Parenting: Our Right to Have Children and Start a Family
Parenting is a human right Having children and parenting those children is a human right. People want to become parents for many reasons. All people…
August 16, 2022
Inclusion & Acceptance
🏖️ ASAN July Update 🏖️
ASAN July Newsletter Dear friend, As Disability Pride Month, July is always both a celebration and a reminder. We commemorated the 32nd anniversary of the…
July 29, 2022
🌈 ASAN June Update 🌈
ASAN June Newsletter Dear friends, It has been an incredibly challenging month, but we haven’t stopped fighting! We’re working to respond to attacks on our…
June 30, 2022
Rights and Respect (Proud and Supported Series)
LGBTQ+ people deserve to be treated with respect, just like everyone else! If you are LGBTQ+, you deserve to be treated with respect by everyone…
June 1, 2022
ASAN Comments on “Public Charge Grounds of Inadmissibility”
These comments are available as a PDF here. April 25, 2022Andrew ParkerBranch ChiefResidence and Admissibility BranchResidence and Naturalization DivisionOffice of Policy and StrategyU.S. Citizenship and…
April 26, 2022
Genetic Research & Autism
April is Autism Acceptance month — and acceptance is more than a buzzword. Working toward acceptance means welcoming autistic people’s leadership on the issues that…
April 2, 2022
Before You Donate to Autism Speaks, Consider the Facts
Very little money donated to Autism Speaks goes toward helping autistic people and families.
March 31, 2022
Proud and Supported Series
Definitions and Beyond There are many ways to identify. Everyone is different and that’s good! This guide, “Definitions and Beyond,” will explain some of the…
February 14, 2022
Find your local Day of Mourning vigil site
In the past five years, over 650 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives or caregivers. On Tuesday, March 1st, the disability…
February 10, 2022
Crisis in our Communities: Racial Disparities in Community Living
It’s important for people with disabilities to live in our communities. But it’s harder for disabled people of color to access community living. There are…
February 3, 2022
Update: Disability Response to CDC Director
On Friday, January 7, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky spoke in an interview about a research study showing that among vaccinated COVID-19 patients, 78% of…
January 24, 2022
Sign up to be a Day of Mourning Vigil Site Coordinator
Site coordinators are a vital part of the Disability Day of Mourning. Site coordinators secure space in their communities to hold a vigil, do outreach…
January 19, 2022