Education
ASAN Celebrates Dismissal of All Charges Against Kayleb Moon Robinson
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is pleased that the Commonwealth of Virginia has dismissed all charges against Autistic middle school student Kayleb Moon-Robinson. Last year,…
ASAN Files ADA Complaint on Communication Access in Schools
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA– As part of its new communication rights initiative, Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) has filed a groundbreaking complaint with the Department of Justice,…
Autistic Scholars Fellowship Recipients Announced!
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is very pleased to announce the recipients of our 2016 Autistic Scholars Fellowship! ASAN awards $5,000 tuition scholarships to 4 to 6…
ASAN and Disability Leaders Meet with NEA on Offensive Remarks
This morning, representatives from the American Association of People with Disabilities, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the Association of University Centers on Disability and the…
ASAN Atlanta Statement on Georgia’s Illegal Segregation of Students with Disabilities
The Atlanta Chapter of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network strongly condemns the state of Georgia’s illegal segregation of students with disabilities, violating Title II of…
ASAN, Disability Rights Organizations Call for Ban on Electric Skin Shock Devices
This press release is available as a Word document and in PDF format. Today, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), joined by over 60 disability…
ASAN Letter to FDA Calling for Ban on Electric Skin Shock Devices
This letter is available as a Word document and in PDF format. June 4, 2015 Dr. Stephen Ostroff Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration Re:…
“Prisoners of the Apparatus”: The Judge Rotenberg Center
By Quentin Davies The Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) in Canton, Massachusetts, has long been criticized for its treatment of disabled children and adults. It has been…
ASAN Statement Praising Department of Education’s Results Driven Accountability System
Last week, the US Department of Education announced a new accountability framework for state compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This new…
ASAN Testimony to the Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee of the FDA
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman gave the following testimony urging the ban of aversive-conditioning devices to the Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee…
Written Comment to the Food and Drug Administration on the Banning of Electrical Aversive Conditioning Devices
ASAN submitted written comment to the Food and Drug Administration, strongly urging the FDA to ban the use of electric aversive conditioning devices. These comments…