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January 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Announcing the Teighlor McGee Grassroots Mini Grant Program recipients!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Our first year of launching the Teighlor McGee Grassroots Mini Grant Program was extremely competitive. Applicants were innovative and interested in making real change in their communities, which made it hard to narrow down the finalists. We at the Autistic Self-Advocacy…

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January 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Help us honor those we’ve lost — sign up as a Day of Mourning site coordinator!

EmailTemplate-Responsive We need your help to make sure the lives of disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers are recognized. On Saturday, March 1st, the disability community will gather to remember disabled victims of filicide – please consider signing up to be a vigil sit…

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January 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Join us for a policy advocacy webinar on 1/30! ⚖️

EmailTemplate-Responsive Are you interested in public policy and how it affects your community? Do you want to get involved in policy advocacy, but are unsure where to start? Join us for Policy Advocacy: What we do and how we do it on January 30 at 4-5:30pm ET! Are you interested in …

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January 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Apply for Autism Campus Inclusion 2025!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Applications are open for the 2025 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy! The ACI summer leadership training prepares autistic students to engage in disability advocacy on their college campuses. ACI participants learn about making student groups, understandin…

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January 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM

FW Subj: 🕯️ We need your help for Disability Day of Mourning 🕯️

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Saturday, March 1st, the disability community will gather virtually and across the nation to remember disabled victims of filicide – and we need your help to make sure their lives are recognized. On Saturday, March 1st, the disability community will gather…

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January 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM

🕯️Sign up to be a Day of Mourning Vigil Site Coordinator! 🕯️

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Saturday, March 1st, the disability community will gather virtually and across the nation to remember these disabled victims of filicide – disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers. We hold the Day of Mourning vigils to draw attention to these inj…

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January 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM

ACI 2025 Applications Now Open!

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is now accepting applications for the 2025 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy! ACI helps autistic students learn to make their college campuses better for people with disabilities. ACI participants learn about making stude…

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December 31, 2024 at 9:01 PM

❄️December ASAN Newsletter ❄️

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this December! ASAN December Newsletter Dear friend, As 2024 comes to an end and we prepare for the fights to come, we’re grateful to do it by your side…

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December 30, 2024 at 9:00 PM

A letter from Colin Killick, ASAN’s Executive Director

EmailTemplate-Responsive I hope this email finds you well this holiday season. I’m Colin Killck (he/him) and on November 1st I officially became Executive Director of ASAN. As the new Executive Director, I’m incredibly excited to take this opportunity to introduce myself to this community.  …

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December 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM

John, partner with us to help people and change lives!

  CoMoGives is ending soon! Help us reach our $20,000 goal.  Dear John,  We have just two days remaining in our CoMoGives campaign, and we're excited to share how close we are to reaching our goal. Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, we're only $3,000 away from making our goal happen. …

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December 23, 2024 at 9:00 PM

ASAN is here for the long haul

EmailTemplate-Responsive Policy work is an ongoing cycle. Every year we face new challenges and often, new threats. Too often, our community members’ lives hang in the balance. Dealing with that can feel isolating, but you’re not alone. We’re gearing up for another year of defending our rights a…

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December 19, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Autumn’s ACI Journey

EmailTemplate-Responsive It’s an unfortunate reality that higher education wasn’t built to include disabled people, and those of us with the privilege to make it there often have to fight for inclusion. That’s why ASAN’s Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) program is so important. It helps empower aut…

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December 17, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Help us build a stronger future for our community

EmailTemplate-Responsive As 2024 comes to a close, we’re looking back at everything we’ve built together over the past year — and with your help, the work for 2025 is already stacking up! Every block, every brick, every donation helps us lay the foundation for a world where autistic voices are h…

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December 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM

We're Halfway – Thanks to You!

  Help us reach our $20,000 goal!  Dear John,  We have reached the halfway point of our CoMoGives campaign, and we are also nearly halfway toward our goal of raising $20,000 too. Your generosity has been instrumental all year and in helping us get this far. We couldn't be more grateful for partners …

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December 16, 2024 at 9:01 PM

TOMORROW: Join us for “What is Medicaid and how can we save it — again?”

EmailTemplate-Responsive There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s webinar all about Medicaid, how we stopped cuts in 2017, and how we can do it again! There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s webinar all about Medicaid, how we stopped cuts in 2017, and how we can do it agai…

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December 11, 2024 at 9:42 PM

📢 ALERT–Take Action on Fair Pay for Disabled Workers!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Hello! It is still legal to pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage. The minimum wage is the smallest amount that your boss is allowed to pay you for one hour of your work. Employers can pay disabled people less than minimum wage because of somet…

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December 10, 2024 at 9:01 PM

John, can we count on you?

EmailTemplate-Responsive Dear John,  We at ASAN wish you a happy holiday season. We are taking this time to reflect on this past year, the work we have done together, and the projects that still need to be finished. None of this, past, present, or future, would be possible without s…

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December 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Empower Entrepreneurs with Your CoMoGives Donation!

