As students head back to school and summer gives way to fall, ASAN knows that knowledge is one of the most powerful tools for self-advocacy. That is why this back to school season, ASAN invited experts from the community to share their work as a part of our guest speaker series.

This series began with Dr. Destiny Huff’s presentation, Black, Brown, and Disabled: Unpacking Racialized Ableism in Education [[link removed]] and continued with Stephenie Baldassarre’s Anti-Fatness and Ableism [[link removed]]. On September 4th at 4 pm EST we will end this year’s back to school series with Esther Warwick’s Defending Democracy and Disability Rights. Get your Tickets here [[link removed]]!

Defending Democracy and Disability Rights helps people understand:

* What is white nationalism and fascism
* What white nationalists think of people with disabilities and disability rights
* How we can fight fascism and fight for our rights

We hope you will join us in learning more while supporting our community.

If you were not able to join us for the first two sessions, you can still buy a ticket to get their recordings! A video of each speaker’s session will be available to view from now until the end of September.

If you want to get recordings of our first speakers’ sessions and a ticket to Esther Warwick’s session, you can purchase the bundle ticket for all three sessions here [[link removed]].

We know everyone can support the community at different levels, which is why all of our tickets have sliding scale options. Purchase a ticket to one event at either the full donation price of $25 or the sliding scale price of $15, or buy the bundle for either $60 or $30.

Buying a ticket to our speaker series not only grows your own knowledge, it puts important resources into the hands of self-advocates by supporting ASAN’s work. This year, we’ve seen the biggest cuts to Medicaid in history and alarming attacks against the autistic and broader disabled communities at the hands of the HHS [[link removed]]. These challenges to our rights and access to health care are meant to confuse and overwhelm us, but we will not give up.

In these uncertain times, ASAN continues to fight for the rights of the autistic community alongside self-advocates. Education is one of our most powerful tools in the fight against misinformation and your support can make a difference in the lives of self-advocates across the country.

If heading back to school doesn’t fit your schedule this year, there are still other ways [[link removed]] you can support ASAN’s work:

* Donate to us directly here [[link removed]]
* Or become a member and get exclusive perks here [[link removed]]
* Start a Facebook fundraiser [[link removed]] at no cost to you, and share with friends
* Buy a copy of Loud Hands or another one of our books here [[link removed]]
* Get a sticker or other item from our Threadless shop [[link removed]]
* Spread the word about us! You can tell your friends about us on social media, via email, or in person

Thank you for supporting self-advocates this back to school season. Together we can keep fighting for a future where autistic self-advocates can live, work, and play in our communities.


Autistic Self Advocacy Network
PO Box 66122
Washington, DC 20035
United States
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