ASAN Calls for Pardon for Neli Latson
Yesterday, Reginald “Neli” Latson, an autistic man currently imprisoned in Virginia, pled guilty to assaulting a correctional officer in exchange for a six-month sentence –…
January 9, 2015
Inclusion & Acceptance
ASAN Statement on New Jersey Assisted Suicide Bill Hearing
Despite leading disability rights organizations’ long history of opposition to legalization of assisted suicide, the New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee…
December 9, 2014
Statement on the Murder of London McCabe
On Tuesday, November 4th, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued a statement regarding the murder of London McCabe. Last night, six-year-old London McCabe was thrown…
November 4, 2014
ASAN Applauds Congressional Letter Urging Self-Advocate Inclusion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds letter from Congressional champions urging increased representation of autistic adults in Autism CARES Act funded programs. WASHINGTON,…
October 29, 2014
ASAN Statement On The Sentencing Of K. Stapleton
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued a statement on Wednesday, October 8th, regarding the sentencing of K. Stapleton. K. Stapleton, having pled guilty to charges…
October 8, 2014
ASAN Letter: California Should Cover More Than ABA
This letter is available in PDF form here. September 29, 2014 Toby Douglas, Director California Department of Health Care Services P.O. Box 997413, MS 0000…
October 8, 2014
ACTION ALERT: Will Your Member of Congress Support Autistic People?
Dear friends, We need your help. This summer, President Obama signed into law the Autism CARES Act, replacing the Combating Autism Act and giving us…
September 23, 2014
ASAN Applauds Build-a-Bear Ending Support for Autism Speaks
ASAN applauds Build-A-Bear Workshop’s decision to end their partnership with Autism Speaks. For years, self-advocates and families have urged corporate donors to reconsider their funding…
August 19, 2014
ASAN Praises Queerability and Campus Pride for Creating Resource on Disability Rights Activism for Student Leaders
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds the recent collaboration between Campus Pride, an LGBTQ rights organization focused on creating safer college and university campuses, and…
July 23, 2014
ASAN Statement on Autism CARES Act
In response to this week’s introduction of the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support (CARES) Act of 2014 (S.2449) and the markup of H.R….
June 10, 2014
ASAN, Disability Rights Organizations Urge Changes to Combating Autism Act
On Monday, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network released a joint letter to Congress, signed by fourteen other organizations, urging changes to the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act,…
June 2, 2014
ASAN Statement on Media Claims Linking Autism and Violence
Recent media reports have attempted to suggest a link between individuals on the autism spectrum and violent behavior. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is concerned…
May 24, 2014