🏖️ 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
Supreme Court
ASAN Condemns Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
ASAN condemns today’s ruling dismantling Roe v. Wade and its protections. In light of the critical role that the Supreme Court plays in interpreting and…
June 24, 2022
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and Its Implications for Reproductive, Civil, and Disability Rights
Our civil rights are woven together — and when one thread is pulled, other rights can unravel. The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson…
June 10, 2022
ASAN Opposes Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network opposes the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. In light of the critical role that the Supreme…
October 2, 2020
ACTION ALERT: Kavanaugh is closer to confirmation – WE NEED YOUR VOICE NOW
Yesterday was a difficult day for many of us, as we heard Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s painful, honest testimony and then saw members of the…
September 28, 2018
ACTION ALERT: Enough is enough – tell your Senators to #StopKavanaugh
From the start, the Kavanaugh nomination was a threat to people with disabilities — to our inclusion, our health care, and our civil rights. Now,…
September 24, 2018
ACTION ALERT: We won’t stop til we #StopKavanaugh!
Kavanaugh doesn’t believe in people’s right to control our own bodies – he never has, and he never will. We have seen that reflected in…
September 20, 2018
ACTION ALERT: Tell your Senators: stop the vote on Kavanaugh!
Over the last month, you’ve heard from us about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s views, and the danger his nomination poses to our community. ASAN already opposes…
September 18, 2018
ASAN Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee On Doe ex rel. Tarlow v. District of Columbia
This letter is also available as a PDF here. Senate Judiciary Committee 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Via Electronic Mail September 17,…
September 18, 2018
ACTION ALERT: We won’t go back – call your Senators NOW!
Our community made history on Friday when Liz Weintraub became the first person with an intellectual disability to testify at a Supreme Court confirmation hearing…
September 11, 2018
ACTION ALERT: Our rights and our lives are on the line – call your Senators!
Yesterday, Judge Kavanaugh was asked whether he would uphold the part of the Affordable Care Act that protects people with pre-existing conditions—and he refused to…
September 6, 2018
ACTION ALERT: Disability Rights v. Kavanaugh – call your Senators today!
Since before there was a self-advocacy movement, our community has fought for the right to be in control in our own lives. Now, a nominee…
August 28, 2018