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August 8, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Dive into change with the next class of autistic advocates! 🐳

EmailTemplate-Responsive We’re excited to share some fin-tastic news about the latest success of the Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Summer Leadership Academy! Last month, we wrapped up our 13th overall and 5th virtual ACI program, and we couldn’t be prouder of the 2024 cohort. These students are …

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August 7, 2024 at 10:00 AM

John, see how you helped someone achieve a fulfilling career!

  Journey to a stable, fulfilling career Elizabeth came to CMCA with a desire to work in healthcare but unsure of where to start. Because she was a SNAP recipient, she was eligible for our SkillUp program. CMCA covered her tuition ($3700), and Elizabeth pursued her certification in Medical Codin…

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August 1, 2024 at 8:00 PM

This August, we Whalecome you on an adventure!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Where April took us back to the Jurassic as pint-sized prehistoric dinosaurs took over the ASAN office, August is getting aquatic as there have been whale sightings across ASAN’s computers. Drawn by our whale-wishers monthly giving tier, these finned friends surf the web…

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July 31, 2024 at 8:00 PM

🏖️ July ASAN Newsletter 🏖️

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this July! ASAN July Newsletter Dear friend, July has been a busy month at ASAN, which makes sense. Our favorite way to celebrate Disability Pride Month…

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July 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Check out our new videos on the Americans with Disabilities Act!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Happy ADA anniversary! Today is the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a hugely important civil rights law for disabled people. The Americans with Disabilities Act gives us the right to accessibility and accommodations at our jobs, in public places,…

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July 24, 2024 at 10:09 PM

The End of Chevron Deference and the Disability Community: New Obstacles to Advocacy and Wellbeing

EmailTemplate-Responsive Federal agencies create rules, called regulations, that implement laws. Last month, the Supreme Court issued a ruling on two combined cases, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce. We condemned this decision because it …

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July 22, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Fwd: Take action TODAY for better jobs and fair pay for disabled workers!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Did you see our Action Alert from last week about the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act (TCIEA)? There’s still time to advocate for Congress to include TCIEA in the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pension (HELP) Committee’s workforce markup pa…

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July 15, 2024 at 6:01 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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July 11, 2024 at 6:31 PM

ASAN welcomes removal of harmful appropriations bill rider

EmailTemplate-Responsive ASAN welcomes the removal of Section 722 from the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. In June, some members of Congress introduced a rider to the act that would stop the FDA from banning electric shock de…

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July 9, 2024 at 5:01 PM

#StopTheShock Update: Call your reps TODAY

EmailTemplate-Responsive Call your Representatives TODAY and tell them to remove section 722 from the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act! Call your Representatives TODAY and tell them to remove section 722 from the Ag…

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July 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM

We’re running out of time — keep calling to #StopTheShock!

EmailTemplate-Responsive There are only two days left to call your Representative and tell them to remove Section 722! Last month, section 722 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act passed at the subcommittee level…

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June 30, 2024 at 8:01 PM

☀️ June ASAN Newsletter ☀️

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this June! ASAN June Newsletter Dear friend, Between LGBTQ Pride Month, Autistic Pride Day, and the Olmstead Anniversary, we always have a lot to celebr…

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June 28, 2024 at 10:58 PM

ASAN Condemns Two Harmful Supreme Court Decisions

EmailTemplate-Responsive Today, the Supreme Court released decisions in several cases, including two that are particularly relevant to disability policy. One is Grants Pass v. Johnson. The Supreme Court’s decision in this case allows local laws that criminalize homelessness. The other is a case …

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June 27, 2024 at 6:02 PM

FWD: Join us for a call-in day to #StopTheShock!

EmailTemplate-Responsive TODAY is our second call-in day to #StopTheShock. We’re calling for the removal of section 722 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Join us! Section 722 says the FDA cannot ban a device…

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June 26, 2024 at 8:01 PM

New resources about gender affirming health care out today!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Today we’re releasing two new resources as a part of our Proud and Supported Series: A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Gender Affirming Health Care and Barriers to Gender Affirming Health Care. Gender affirming health care is health care that helps someone feel mor…

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June 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Action Alert: Call-In Day to #StopTheShock!

