarke, an Autistic transgender man, in his home on February…
February 8, 2016
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Joins Disability Rights Amicus Brief Opposing Physician-Assisted Suicide in New York
On Wednesday January 6, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network joined Not Dead Yet and nine other disability rights organizations in filing a friend-of-the-court brief opposing…
January 15, 2016
Statement on the Murder of Nicholas Richett
On Friday, June 19th, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued a statement regarding the murder of Nicholas Richett. On Friday, June 12th, police in Melvindale, Michigan…
June 19, 2015
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Files Amicus Brief Challenging Discriminatory Denial of Health Care
On Monday January 26, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Not Dead Yet, and 13 other disability rights organizations filed a second amicus brief in a…
February 2, 2015
Thank you
Last Saturday, I stood in a park across from the Capitol Building, surrounded by my community, as we read a list of names. I could…
March 3, 2014
Understandable
by Meg Evans The characters and events in this short story are entirely fictional. Sometimes drawing a picture makes things more understandable. When Kelsey was…
March 1, 2014
A Horrifying Trend: ASAN Statement on the Murders of Randle Barrow & Mickey Liposchok
On Monday, December 23rd, ASAN issued a statement regarding the recent murders of Randle Barrow and Mickey Liposchok. Sunday, December 15th the body of 8-year-old…
December 23, 2013
ASAN Statement on the Murder of Jaelen and Faith Edge
On Saturday, September 14th, Marilyn Edge murdered her son Jaelen, and her daughter, Faith. Jaelen, age 13, was autistic. His mother left his body with…
September 19, 2013
ASAN Statement on the Attempted Murder of Issy Stapleton
The following statement was released by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network in response to the recent attempted murder of Issy Stapleton, an autistic teenager in…
September 6, 2013
ASAN Calls for Federal Hate Crime Prosecution for the Murder of Alex Spourdalakis
Last week, Alex Spourdalakis, a 14-year Autistic boy living in River Grove, Illinois, was murdered by his mother and godmother. After failing to kill him…
June 18, 2013
Disability Day of Mourning – Remember Lives Taken
Join Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Not Dead Yet, and the National Council on Independent Living in remembering people with disabilities who have lost their lives at…
February 19, 2013