  The Missouri Women's Business Center staff work tirelessly to eliminate barriers to entrepreneurships, especially for women, minorities, and those with low income. Dear John,  At Central Missouri Community Action, we believe in the power of setting and working toward goals – and the Missouri Wome…

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December 4, 2024 at 9:01 PM

December 17: ASAN webinar on Medicaid and how we can save it — again

EmailTemplate-Responsive Medicaid is the biggest health care program in the country. It’s an important part of the United States health care system. But a lot of the information out there about Medicaid and attempts to change it can be difficult to understand and navigate. In 2017, the disabilit…

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December 3, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Today Is Giving Tuesday! Will you build with us?

EmailTemplate-Responsive As 2024 draws to a close, ASAN knows that our community is our strength. No self-advocate is alone in the fight for our rights. Brick by brick and victory by victory, each day we move closer to a world where people with disabilities have the support we need; the freedom …

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December 3, 2024 at 3:45 PM

This Giving Tuesday, help create stories of hope!

You can be the reason someone's life changes today!This Giving Tuesday, we want to share a story of transformation made possible by supporters like you.  U.S. Navy Veteran Chris was a frequent guest at Jefferson City's Room at the Inn when he heard about CMCA's housing outreach event. Due to his l…

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December 2, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Build with us for Giving Tuesday tomorrow!

EmailTemplate-Responsive December 3rd is #GivingTuesday, a day of giving where nonprofits of all sizes ask folks to donate and support their causes as a part of the holiday season. The work we do here at ASAN would not be possible without the strength of our community. December 3rd i…

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December 1, 2024 at 2:30 PM

John, Let's Make a Difference Together!

  Let's make a difference together! Dear John, CoMoGives is here!  Throughout this month, you have the chance to partner with us in our mission to empower people, strengthen resilience, and improve quality of life for all members of the community. Every dollar raised helps us provide comprehensive …

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November 30, 2024 at 9:00 PM

🍂 November ASAN Newsletter 🍂

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this November! ASAN November Newsletter Dear friend, The end of the year is coming fast, but during this hard month we were busier than ever! We’re maki…

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November 27, 2024 at 2:59 PM

📢 ACT NOW to support fair pay and integrated employment for disabled people!

EmailTemplate-Responsive This year, we’ve worked together to push for the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA) to pass. TCIEA (bill number H.R.1263) gives states and employers help to move disabled employees from sheltered workshops to competitive integrat…

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November 26, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Help us build strength in our community this #GivingTuesday

EmailTemplate-Responsive As 2024 draws to a close, ASAN knows that our community is our strength. No self-advocate is alone in the fight for our rights. Brick by brick and victory by victory, each day we move closer to a world where people with disabilities have the support we need; the freedom …

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November 22, 2024 at 5:05 PM

ASAN Opposes Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Nomination to Head HHS

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network urges the Senate not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy’s long record of spreading misinformation about autism in particular and public health in general makes him a disastrous choice for this rol…

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November 20, 2024 at 10:11 PM

ASAN Recognizes 25th Anniversary of Trans Day of Remembrance

EmailTemplate-Responsive In 1999, transgender activists Gwendolyn Ann Smith, Nancy Nangeroni, and Jahaira DeAlto founded Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a Black trans woman who was killed the year before. Trans and gender-nonconforming people are an essential …

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November 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Mark your calendar - CoMoGives is coming soon!

  Change lives this December! Dear John, We are excited to be participating in CoMoGives again this year! CoMoGives is an annual giving campaign supporting over 150 nonprofits like us throughout Mid-Missouri. This year, the campaign kicks off on Sunday, December1, and throughout the month of Decemb…

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November 19, 2024 at 9:00 PM

📢 Take action to support integrated employment for disabled people!

EmailTemplate-Responsive This year, we’ve worked together to push for the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA) to pass. TCIEA (bill number H.R.1263) gives states and employers help to move disabled employees from sheltered workshops to competitive integrat…

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November 7, 2024 at 9:00 PM

Together, we will fight for our communities

EmailTemplate-Responsive This has been a crushingly hard week for many people in our community. Many of us are frightened after an election cycle that has brought hatred of marginalized people to the forefront of political discourse. We are angry after reading reports that Donald Trump used the …

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October 31, 2024 at 8:01 PM

🎃 October ASAN Newsletter 🎃

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this October! ASAN October Newsletter Dear friend, In a month of tricks and treats, the scariest things are the very real threats to our communities’ ri…

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October 30, 2024 at 4:03 PM

Today’s the day — join us for ASAN's 2024 Gala! 🎉

EmailTemplate-Responsive We’re so excited for you to join us virtually for our 2024 Annual Gala today! This year’s theme is Grow With Us — in recognition of our growth and a tribute to the power of our grassroots to fight for the rights of our community. We’re so excited for you to j…

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October 29, 2024 at 8:00 PM

All ready for ASAN's 2024 Gala tomorrow?

