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February 12, 2024 at 9:00 PM

There’s still time to apply for ACI 2024!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Applications are open for the 2024 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Leadership Academy! ACI participants learn all about engaging in disability advocacy on their college campuses—forming student groups, understanding disability policy, and talking to people in power. After …
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February 8, 2024 at 9:00 PM

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

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Friday, March 1st, the disability community will gather across the world to remember these disabled victims of filicide – disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers. In the past five years, over 570 people with disabilities have been…
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February 5, 2024 at 9:00 PM

Fwd: Share your thoughts on autism research with the IACC!

EmailTemplate-Responsive We wanted to make sure you saw our action alert about an exciting public comment opportunity! The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) is looking for comments on research priorities related to conditions that commonly co-occur with autism. Comments are due by…
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February 2, 2024 at 9:00 PM

New webinar on COVID-19 and Mpox!

EmailTemplate-Responsive There’s lots of information being shared about contagious illnesses, including COVID-19 and Mpox. It can be overwhelming to keep up as new information becomes available. This can make it hard to understand what choices we should make to keep ourselves and each other from…
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February 1, 2024 at 9:01 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? On Friday, March 1st, the disability community will gather across the nation to remember disabled victims of filicide – please consider signing up to be…
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February 1, 2024 at 12:02 AM

⛄ASAN January Update ​​⛄

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this January! ASAN January Newsletter Dear friend, The new year may just be getting started, but we’ve been hard at work! Check out what we’ve been up t…
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January 30, 2024 at 9:00 PM

#StopTheShock News – ASAN’s Letter to the FDA

EmailTemplate-Responsive On January 23rd, 2024, ASAN and 29 other organizations sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking them to release a proposed rule to ban electric skin shock devices. On January 23rd, 2024, ASAN and 29 other organizations sent a letter to t…
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January 29, 2024 at 9:00 PM

Hear from an ACI alum and apply to Autism Campus Inclusion today!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Applications are open for the 2024 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 25, 2024 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 Friday, March 1st, the disability community will gather to remember disabled victims of filicide – please consider signing up to be a vigil site …
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January 24, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Share your thoughts on autism research with the IACC!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Before February 14, 2024 submit your public comments to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) about autism research. This round of comments is specifically about priorities related to physical and mental health conditions that commonly co-occur with autism…
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January 23, 2024 at 9:00 PM

Introducing ASAN’s Endurance Running Fundraising Program!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Are you a runner, or know someone who is? Do you want to raise money for ASAN by running in a race? ASAN is excited to introduce our Endurance Running Fundraising Program where you can do just that!  Are you a runner, or know someone who is? Do you want to ra…
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January 19, 2024 at 9:00 PM

Now hiring - join ASAN as our Executive Director!

EmailTemplate-Responsive ASAN is seeking an experienced autistic leader who embraces and embodies ASAN’s mission to join us as our Executive Director! ASAN is seeking an experienced autistic leader who embraces and embodies ASAN’s mission to join us as our Executive Director! The ide…
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January 18, 2024 at 9:00 PM

🕯️ We need your help for Disability Day of Mourning 🕯️

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Friday, 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. Each year, people gather around the world to mourn together and to demand …
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January 15, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Apply for Autism Campus Inclusion 2024!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Applications are open for the 2024 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 11, 2024 at 9:00 PM

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

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Friday, 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 injus…
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January 2, 2024 at 9:00 PM

ACI 2024 Applications Now Open!

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is now accepting applications for the 2024 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, 2023 at 3:06 PM

❄️ASAN December Update ❄️

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this December! ASAN December Newsletter Dear friend, Thanks for being with us in 2023 and fighting for a better world for the disability community! Thro…
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December 30, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Balance is a 🐾-erful tool in the fight for disability rights

EmailTemplate-Responsive I am writing you on the eve of the new year from the desk of my human, Interim Executive Director Avery Outlaw. As their dedicated feline companion, I’ve witnessed the ways the ASAN team has worked hard all through 2023 to ensure self-advocates have the resources and inf…
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December 28, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Our Paw-licy Wins This Year

EmailTemplate-Responsive This has been a year full of challenges for the policy team at ASAN. Our humans have been working on everything from demanding an end to the use of shock devices at the JRC to lifting restrictions on vital programs like Medicaid. I can tell there’s been a lot on my human…
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  Erica Schmidt · [email protected]
December 28, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Empower New Community Leaders

  Help us empower more leaders, like Kyheese! Dear John,  One evening in 2018, Khyeese (Khy) loaded her three children and a few belongings into her pickup truck and left Kansas. She’d never been to Boonville, Missouri, but she had a friend there who offered her a safe place to live. Khy’s first int…
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December 24, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Keep showing up.

