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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]
May 27, 2021 at 2:00 PM

What would you give to get together with friends?

Join us for Tigers on the Prowl and celebrate being together again while supporting CMCA!   Tigers on the Prowl 2021 Tuesday, September 7 | 5:30-8:30 PM Holiday Inn Executive Center, 2200 I-70 DR. SW, Columbia, MO  …
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
May 26, 2021 at 8:01 PM

ASAN Urges Congress to Pass the Keeping All Students Safe Act

EmailTemplate-Responsive ASAN commends Congress for its reintroduction of the Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA). KASSA would ban almost all kinds of restraint and all kinds of seclusion across all 50 states, and would require school districts to collect data to prevent further …
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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]
May 20, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Have you ever wondered what we do?

CMCA monthly update Dear John, Did you know that May is National Community Action Month? It's a month set aside each year to celebrate the work being done by Community Action Agencies across the United States. Because you've walked alongside us as…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
May 18, 2021 at 8:00 PM

ASAN Repudiates Comments Linking Autism and Violence at Capitol January 6th

EmailTemplate-Responsive This morning, Talking Points Memo published an article featuring quotes from Albert Watkins, an attorney representing Jacob Chansley. Chansley was a prominent participant in the invasion of the Capitol building on January 6th, 2021, which was intended to ov…
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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]
May 14, 2021 at 2:04 PM

Yes, you are ready to make a promise!

    Sometimes, a helping hand is all someone needs During the summer of 2019, Vanessa said her life was, “spiraling out of control.”   Determined to start her life anew, Vanessa packed up everythi…
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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]
May 11, 2021 at 2:15 PM

Will you make a promise?

    Ramone needs your help!  When Ramone — the father of a child who attends Head Start — needed help getting his car fixed so that he could go to work and take his son to school, our CMCA staff h…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
April 30, 2021 at 8:00 PM

☔ ASAN April Update ☔

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this April! ASAN April Newsletter Dear friends, As we wrap up another Autism Acceptance Month, we are honored and grateful to be a part of celebrating …
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
April 29, 2021 at 8:00 PM

ACTION ALERT: tell Congress to support real work for real pay!

EmailTemplate-Responsive People with disabilities live better lives when we are included in our local communities. That’s just as true when it comes to work as it is for education and housing. With the right supports, people with all kinds of disabilities and support needs can have…
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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]
April 29, 2021 at 2:55 PM

April Update from CMCA

April Update from CMCA   Hi John! It’s Cheryl here at Central Missouri Community Action. As a valued donor I want to be sure you know what's happening here at CMCA. There are always great things happening so once monthly I'll be sending a quick update via video, email, or text j…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
April 22, 2021 at 8:00 PM

It's time to tell your story and make a difference!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Telling your story is a great way to make a difference — and because it’s your story, there’s no one better to tell it! Too often, disabled people are told that our personal stories are “inspiring,” or encouraged to share our stories as a way to make others…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
April 20, 2021 at 10:01 PM

ASAN Statement on the Conviction of Derek Chauvin

EmailTemplate-Responsive Last year, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd, a Black man, by kneeling on his neck for nine and a half minutes. This murder was inexcusable, and part of a systemic pattern of police violence that disproportionately affect…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
April 8, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Celebrate autistic history with our “Loving Lampposts” panel! 📜

EmailTemplate-Responsive Let’s celebrate Autism Acceptance Month by learning how far the neurodiversity movement has come -- and how much further we still need to go. One of the many ways we can celebrate our culture is by reflecting on our history, and seeing how things have chang…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
April 6, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Check out our new booklet for parents of autistic kids! 🌍

EmailTemplate-Responsive Too often, when parents find out their kid is autistic, they receive negative messages from all sides. Many resources available to parents stigmatize autism and talk about it as something to be “overcome,” not as a part of who an autistic child is. At ASAN,…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
April 5, 2021 at 8:00 PM

ASAN Welcomes Legislation To End Subminimum Wage

EmailTemplate-Responsive ASAN applauds Congress for the introduction of the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA). If passed, the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act would end subminimum wage for people with disabilities, and create new…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
April 2, 2021 at 4:05 PM

Acceptance is an Action: ASAN Statement on 10th Anniversary of Autism Acceptance Month

EmailTemplate-Responsive ASAN is pleased to commemorate the 10th annual Autism Acceptance Month this year. Over the past ten years, autistic advocates have transformed our society’s conversation around autism — but much remains to be done before we can truly fulfill the promise of …
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
April 1, 2021 at 6:00 PM

