ASAN’s 2015 Annual Report
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a national grassroots disability rights organization run by and for Autistic Americans, advocating for systems change and ensuring that…
December 17, 2015
Self-Advocacy
Secretary Burwell Appoints ASAN Director of Public Policy Sam Crane to IACC
October 28, 2015 Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced its Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell’s appointment of ASAN Director of Public Policy Sam…
October 28, 2015
ASAN Statement on GOP Primary Debate Comments on Autism and Vaccination
Despite a wealth of scientific evidence debunking any link between autism and vaccinations, tonight’s Republican primary debate featured prominent commentary from a leading candidate repeating…
September 16, 2015
Announcing the ASAN Autistic Scholars Fellowship
In honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is very pleased to announce the beginning…
July 27, 2015
ASAN, Disability Rights Organizations Call for Ban on Electric Skin Shock Devices
This press release is available as a Word document and in PDF format. Today, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), joined by over 60 disability…
June 4, 2015
ASAN Letter to FDA Calling for Ban on Electric Skin Shock Devices
This letter is available as a Word document and in PDF format. June 4, 2015 Dr. Stephen Ostroff Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration Re:…
June 4, 2015
ASAN Statement On JRC At Association for Behavior Analysis International Conference
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network strongly condemns the Association for Behavior Analysis International for their decision to feature the Judge Rotenberg Center at their 2015…
May 22, 2015
ASAN Statement on New Jersey Assisted Suicide Bill Hearing
Despite leading disability rights organizations’ long history of opposition to legalization of assisted suicide, the New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee…
December 9, 2014
ASAN Applauds Congressional Letter Urging Self-Advocate Inclusion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds letter from Congressional champions urging increased representation of autistic adults in Autism CARES Act funded programs. WASHINGTON,…
October 29, 2014
ASAN Unveils Toolkit for Advocates on New Home and Community-Based Settings Rules
ASAN has published a toolkit for advocates, families and administrators on how to ensure that people with disabilities receive Medicaid-funded Home and Community-Based Services in integrated…
September 22, 2014
“Prisoners of the Apparatus”: The Judge Rotenberg Center
By Quentin Davies The Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) in Canton, Massachusetts, has long been criticized for its treatment of disabled children and adults. It has been…
August 9, 2014
ASAN Praises Queerability and Campus Pride for Creating Resource on Disability Rights Activism for Student Leaders
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network applauds the recent collaboration between Campus Pride, an LGBTQ rights organization focused on creating safer college and university campuses, and…
July 23, 2014