EmailTemplate-Responsive It has been the honor of my life to have spent the last 12 years working for ASAN, and the last 7 serving as our Executive Director. Dear friends, It has been the honor of my life to have spent the last 12 years working for ASAN, and the last 7 serving as our…
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December 21, 2023 at 9:00 PM

We’re pawsitive you’ll love these toolkits

EmailTemplate-Responsive My name’s Katy Spoon, I’m part of the canine contingent of the ASANimals crew. I’m writing to you from the office of my human, ASAN’s Director of Advocacy, Zoe Gross. Dear friend, My name’s Katy Spoon, I’m part of the canine contingent of the ASANimals crew.…
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December 19, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Farewell from ASAN’s Executive Cat, Galaxy

EmailTemplate-Responsive You’ve heard from ASANanimals of all kinds — and there are many more behind the scenes! But I, Galaxy the cat, have been around ASAN alongside my human, Julia Bascom, for many years. You’ve heard from ASANanimals of all kinds — and there are many more behind …
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  Erica Schmidt · [email protected]
December 18, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Help Us Finish Strong!

Are you ready to help us reach our goal?We're just $5,000 away from our $20,000 goal! $5,000 more would allow us to serve up to 100 more people with low income with:Diapers, wipes, and formula Safe, appropriate car seatsFinancial coaching sessionsCar repairs to ensure reliable transportation to wo…
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December 15, 2023 at 9:01 PM

Vaccine info for everyone!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Right now, there is lots of information being shared about contagious illnesses, including COVID-19 and Mpox. It can be overwhelming to keep up with new information as it becomes available. This can make it hard to understand what choices we should make to …
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December 14, 2023 at 9:01 PM

Jenna's ACI Journey

EmailTemplate-Responsive Being an Autistic person, especially an Autistic student, can often feel isolating and hopeless, but over the summer, I learned that it does not always need to feel this way. Hello everyone, Being an Autistic person, especially an Autistic student, can often…
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December 6, 2023 at 9:30 PM

John , can we count on you?

EmailTemplate-Responsive Happy pawliday season from the ASANimals — the pets here at ASAN! Our humans have been working hard all year long to empower autistics all over the country, so we decided to take over some duties to make sure that our humans spend time on their other importa…
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  Erica Schmidt · [email protected]
December 6, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Help Us Celebrate Our Birthday by Helping Others

  Will you help us celebrate our birthday? 58 years ago today, we opened our doors and began working to help our members move out of poverty. Today, our mission remains the same: to build relationships to empower people, strengthen resilience, and improve quality of life for all members of the commu…
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November 30, 2023 at 9:00 PM

🎉ASAN November Update 🎉

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this November! ASAN November Newsletter Dear friend, As we’ve begun wrapping up the year, we’re still hard at work here at ASAN! We’ve celebrated self-a…
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November 28, 2023 at 4:00 PM

ASANimals ask for your support this Giving Tuesday

EmailTemplate-Responsive This is Kibby, another one of the ASAN pups, reporting from my favorite patch of grass on behalf of the ASANimals this #GivingTuesday! This is Kibby, another one of the ASAN pups, reporting from my favorite patch of grass on behalf of the ASANimals this #Givi…
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  Erica Schmidt · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Transform Lives with Your Gift: Support CMCA

This holiday season, we are reminded of the power of giving and the profound impact it can have on our community. That's why we've joined CoMoGives, an annual online giving campaign. This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to support CMCA and contribute to transformative change in the lives of those wh…
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November 27, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Join us for Giving Tuesday tomorrow! 🐶

EmailTemplate-Responsive Stitch here, one of the canine members of the ASANimals. The cats had their say in our last Giving Tuesday email, but this time it’s my turn! All the humans at ASAN have been hard at work this year, and this month is your chance to support them. Stitch here, …
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November 22, 2023 at 9:01 PM

Next week is #GivingTuesday and ASANimals are taking over!

EmailTemplate-Responsive You haven’t heard from us before but we’ve made appearances in the background as our humans have done important work. We’ve strolled across their keyboards as they write Easy Read toolkits, and our howling has forced them to stay on mute during coalition meetings. We’re …
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  Erica Schmidt · [email protected]
November 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Help Our Members Thrive

  Helping People, Changing Lives  We're committed to building relationships to empower people, strengthen resilience, and improve quality of life for all members of the community. When people come to us for support in one area of their lives, we assess all of their household needs and offer coachi…
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November 16, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Today’s the day! Join us for ASAN’s 2023 Annual Gala!

