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
Self-Determination
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
🏖️ 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
🌈 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
Our Bodies, Our Rights: What’s Going On at the Supreme Court?
Bodily autonomy, privacy, and access to abortion all matter for people with disabilities. Now, an upcoming Supreme Court decision may threaten our rights. There is…
June 8, 2022
🏠 Action Alert: Make your voice heard for HCBS now! 🏠
All too often, people with disabilities are told we aren’t worth investing in—but we know that our community deserves the supports and services we need…
April 4, 2022
Genetic Research & Autism
April is Autism Acceptance month — and acceptance is more than a buzzword. Working toward acceptance means welcoming autistic people’s leadership on the issues that…
April 2, 2022
ASAN’s Equity and Strategic Plans
Since the beginning of 2020, ASAN has been engaged in a formal process to examine our internal structures and practices, and develop a plan to…
November 12, 2021
Written Testimony at Senate Guardianship Hearing
This testimony is available as a PDF here. Dear Senators Blumenthal and Cruz, On behalf of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), I appreciate the…
October 14, 2021
New Resource: “Who’s In Control?”
ASAN talked to a group of self-advocates who get community services. We asked about how we can tell who is in control of their services….
October 12, 2021
ASAN, DREDF File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Reproductive Health Case
This brief is available as a PDF here. On Monday, ASAN and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) filed an amicus brief in…
September 22, 2021
Action Alert: Tell Congress to update SSI!
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is in dire need of an update. The outdated asset limits and benefits levels keep many people with disabilities…
August 2, 2021