Dear friends,

Today is #GivingTuesday, when people from all over the world show their support for the causes that matter to them. Your donations this year helped us advocate for autistic people’s rights to receive healthcare, vote, and live in our communities free from abuse and violence. We are determined to continue the fight — can we count on you to join us?

Because of your support this year, we have been able to:

• Welcome and celebrate FDA’s ban on electric skin shock devices after years of concerted advocacy.
• Collaborate with other groups to issue guidance on disability discrimination in COVID treatment and on access to supporters in hospitals, influencing several states to change their pandemic response to ban discrimininatory health care rationing.
• Create accessible toolkits like A Self-Advocate’s Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Voting By Mail resources to ensure that all people with disabilities have the information they need to engage in our democracy.
• Demand justice for Black autistic people, including filing a joint statement of concern regarding Matthew Rushin, calling for full pardon for Neli Latson, and putting out a plain language explainer on police violence and anti-Black racism.
• Debut Welcome to the Autistic Community, an accessible resource for autistic people who want to learn what being autistic means, and for non-autistic people to learn how to make life better for autistic people.
• And as always, continue to fight for the rights of all people with disabilities: our right to access health care, our right to communicate, and our right to live in the community.

This year, consider making a #GivingTuesday donation to ASAN to continue to help empower self-advocacy and the autistic community. Can we count on your support?

You can also support us by tweeting us to get your profile picture decked out with some self-advocacy pride, or reposting our Instagram story and sharing why you support our work! Another great way to support us today is with a Facebook fundraiser! They’re easy to set up and share with your friends, and you don’t have to contribute yourself if you’re not able to.

We’re thrilled that we have been able to serve our community in so many ways this year, but the fight is not over. Until all people with disabilities have full inclusion and equal rights, we have more work to do — and we can’t do it without you. With your help, we can raise funds that will allow us to continue to create accessible resources, foster autistic leadership, make sure everyone can participate in civic engagement, and so much more. Let’s keep the work going together!

With thanks,

Team at ASAN

Autistic Self Advocacy Network

PO Box 66122
Washington, DC 20035

 

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