EmailTemplate-Responsive We’re so excited for you to join us virtually for our 2023 Annual Gala today! This year’s theme is We Weave Our Own Story, a tribute to the ways in which we all build networks of support for our communities. We’re so excited for you to join us virtually for o…
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November 15, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Ready to go? Join us for ASAN’s 2023 Annual Gala tomorrow!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Dust off your best outfits and make sure you’re registered to join us virtually for tomorrow’s 2023 Annual Gala! We’re excited to spend an evening celebrating community with you — an evening of panels, awards, reflection and excitement! Dust off your best out…
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November 9, 2023 at 9:00 PM

📅 Mark your calendars — ASAN’s 2023 Gala is one week away! 📅

EmailTemplate-Responsive Join us next week for our annual gala where we'll celebrate the ways in which we all weave networks of support for our communities. Our gala is in just one week, and we’re excited to share it with you and disability community members and allies from across t…
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November 6, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Just 1 Week Left to Take Action on Section 504!

EmailTemplate-Responsive We are getting close to the November 13th deadline for submitting comments on the proposed Section 504 changes! These changes will help to make health care more accessible and inclusive for disabled people. We are getting close to the November 13th deadline f…
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November 3, 2023 at 8:00 PM

3 Days Left! Register to Tell the DOL We Want Real Work for Real Pay

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Department of Labor (DOL) needs to hear from you! We need to tell them to end subminimum wage for people with disabilities. The 14(c) program lets employers who have a certificate pay less than minimum wage. Most workers in the program earn less than $3.50 per hour. …
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November 2, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Mark your calendars — announcing ASAN's 2023 Gala schedule!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Join us on Thursday, November 16 to say farewell to our Executive Director Julia Bascom and celebrate the ways in which we all weave networks of support for our communities. Join us on Thursday, November 16 to say farewell to our Executive Director Julia Bas…
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October 31, 2023 at 8:00 PM

🎃ASAN October Update 🎃

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this October! ASAN October Newsletter Dear friend, It’s the most boo-tiful time of year, but we’re still fighting some of the scariest things our commun…
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October 27, 2023 at 2:00 PM

ALERT–Take Action on Fair Pay for Disabled Workers!

EmailTemplate-Responsive It is still legal to pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage. We need your help to change that! People with disabilities deserve equal pay for the work that we do. It shouldn’t be legal to pay disabled people less money just because we are disabl…
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October 17, 2023 at 4:03 PM

Fwd: Tune in TODAY for our Section 504 Comments Webinar!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Please join us TODAY at 3:00 PM Eastern Time for our webinar, Pushing for Change: Commenting on the Proposed Section 504 Changes. If you can’t attend, a recording of the webinar will be uploaded to our YouTube channel. Please join us TODAY at 3:00 PM Eastern…
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October 10, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Join Us for a Webinar on Important Health Care Policy Changes!

EmailTemplate-Responsive   In September, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed updates to its Section 504 regulations. There have not been updates to the regulations since they started in 1977. This update is important because we have the chance to protect the …
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  Erica Schmidt · [email protected]
October 9, 2023 at 1:45 PM

I'm Excited to Meet You!

 I’m excited to introduce myself as the newest member of the CMCA team! On September 1, I jumped on board as the Director of Development and Communications.  First and foremost, I want to express my gratitude for your continued support of CMCA. During my first month here, I have been traveling throu…
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October 5, 2023 at 9:01 PM

Action Needed: Comment on Proposed Section 504 Changes!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Do you want to make an impact on crucial health care policy for disabled people? The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing updated regulations for Section 504, and we need you to comment in support of these crucial changes! Do you want to…
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October 2, 2023 at 8:30 PM

ASAN Welcomes Evaluation of 14(c) Program and Calls for End of Subminimum Wage

EmailTemplate-Responsive ASAN welcomes the announced reevaluation of the 14(c) program and calls on the Department of Labor (DOL) to completely eliminate subminimum wage for disabled people. ASAN welcomes the announced reevaluation of the 14(c) program and calls on the Department of …
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September 29, 2023 at 8:00 PM

🍁 ASAN September Update 🍁

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this September! ASAN September Newsletter Dear friend, Like the fall leaves changing colors, there are plenty of changes happening for us at ASAN and fo…
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September 28, 2023 at 4:01 PM

A Message From ASAN Executive Director Julia Bascom

EmailTemplate-Responsive Dear friends of ASAN, This fall marks my 12th year of working for ASAN, and my 7th serving as our Executive Director. As I walk through ASAN’s offices in downtown Washington, DC, I remember the days when we were a handful of autistic people in a couple of di…
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September 21, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Save the date & grab your tickets for ASAN’s 2023 Gala! 🎟️

EmailTemplate-Responsive Join us for this year’s virtual gala, featuring a night of panels, celebration, and community. This year’s theme is We Weave Our Own Story, a tribute to the ways in which we all build networks of support for our communities. Secure your spot here today — we’d love to cel…
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