ASAN Statement on the Revisions to H.R. 2646
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is alarmed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s passage of H.R. 2646, the so-called “Helping Families in Mental Health…
June 16, 2016
Law & Justice
ASAN Statement on SSA Representative Payee Gun Database Rule
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) strongly opposes a rule proposed by the Social Security Administration (SSA) that would report individuals who receive Social Security…
May 2, 2016
ASAN Urges Confirmation of Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) urges the Senate to confirm Merrick Garland, President Obama’s nominee to fill the current vacancy on the Supreme Court….
March 30, 2016
ASAN Statement On The Sentencing Of J. McCabe
J. McCabe has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her autistic six year old son London McCabe. Ms. McCabe murdered London…
February 25, 2016
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Joins Disability Rights Amicus Brief Opposing Physician-Assisted Suicide in New York
On Wednesday January 6, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network joined Not Dead Yet and nine other disability rights organizations in filing a friend-of-the-court brief opposing…
January 15, 2016
ASAN and Disability Advocates Endorse H.R. 3516
On Monday, January 11th, 2016 ASAN and the National Disability Leadership Alliance sent the following letter to Chairman Johnson, endorsing H.R. 3516. The letter is…
January 11, 2016
ASAN Opposes Proposal to Link Gun Purchases to SSA Rep Payee Database
In light of the recent announcement that the Obama Administration intends to utilize the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Representative Payee database to feed the names…
January 5, 2016
ASAN Calls for Justice in Marcus Abrams Case
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network calls for both justice in the Marcus Abrams case and changes in the ways autistic people and other people with…
October 5, 2015
ASAN Calls for Justice in Troy Canales Police Brutality Case
Last November, NYPD officers allegedly physically assaulted a black autistic teenager, throwing him face-down to the sidewalk outside his home, punching him in the face,…
July 20, 2015
ASAN Statement on Sentencing in Jude Mirra’s Murder
This statement is available as a Word document and in PDF format. Last week, eight-year-old Jude Mirra’s mother, Gigi Jordan, was sentenced to eighteen years…
June 1, 2015
ASAN Statement on #JusticeForKayleb
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network strongly condemns the conviction of Kayleb Moon-Robinson, a Black and autistic sixth-grader, for disorderly conduct and felony assault after kicking…
April 14, 2015
Testimony to the 21st Century Policing Task Force
The following testimony was given to the White House Task Force on 21st Century Policing on February 4th, 2015 by ASAN President Ari Ne’eman Members…
February 4, 2015