❤️ It’s Autism Acceptance Month! ❤️

EmailTemplate-Responsive Dear John, This month marks Autism Acceptance Month, our chance to celebrate our community and what makes us unique.  At ASAN, we’re celebrating in many ways, including launching giveaways, hosting a discussion on how the neurodiversity movement has changed…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 7:30 PM

🌱ASAN March Update 🌱

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this March! ASAN March Newsletter Dear friends, This has been a difficult month for many of our community members. We began the month with the virtual …
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
March 26, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Get armed with the facts, then armed with the vax! New COVID-19 vaccine video ✨

COVID-19 changed the way we live. We do things differently to stay safe from COVID-19. We stay in our homes a lot. We have to wear masks when we go out. It can be harder to get the services we need. How will things get back to normal?   The COVID-19 vaccine will hel…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
March 23, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Check out our new Easy Read toolkit about MLTSS!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Many people with disabilities rely on long-term supports and services (LTSS)—like job coaches, transportation help, and in-home helpers—to live independently. Managed care is one of the ways that states can run their LTSS programs. When it’s done right, man…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
March 19, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Learn how colleges can help autistic students succeed with our new white paper!

EmailTemplate-Responsive More and more autistic students are entering higher education, but they often face barriers to success, with a lower graduation rate than non-disabled students. Some colleges have created programs for autistic students in order to address these barriers — b…
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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]
March 19, 2021 at 4:21 PM

John, are you ready to get out of the house? We have something fun for you!

John, are you ready to get out of the house? We have something fun for you!   Hi John! It’s Cheryl here at Central Missouri Community Action. I know you're tired of being stuck at home and so are we, that's why we are excited to tell you that we have a REAL LIVE EVENT that you c…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 10:07 PM

ASAN Welcomes Discussion Draft of HCBS Access Act

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), The Arc of the United States, The Center for Public Representation, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), and the Epilepsy Foundation commend Senators Brown, Hassan, and Casey  and Representative Dingell, for th…
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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]
March 15, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Ready to help build?

Help Us Rebuild Our Facebook Following   Dear John,   On Monday, March 8 our Facebook page was hacked. While we're working with Facebook in hopes of recovering the page, we've gone ahead …
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 9:00 PM

🌷ASAN February Update 🌷

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this February! ASAN February Newsletter Dear friends, While winter weather may be sticking around, we’re still springing forward into this new year of …
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 9:00 PM

🕯️ In 4 days, help us remember disabled lives lost to filicide 🕯️

EmailTemplate-Responsive This Monday, March 1st, the disability community will gather across the nation to remember these disabled victims of filicide – disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers.   In the past five years, over 700 people with disabilities have …
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
February 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM

Only 2 weeks left to apply for ACI!

EmailTemplate-Responsive There's only 2 weeks left to apply for the 2021 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 student groups, unde…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 7:00 PM

On March 1st, help us remember disabled lives lost to filicide.

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Monday, March 1st, the disability community will gather across the nation to remember these disabled victims of filicide – disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers.   In the past five years, over 700 people with disabilities have be…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
February 18, 2021 at 7:00 PM

📣 We need your voice — keep calling for emergency HCBS funding! 📣

EmailTemplate-Responsive While the Senate debates what should be included in the COVID-19 relief bill, we’re making our message clear: disabled lives are worth living, and worth saving. While the Senate debates what should be included in the COVID-19 relief bill, we’re making our me…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
February 16, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Our community members can’t wait — join our week of action for HCBS!

EmailTemplate-Responsive HCBS funding has not been included in any of the COVID relief legislation passed since the beginning of the pandemic, but we’re about to change that. Funding home- and community-based services (HCBS) is more crucial than ever during the ongoing pandemic, whe…
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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]
February 16, 2021 at 4:42 PM

Why you make us better

  "My momma said you're our blessing." - Laykin, 6 years old.   These words mean the world to Nolanda, CMCA program manager for Show Me Healthy Relationships who heard them while helping …
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Get ready for our week of action on COVID-19 relief!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Congress is putting together the next COVID-19 relief package, and we have to make sure that people with disabilities get what we need to make it through. Congress is putting together the next COVID-19 relief package, and we have to make sure that people wit…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
February 11, 2021 at 9:00 PM

🕯️ A year of loss, a day of remembrance -- join Day of Mourning on March 1st 🕯️

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Monday, March 1st, the disability community will gather virtually across the world to remember these disabled victims of filicide. In the past five years, over 700 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives or caregivers.   On…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
February 9, 2021 at 9:00 PM

“ACI means autistic community and autistic space.”

