ASAN applauds Congress for the introduction of the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA). If passed, the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act would…
ASAN is pleased to commemorate the 10th annual Autism Acceptance Month this year. Over the past ten years, autistic advocates have transformed our society’s conversation…
Very little money donated to Autism Speaks goes toward helping autistic people and families.
Day of Mourning Virtual Vigil Our virtual vigil was hosted by ASAN Director of Advocacy Zoe Gross. She delivered remarks and read her piece “Killing…
This press release can be viewed as a PDF here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2021 Contacts: Tauna Szymanski, tszymanski@communicationfirst.org Zoe Gross, media@autisticadvocacy.org …
In the past five years, over 700 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives or caregivers. On Monday March 1st, the disability…
Nothing About Us Without Us: Autistic People Shaping Policy About Our Lives Hi, thank you so much for having me, and thank you Michael for…
On June 17, 2015, a man opened fire on a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina and killed nine people, committing one of the deadliest…
ASAN strongly supports and thanks Congress for its introduction of the Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA). KASSA would ban almost all kinds of restraint…
As Imani Barbarin puts it, “Why is it important for people with disabilities to vote? Because we’re voters and policies affect us.” Everything from education…
Introduction Some schools use restraint and seclusion on people with disabilities. Some use aversives. All three are very dangerous! On this page, we will talk…
