“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
Self-Advocacy
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
ASAN Statement on Autism CARES Act
In response to this week’s introduction of the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support (CARES) Act of 2014 (S.2449) and the markup of H.R….
June 10, 2014
ASAN, Disability Rights Organizations Urge Changes to Combating Autism Act
On Monday, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network released a joint letter to Congress, signed by fourteen other organizations, urging changes to the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act,…
June 2, 2014
ASAN Letter Expressing Concern re: House Subcommittee Hearing on Autism
Dear Chairman Mica and Ranking Member Connolly: On behalf of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the nation’s leading advocacy organization run by and for autistic…
May 17, 2014
ASAN Testimony to the Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee of the FDA
ASAN President Ari Ne’eman gave the following testimony urging the ban of aversive-conditioning devices to the Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee…
April 24, 2014
Written Comment to the Food and Drug Administration on the Banning of Electrical Aversive Conditioning Devices
ASAN submitted written comment to the Food and Drug Administration, strongly urging the FDA to ban the use of electric aversive conditioning devices. These comments…
April 18, 2014
Our Lives, Our Health Care: Self Advocates Speaking Out
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network and Office of Developmental Primary Care are pleased to release, “Our Lives, Our Health Care: Self Advocates Speaking Out About Our Experiences with the…
April 16, 2014
Sign up for Summer Webinar Training Series!
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is gearing up for the summer and are excited to share upcoming webinars with you. These webinars are trainings for self advocate group leaders across the country.
April 15, 2014
New ASAN resource on starting a nonprofit
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is proud to announce the release of a new technical assistance document Starting a Non-Profit is Like Having a Baby:…
March 17, 2014
ASAN Ranked in Top 10 National Disability Non-Profits!
ASAN is thrilled to announce that we have been ranked sixth of all nonprofits advocating for people with disabilities in Philanthropedia’s 2013 national rankings.
December 19, 2013
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