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
Inclusion & Acceptance
ASAN is Now Accepting Applications for the 2013 Summer Leadership Academy
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is excited to announce the Autism Campus Inclusion project is now seeking applications for its 2013 Summer Leadership Academy. The…
January 16, 2013
ASAN Thanks a Visionary Leader for Four Years of Trailblazing
On Wednesday, January 9th, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis submitted her resignation to President Obama. She was initially confirmed as Secretary of Labor in February…
January 16, 2013
NDLA Letter to the Vice President’s Task Force to Curb Gun Violence
Dear Vice President Biden: On behalf of the National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA) and allied organizations, we write to communicate certain recommendations and concerns from…
January 10, 2013
ASAN Statement on Media Reports Regarding Newtown, CT Shooting
In response to recent media reports that the perpetrator of today’s shooting in Newtown, Connecticut may have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum or with…
December 14, 2012
It’s Here! Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking on Amazon!
It’s here! A little less than a year since we started, the Loud Hands Project is proud to unveil our first anthology: Loud Hands: Autistic…
December 11, 2012
Henry on Inclusion
by Henry Frost The right to inclusion is a basic civil right for all people. I am a person. I have these rights. “I Stand…
December 7, 2012
Thank You! Congress Got the Message: Nothing About Us, Without Us!
On November 29th, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will be holding a hearing on autism. Invited witnesses include people from government agencies,…
November 26, 2012
ASAN Statement on Upcoming House Autism Hearing
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued the following statement today regarding the upcoming House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on autism: “We’re profoundly concerned…
November 21, 2012
Protesting
by Katie Miller Protests exhaust me, but not in the way you might think. Granted, it is a lot of work to prepare. The night…
November 17, 2012
ASAN Statement on the Recent Pediatrics Study on Inclusive Education
Recently, an article published in the journal Pediatrics argued that inclusion in the general education classroom was not an evidence-based indicator of improved postsecondary outcomes…
November 5, 2012
Autistics Speaking Day 2012: Reclaiming Voice
by Ari Ne’eman Holidays are funny things – they come around once a year, and remind us of feelings and ideas that we shouldn’t have…
November 1, 2012