Senate Fails to #StopTheShock
ASAN is heartbroken and furious that the United States Senate has failed to ban the use of the electric shock devices used at the Judge…
September 28, 2022
Law & Justice
🎢 ASAN August Update 🎢
ASAN August Newsletter Dear friend, Just like a rollercoaster, the quintessential summer fun, advocacy has its highs and lows, twists and turns. While we may…
August 30, 2022
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
Reproductive Justice is a Disability Issue
Introduction: Freedom to make choices is a human right. This includes the right to make choices about having sex and having children. All people, including…
August 15, 2022
Congress Leaves Disability Community Priorities Out of Inflation Reduction Act
ASAN is deeply disappointed by the Inflation Reduction Act. While the bill contains some small investments that will tangentially benefit the disability community, almost every…
August 12, 2022
🏖️ 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
A Letter of Support for Legislation Banning Electric Stimulation Devices
These comments are available as a PDF here. Dear Member of Congress: We, the 34 undersigned organizations, write in support of Section 811 of H.R….
July 14, 2022
Autistic Self Advocacy Network Comments Re: Department of Education’s Proposed Amendments to Regulations Implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
These comments are available as a PDF here. June 30, 2022 U.S. Department of EducationOffice for Civil RightsLyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg.400 Maryland Avenue,…
July 5, 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
ASAN Statement on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
On June 25, 2022, President Biden signed legislation intended to address gun violence. ASAN recognizes gun violence as a cause of needless and horrific suffering…
June 29, 2022
ASAN Condemns Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
ASAN condemns today’s ruling dismantling Roe v. Wade and its protections. In light of the critical role that the Supreme Court plays in interpreting and…
June 24, 2022
#StopTheShock Update: Now is the time to take action!
Our best chance to ban contingent skin shock for behavioral control is now at risk. Some Senators are pushing for a stripped-down version of the…
June 13, 2022