EmailTemplate-Responsive Hear from our alumni and apply to Autism Campus Inclusion today! Applications are open for the 2021 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy!  The ACI summer leadership training prepares autistic students to engage in disability advocacy on their col…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
February 4, 2021 at 7:00 PM

🕯️ Will you help us remember disabled lives lost to filicide? 🕯️

EmailTemplate-Responsive Will you help us make sure the lives of disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers are recognized? Will you help us make sure the lives of disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers are recognized? On Monday, March 1s…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
February 3, 2021 at 8:50 PM

Check out ASAN’s new Easy Read fact sheet on the COVID-19 vaccine!

EmailTemplate-Responsive COVID-19 is especially dangerous to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, so  it’s important that we get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible. But a lot of information out there about the vaccine is not written in ways that are access…
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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]
February 2, 2021 at 3:00 PM

No matter what the groundhog says...

Challenge your friends to give and find out!     Whether the groundhog sees his shadow today or not, sunshine is a mindset! We hope your day is filled with bright, joyful things!    We're all hoping that Punxsu…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
January 29, 2021 at 8:00 PM

❄️ ASAN Winter Update ❄️

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this winter! ASAN Winter Newsletter Dear friends, Staying focused on advocacy is snow problem this New Year! ASAN is back in the (virtual) office, work…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
January 26, 2021 at 9:00 PM

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

EmailTemplate-Responsive COVID-19 may have changed how we hold events this year, but we can still gather to honor and remember those we’ve lost to filicide, thanks to the work of volunteer site coordinators. We need your help to make sure the lives of disabled people murdered by the…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
January 21, 2021 at 9:00 PM

🕯️ We need your help for Disability Day of Mourning 🕯️

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Monday, 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 Monday, March 1st, the disability community will gather vi…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
January 19, 2021 at 9:00 PM

Apply for Autism Campus Inclusion 2021!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Applications are open for the 2021 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy! Applications are open for the 2021 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy!  The ACI summer leadership training prepares autistic students to engage in disability …
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
January 14, 2021 at 9:00 PM

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

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Monday, 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. In the past five years, over 700 people with disabilit…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
January 7, 2021 at 9:00 PM

FWD: Help us help you!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Time is running out to complete our Annual Priorities Survey! The survey will close on Tuesday the 12th. It only takes ten minutes to let us know what you think. Don’t miss your chance to have your voice heard and shape the future of our movement in 2021 an…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
January 4, 2021 at 9:00 PM

ACI 2021 Applications Now Open!

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is now accepting applications for the 2021 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy! The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is now accepting applications for the 2021 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy! AC…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 3:30 PM

🎊 It’s a new year in disability policy 🎊

EmailTemplate-Responsive I don’t have to tell you how difficult this year has been for the disability community. At the same time, there has been so much real, tangible change for the better even in the midst of some of the hardest struggles we’ve had to face. Dear John,   I don’t h…
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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Yes, there's still time

Don't worry! If you meant to donate but haven't done so yet, you've still got time!   Today is the last day to donate through the CoMoGives campaign -  so you'll want to make your donation before 11:59 pm tonight! Your gift will provide emergency…
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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Looking Ahead to 2021

Dear John    2020 has been a historically difficult year. As it draws to a close, we'd like to highlight the many ways that you, our donors and supporters, have helped us continue to serve the community despite …
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
December 28, 2020 at 9:00 PM

Our fight is for every autistic person — join us!

EmailTemplate-Responsive I am so incredibly proud to be a board member of this amazing organization which is helping empower autistics in all walks of life. Dear John,   I am a minimally-speaking autistic college student, a research assistant and teacher, and a board member of the A…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
December 26, 2020 at 9:00 PM

Our vote is our voice — will you help us continue our civic engagement work?

EmailTemplate-Responsive Even before the pandemic, we had our work cut out for us in 2020. A historic election takes historic effort, and we put our all into making sure that all people with disabilities could access the vote. Dear John,   Even before the pandemic, we had our work…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
December 22, 2020 at 9:00 PM

Help ASAN fight discrimination in COVID-19 treatment

EmailTemplate-Responsive All disabled people deserve equal access to COVID-19 treatment, free from discrimination or biases that could threaten our lives. Dear John,   All disabled people deserve equal access to COVID-19 treatment, free from discrimination or biases that could thre…
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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]
December 22, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Congress Abandons Disability Community in COVID Deal

EmailTemplate-Responsive ASAN is furious that, ten months into the pandemic, Congress has yet again failed to provide any emergency funding for the home and community-based services to keep people with disabilities out of dangerous congregate settings. While the just-passed COVID r…
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