EmailTemplate-Responsive Tomorrow is the big day! We are so excited for you to join us virtually for our 2024 Annual Gala. We’re excited to spend an evening celebrating community with you — an evening of panels, awards, reflection and excitement! Tomorrow is the big day! We are so ex…

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October 24, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Take action to pass TCIEA!

EmailTemplate-Responsive As of now, about 39,500 disabled people are paid less than minimum wage and about 88% of that group is in segregated workplaces. That is unfair. All disabled people deserve to be paid the same amount as nondisabled workers doing similar jobs. All of us also deserve to wo…

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October 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM

📅 Mark your calendars — ASAN’s 2024 Gala is one week away! 📅

EmailTemplate-Responsive Our 2024 gala is in just one week! We’re excited to share it with you and disability community members and allies from across the country and around the world! Our 2024 gala is in just one week! We’re excited to share it with you and disability community memb…

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October 22, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Announcing our panelists — join ASAN’s gala on October 30!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Join us for a special virtual edition of our annual celebration and fundraising event on Wednesday, October 30! We’re so excited to share this gala with our community later this month, and we’re grateful to continue doing this event virtually so we can celebrate with our…

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October 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Announcing our first round of awardees! Get your 2024 Gala tickets today!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Join us on October 30 for an evening of celebration and community! We’re so excited to share our 2024 Gala with disability community members and allies from across the country and around the world, including our incredible awardees. Join us on October 30 for …

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October 7, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Join our Next Get Out the Vote Webinar!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Our second get out the vote webinar, all about knowing your rights as a voter, is happening this Thursday, October 10th, at 2:30 PM ET!  Everyone deserves a safe and accessible voting experience. Unfortunately, this isn’t the reality at all polling places. Ma…

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October 1, 2024 at 6:00 PM

ASAN Calls on Texas to Stop Robert Roberson’s Execution

EmailTemplate-Responsive ASAN condemns the planned execution of Robert Roberson, an autistic man. ASAN condemns the planned execution of Robert Roberson, an autistic man. The State of Texas plans to execute him on October 17, 2024, despite mounting evidence that he committed no crime…

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September 30, 2024 at 8:01 PM

🍁 September ASAN Newsletter 🍁

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this September! ASAN September Newsletter Dear friend, The days may be getting shorter with the transition to autumn, but our advocacy work isn't slowin…

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September 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Join us October 30 – announcing ASAN's 2024 Gala schedule!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Join us on Wednesday, October 30 to celebrate and honor our community at our 2024 Gala! Check out the schedule for our online extravaganza and celebration of self-advocacy:   Join us on Wednesday, October 30 to celebrate and honor our community at our 2024 Ga…

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September 20, 2024 at 12:01 PM

Take action for better jobs and fair pay for disabled workers

EmailTemplate-Responsive Disabled people deserve to work at the same places and for the same pay as nondisabled people. This isn’t news — but in 2024, some of us are still being paid less than the minimum wage in segregated workplaces. This is called subminimum wage, and it most commonly happens…

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September 19, 2024 at 8:10 PM

Mark your calendars for ASAN’s 2024 Gala! 🎟️

EmailTemplate-Responsive Join us for this year’s virtual gala on October 30th, featuring a night of panels, celebration, and community. This year’s theme is Grow With Us — in recognition of our growth and a tribute to the power of our grassroots to fight for the rights of our community. Secure y…

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September 6, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Join our Get Out the Vote Webinar!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Our first webinar, “Get Out the Vote with ASAN!” is happening on September 12th, at 2 PM ET!  Disabled people are often overlooked when talking about how to handle discrimination at the polls. From inaccessible polling places to volunteers not knowing how to …

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August 31, 2024 at 8:00 PM

🐳August ASAN Newsletter 🐳

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this August! ASAN August Newsletter Dear friend, We’ve been busy this month diving into policy and preparing for the work to come. Check out what we've …

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August 29, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Don’t let this opportunity swim by — show your support today!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Are you ready to make a splash and help create waves of change? We're casting a wide net to gather support, and we need fin-tastic friends like you to join us! Dear friend, Are you ready to make a splash and help create waves of change? We're casting a wide n…

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August 27, 2024 at 2:45 PM

John, you helped CMCA members take control of their story!

Getting Ahead This summer, five CMCA members completed twelve weeks of Building Strong Families, CAREERS, FOC, and Getting Ahead classes. Through these classes, participants set goals, used effective communication, created resumes, participated in mock interviews, created a budget, and learned abo…

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August 22, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Join us for a whale of a good time with a whale acoustics expert!

EmailTemplate-Responsive In honor of our Whale-Watcher members of our monthly membership program, ASAN’s been taking a dip into the digital ocean this August, as our resource pages and advocacy posts have become a feeding ground for advocacy-hungry digital whales. In honor of our Wha…

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August 15, 2024 at 9:45 PM

A pod full of policy updates

EmailTemplate-Responsive Summer is winding to a close, but ASAN is still surfing the policy waves in the name of self advocacy. Our team’s been hard at work keeping on top of the waves, and all that advocacy work has drawn some unexpected interest from some aquatic friends who love surfing the w…

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