Disabled immigrants are under attack
Our community has fought long and hard for our rights in the United States, and we won’t let anyone tell us that disabled people don’t…
October 24, 2018
Inclusion & Acceptance
Impact of the Public Charge Rule Change on People with Disabilities
Download this information as a PDF here. This one-pager was developed in collaboration by ASAN, The Arc, and the Center for Public Representation. What is…
October 24, 2018
ASAN Condemns Trump Administration’s Attack on Transgender Americans
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration is considering adopting a federal standard which would exclude transgender and intersex people from the…
October 22, 2018
Knowing Why: a new anthology
This book of essays by adult-diagnosed/self-diagnosed autistic people includes pieces on burnout, passions and interests, sensory overload, and more. Essays discuss growing up undiagnosed, navigating…
October 16, 2018
Are you registered to vote?
TODAY is the last day to register to vote in many states, and many more close THIS WEEK. You may still have time — check…
October 9, 2018
ASAN Condemns Proposed ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Regulations
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network strongly condemns the Administration’s proposed “Public Charge” regulation, which discriminates against disabled and low-income immigrants and makes pathways to American…
September 25, 2018
ASAN Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee On Doe ex rel. Tarlow v. District of Columbia
This letter is also available as a PDF here. Senate Judiciary Committee 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Via Electronic Mail September 17,…
September 18, 2018
ASAN Response To ASHA Position Statements
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network opposes the final position statements from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) regarding Facilitated Communication (FC) and Rapid Prompting…
August 27, 2018
ASAN Opposes Citizenship Questions For 2020 Census
This document is also available as a PDF here. August 7, 2018 Jennifer Jessup Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer Department of Commerce Room 6616 14th and Constitution…
August 8, 2018
ASAN Letter to ASHA On The Right To Communicate
This letter is available as a PDF here. Dr. Elise Davis-McFarland, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, President, Past Chair, Committee on Committees Meher Banajee, Chair, ASHA Ad Hoc…
July 2, 2018
ASAN Condemns Family Separation
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network forcefully condemns the Trump Administration’s unconscionable policy of separating immigrant families at the border, and the subsequent incarceration and warehousing…
June 18, 2018