Autistic Self Advocacy Network

@autselfadvocacy

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization run by and for autistic people.

Washington DC
Dołączył grudzień 2008

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  1. 8 godzin temu

    “Basically, the disability community is huge...and as a result of its size, privilege, power and race are amplified.”

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  2. 9 godzin temu

    Check out this tool for finding out how to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine in your state:

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  3. eeee i just used ASAN's proxy caller system to call my senators for the first time, because the voicemail boxes every call goes to these days are next to impossible to operate over text relay. please everyone else go use the script at

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  4. “A significant percentage of LGBTQ workers do not currently have access to paid family leave….Meanwhile, many LGBTQ workers lack access to traditional family support when they fall ill.”

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  5. ASAN commends this effort to add protections disabled people in all congregate settings, not just nursing homes, by allowing visitors even during the pandemic:

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  6. ASAN applauds a new bill, inspired by our own model legislation, that would clarify the rights of people with disabilities to be free from discrimination when seeking life-saving organ transplants. See our full statement here:

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  7. There are only three days left to apply to our Autism Campus Inclusion summer leadership academy! Join us to learn to make your campus better for all people with disabilities:

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  8. 4 mar

    I’m doing a keynote for CalTASH’s conference this Friday! Tune in to hear me talk about intersectionality, racism, and the disability community. Details in next tweet.

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  9. 4 mar

    Support community reparations for Autistic People of Color through the Autistic People of Color Fund!

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  10. 4 mar

    “The investigative piece has all the heft and rigor you’d expect from a ProPublica deep dive. But what could have simply ended as a robust and impactful piece of journalism transformed...in an attempt to reach the very people the story was about.”

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  11. 3 mar

    There’s still time to call your Senators and tell them that we need emergency funding in the next COVID-19 relief bill! Here’s how to do it:

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  12. 3 mar

    Check out this Q&A session Sabrina Epstein, a Public Health Studies major who created a tool to track COVID-19 vaccine prioritization for people with disabilities:

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  13. 3 mar

    Want to join the team at ASAN? We’re looking for a new Programs and Communications Associate. More information here:

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  14. 3 mar

    The Senate emergency COVID-19 relief funding MUST include funding for community-based services — services that many people with disabilities rely on to stay out of institutions, where COVID-19 is spreading. Take action TODAY.

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  15. 3 mar

    Services like Medicaid home- and community-based services have been left out of COVID-19 relief for too long. Here’s how we fight back:

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  16. 3 mar

    Take action TODAY to protect the disability community during COVID-19:

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  17. 3 mar

    “It is one thing for experts to check things off lists and quite another thing for an actual target audience to see if the games deliver on their accessibility promises.”

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  18. 3 mar

    “[T]here is wide variation across the country, including in the [vaccine-eligible] conditions listed by states, whether these are limited or allow for additional conditions to be considered, and how clearly the information is presented.”

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  19. 2 mar

    “The ADHD stereotype of young, white hyperactive boys is doubly damaging for Black women in particular who find it impossible to see themselves in the narrative. Failing to see themselves represented, they then hesitate to seek out adequate support.”

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  20. 2 mar

    As we have always opposed work requirements, ASAN is pleased to see this change, which will make it easier for disabled people to access health care and other vital services:

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