NDLA Letter to the Vice President’s Task Force to Curb Gun Violence
Dear Vice President Biden: On behalf of the National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA) and allied organizations, we write to communicate certain recommendations and concerns from the...
View ArticleASAN Thanks a Visionary Leader for Four Years of Trailblazing
On Wednesday, January 9th, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis submitted her resignation to President Obama. She was initially confirmed as Secretary of Labor in February of 2009. According to NPR, Solis...
View ArticleASAN is Now Accepting Applications for the 2013 Summer Leadership Academy
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is excited to announce the Autism Campus Inclusion project is now seeking applications for its 2013 Summer Leadership Academy. The training will take place in...
View ArticleASAN Statement on Fein Study on Autism and “Recovery”
Recently, an article[i] argued that some Autistic children reach what they call the “optimal outcome” of moving out of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study greatly concerns ASAN, both in terms of...
View ArticleASAN Day of Mourning on March 1st
Dear friends, Last year, the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, along with Not Dead Yet and the National Council on Independent Living, held a Day of Mourning for people with disabilities killed by their...
View ArticleLetter to Food and Drug Administration on the Judge Rotenberg Center
Margaret Hamburg Commissioner 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 US Food and Drug Administration Dear Commissioner Hamburg: We, the undersigned representatives of the disability and...
View ArticleDisability Day of Mourning – Remember Lives Taken
Join Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Not Dead Yet, and the National Council on Independent Living in remembering people with disabilities who have lost their lives at the hands of their family members...
View ArticleWant to Bring Autism Acceptance Month to Your Community?
This April, ASAN will be working with activists and community members across the country to help launch Autism Acceptance Month, a celebration of Autistic culture and community. We want you to help us...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Launch of Autism Acceptance Month Website
We are excited to announce the launch of the new Autism Acceptance Month website for this April, as part of a history of campaigns by autistic people and our allies to shift the month’s focus from...
View ArticleFreddie Mac Seeks Autistic Interns
Freddie Mac, a leading mortgage finance company, is partnering with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network to fill four paid internship opportunities. The ASAN-Freddie Mac Internship Program is an...
View ArticleASAN Congratulates 2013 Champions of Change
Today at the White House, the disability community came together to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. At the celebration, 8 Champions of Change, representing the...
View ArticleDisability Community Celebrates Guardianship Decision For Adult Woman With...
Guardianship request by estranged parents denied; disabled woman granted right to self-determination and citizenship The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued a statement today expressing full support...
View ArticleSecret Shoppers Needed for LEAD Center Project
We Need Your Help! For too long people with invisible disabilities have been left out of the unemployment services system. Although people with invisible disabilities have incredibly high unemployment...
View ArticleASAN Statement on the Attempted Murder of Issy Stapleton
The following statement was released by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network in response to the recent attempted murder of Issy Stapleton, an autistic teenager in Michigan. The Autistic Self Advocacy...
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