EmailTemplate-Responsive On June 11th, section 722 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act passed at the subcommittee level. If this rider goes into effect, it would stop the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from…

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June 18, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Action Alert: Call Now to #StopTheShock!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Last week, we wrote to you about a bill that was being voted on in a subcommittee of the House of Representatives. The bill is the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Some Members of Congress…

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June 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM

TOMORROW! Advocacy 101 Webinar with ASAN

EmailTemplate-Responsive We are so excited for our Advocacy 101 Webinar taking place TOMORROW from 4-6:30 PM ET on Zoom. We hope you’ll join us to learn how you can be an effective advocate on disability issues. We are so excited for our Advocacy 101 Webinar taking place TOMORROW fro…

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June 13, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Fwd: Join us for an Advocacy 101 Webinar on June 18th!

EmailTemplate-Responsive We just wanted to make sure you saw the email below about our upcoming Advocacy 101 Webinar taking place NEXT WEEK! You can register for the webinar here. We look forward to seeing you there! We just wanted to make sure you saw the email below about our upcom…

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June 12, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Reminder: Teighlor McGee Grassroots Mini Grants

EmailTemplate-Responsive Dear community, There are 7 weeks left until the deadline for application for the Teighlor McGee Grassroots Mini Grants! We are especially interested in project proposals which are led by, include in the planning process, and support advocacy for: Autistic …

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June 12, 2024 at 4:16 PM

ASAN Announces New Executive Director

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Board of Trustees of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network is pleased to announce that Colin Killick will be stepping into the role of Executive Director beginning November 1st. Colin comes to ASAN with extensive leadership experience in the disability righ…

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June 11, 2024 at 5:39 PM

URGENT #StopTheShock Call-In

EmailTemplate-Responsive Our best chance to #StopTheShock is now at risk. Some House Representatives are pushing for a bill that would take away the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ability to ban devices like the one used to torture disabled people at the JRC. For years, our community has b…

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June 6, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Join us for an Advocacy 101 Webinar on June 18th!

EmailTemplate-Responsive You’re invited to join ASAN for an Advocacy 101 webinar on June 18th from 4-6:30 PM ET! This webinar is perfect for people who are interested in getting involved with advocacy work. The first hour of the webinar will cover the basics of systems advocacy work. We will tal…

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May 31, 2024 at 8:01 PM

How should behavior support services change? Check out our new resource!

EmailTemplate-Responsive For decades, self-advocates with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have pointed out that behavior is communication, and all behavior happens for a reason. When people with IDD want help changing our behavior — or more often, when other people want to chan…

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May 31, 2024 at 6:00 PM

🪐 May ASAN Newsletter 🪐

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this May! ASAN May Newsletter Dear friend, This month saw a total solar eclipse, some of the strongest auroras in centuries, and plenty of policy work f…

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May 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Check out our new #StopTheShock video!

EmailTemplate-Responsive We have a new video resource to share with you! We created a series of short videos on our Instagram page about submitting public comments to the Food and Drug Administration on their proposed rule to ban the use of electric skin shock devices. We edited those videos tog…

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May 13, 2024 at 8:00 PM

WEBINAR ALERT: Mini Grant Application Assistance

EmailTemplate-Responsive Our last webinar about the Teighlor McGee Grassroots Mini Grant program talked about what the program is and who can apply to receive up to $5,000 in funding for a local, state, or national self advocacy project. If you missed that session, you can watch the recording he…

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May 9, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Fwd: New #StopTheShock Resource!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Have you seen our new plain language guide on submitting public comments? The guide walks you through the steps for writing your public comment to tell the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban the use of electric skin shock devices. See the email below to learn more…

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May 2, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Will You Help Us #StopTheShock?

EmailTemplate-Responsive If you haven’t already, make sure to check out our Action Alert about the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new proposed rule to ban the use of electric skin shock devices like those in use at the Judge Rotenberg Center. There’s less than a month left to submit your c…

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May 2, 2024 at 5:04 PM

ASAN Applauds HHS Section 504 Final Rule

EmailTemplate-Responsive Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced its final rule implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This is an important rule that we have been waiting for for a long time. This rulemaking is the first update to the regulations imp…

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April 30, 2024 at 9:22 PM

🦖April ASAN Newsletter 🦖

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this April! ASAN April Newsletter Dear friend, This month we celebrated our community — as well as our love of dinosaurs — and continued to fight for ou…

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April 29, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Dinosaur Debrief and Departure!

