New York Times Article
A report on the proposed changes to the diagnostic criteria for autism and the deletion of the Asperger’s Syndrome diagnostic category included an interview with ASAN President…
November 3, 2009
Inclusion & Acceptance
TV Coverage of DC Protest
ASAN’s protest against Autism Speaks in Washington DC on October 31, 2009, received local media coverage that included a WAMU news story and an article…
October 31, 2009
Letter to the Sponsors, Donors and Supporters of Autism Speaks
Disability Coalition Calls on Sponsors to End Support for Autism Speaks: Over 60 disability rights organizations sent a joint letter to Autism Speaks’ sponsors, stating that the use of fear, stigma, misinformation and prejudice against Autistic people as a fundraising tool does real damage to people with disabilities everywhere.
October 7, 2009
Disability Community Condemns Autism Speaks
Joint Letter to be Released: More than 60 national, international, and local disability rights organizations have signed onto a letter condemning the organization Autism Speaks for exploiting those it purports to help.
October 7, 2009
Treading the Muddy Waters: The Divided Communities of Autism
An essay by Stephanie Allen Crist. It’s human nature to disagree. It’s human nature to degrade. It’s human nature to let prejudice, assumptions, and ignorance sway our thoughts and emotions. It’s human nature to have to fight for the rights and worth of minority groups. … I do not believe human beings, as a species, will ever get passed these fundamental flaws.
October 1, 2009
New Scientist and Education Week Articles
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman and ASAN’s cross-disability campaign against Autism Speaks and its “I Am Autism” video were featured in articles that ran in New Scientist…
September 29, 2009
Lead Story on Portland TV Station
Following ASAN-Oregon’s protest against Autism Speaks on Saturday, Sept. 26th, 2009, an interview with ASAN-Oregon activist Elesia Ashkenazy was the lead story on the evening news…
September 26, 2009
Reports on Portland Protest
ASAN’s Portland, Oregon chapter organized a protest of an Autism Speaks fundraising walk on Saturday, Sept. 26th, 2009. Watch video from Oregon TV station KPTV-12 and watch video…
September 26, 2009
Cross-Disability Campaign Featured
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman and the ASAN-led cross-disability campaign against Autism Speaks’ video “I Am Autism” were featured in an article on Disability Scoop, an online…
September 25, 2009
Help Us Fight Back Against Autism Speaks’ Attempts to Speak For Us!
Protests Planned Against Autism Speaks: ASAN is preparing a joint letter from the disability community in response to the horrific statements in the “I am Autism” video. In addition, our activists and allies are organizing protests to confront Autism Speaks’ fundraising efforts.
September 24, 2009
Horrific Autism Speaks “I am Autism” ad transcript
Vicious Prejudice Shown in Autism Speaks Video: We have provided the full transcript of the “I am Autism” video by Autism Speaks, which depicts Autistic people as useless burdens destroying their families and society.
September 23, 2009
ASAN-OSU Involvement Fair Activism
Student Involvement Fair: The Ohio State chapter of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network worked a table at the student involvement fair, a community event with over 500 student and community organizations, and distributed informational handouts.
September 22, 2009