Calling People the R word
by Alyssa Trigger Warning: R-slur as an insult, discussion of such (censored except in quotations and in a screen shot.) This is how we begin,…
October 25, 2012
Inclusion & Acceptance
October 15, 2012
ASAN Applauds National Council on Disability’s Report on Parents with Disabilities
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) has issued a statement applauding the National Council on Disability (NCD) for releasing a new report on safeguarding the…
October 8, 2012
What is an Ally?
by Kassiane S. Hang around any civil rights type discussion for any length of time and you’ll hear talk of allies. Not allies like “the…
October 4, 2012
August 17, 2012
Autism: From Awareness to Understanding to Acceptance and Appreciation
by Rebecca Hamilton Over the years, we’ve made some progress where Autism Awareness is concerned. Many have seen advertisements and articles and news-clippings, they’ve heard…
July 31, 2012
ASAN Expresses Deep Concern over Scarborough Remarks Suggesting Aurora Shooter on the Autism Spectrum
National Autistic Advocacy Organization Urges MSNBC Host to retract unfounded comments Washington, DC – July 23, 2012 – The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the leading…
July 23, 2012
ASAN Public Comment on Defining Home and Community Based Services
We urge CMS to consider the following recommendations to bring the proposed rule in compliance with the spirit, purpose and intent of the HCBS program.
June 28, 2012
Inclusion and Social Change
by Meg Evans It’s June again—that time of year when we wake early to birdsong and a bright sunrise, our days are long and pleasant,…
June 8, 2012
June 6, 2012
You are not a burden.
by Lydia Brown, at Autistic Hoya To the person who found my blog by searching Google for “feel like i’m a burden aspergers:” You are…
June 1, 2012
May 16, 2012