In a groundbreaking opinion issued yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor found that a sheltered workshop in Ohio had violated federal minimum wage laws by…
Yesterday, ASAN wrote a letter to Arizona’s Medicaid agency urging it not to classify segregated “farmsteads” as community-based settings. Unlike traditional farms, autism-specific farmsteads are…
COLUMBUS, OHIO – After working for an average of $2.50 an hour for more than three years, three Disability Rights Ohio (DRO) clients are asking…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 20, 2015 Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a coalition of organizations including the…
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…
Hi folks, Two weeks ago, they said it couldn’t be done. They said including disabled workers now being paid less than minimum wage in the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds President Obama’s inclusion of workers with disabilities in executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contractors….
Dear President Obama and Secretary Perez: On behalf of the National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA), we write to applaud your recent focus on economic opportunity…
This week, President Obama announced in his State of the Union address a forthcoming executive order requiring that all employees of federal contractors make at…