EmailTemplate-Responsive What a fun time we’ve been having with our dinosaur friends at ASAN! Even with all that fun, April is almost over and we are wrapping up Autism Acceptance month. Though our work runs all year, it is always fun to celebrate, get a little silly, and fundraise. The work tha…

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April 25, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Submitting a public comment is easy with our new resource!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Interested in submitting a public comment on the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule banning the use of electric skin shock devices for behavior modification? It’s easier than you might think, and our plain language resource “#StopTheShock - What is it, and how …

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April 24, 2024 at 6:45 PM

How Can We Prevent Child Abuse?

Meeting Needs to Prevent Child AbuseDear John,   Did you know that April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month? It is a meaningful month for us at CMCA, especially in our Head Start and Early Head Start Programs that serve children age 5 and under. We're committed to ensuring all of these kids …

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April 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Dinosaurs of a feather do policy together!

EmailTemplate-Responsive This week the ASAN staff have stepped in to help our dinosaur friends as they prepare for a visit from their friend Sue the T-Rex (more details below). We appreciate this chance to step back in and make this an Autism Acceptance Month to remember! As we prepare to look i…

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April 18, 2024 at 8:00 PM

New Plain Language #StopTheShock Resource from ASAN!

EmailTemplate-Responsive We have an exciting new plain language resource to share with you! As you may have seen in our recent Action Alert, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a proposed rule to ban the use of electric skin shock devices for behavior modification. The Judge Rote…

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April 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM

ASAN is excited for a very big visitor next week and we want you to join us!

EmailTemplate-Responsive When our pintsize prehistoric pals made their way into the ASAN office at the beginning of Autism Acceptance Month, we could not have guessed what would follow in their tiny footsteps.  When our pintsize prehistoric pals made their way into the ASAN office at…

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April 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM

A dig through the ASAN archives and a special guest announcement!

EmailTemplate-Responsive With much work and support from our community, we, the dinosaurs, have officially taken over the ASAN office this April. As you can see, we have been very busy running an office and bringing in a special guest to celebrate our change in management. (More information abou…

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April 10, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Reminder: Join us for our #StopTheShock Comments webinar tomorrow!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Do you want to help #StopTheShock but don't know how to write a public comment? Are you unsure of what to write or do you have questions you need answered?  Do you want to help #StopTheShock but don't know how to write a public comment? Are you unsure of what…

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April 8, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Fwd: Take Action to #StopTheShock!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Make sure to check out our Action Alert below to learn how you can help stop people from being tortured with electric skin shock devices at the Judge Rotenberg Center. We need as many people as possible to submit unique comments to the Food and Drug Administ…

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  Erica Schmidt · mail@networkforgood.com

April 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Let's Eclipse Poverty

In case you haven't heard, at approximately 1:57 p.m. today, mid-Missouri will witness a near-total solar eclipse. As the moon casts its shadow, let's shine a light on our community's needs.   Last year, we served 15,790 individuals and 7,199 families through our programs like Head Start, Financial…

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April 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Join us for our #StopTheShock Comments Webinar on 4/11!

EmailTemplate-Responsive ASAN is holding a webinar on Thursday, April 11 at 3:30 PM ET to talk about how to submit a public comment to the FDA asking to end the use of electric shock devices, like the ones used at the Judge Rotenberg Center.  People have been trying to get electric s…

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April 2, 2024 at 9:00 PM

WEBINAR ALERT: Teighlor McGee Grassroots Mini Grants

EmailTemplate-Responsive Recently, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network announced our new Teighlor McGee Mini Grants Program. This program has two different mini grants self-advocates can apply for, the Affiliates in Action Mini Grant and the Self-advocates Transforming Equitable Policy (STEP) Min…

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April 1, 2024 at 8:00 PM

ASAN’s office has some surprise visitors

EmailTemplate-Responsive Autism Acceptance month starts next week and in honor of our Dinosaur Donor membership tier, ASAN is getting a little Cretaceous with our April calls for support. This April, the age of the dinosaurs is making a comeback as we unearth the possibilities and imagine a futu…

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March 31, 2024 at 8:00 PM

🌸ASAN March Update 🌸

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this March! ASAN March Newsletter Dear friend, This month saw our community come together in different ways, from remembrance of those we've lost to fig…

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March 29, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Honoring Teighlor McGee’s Legacy: Introducing ASAN’s Grassroots Mini Grants

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is excited to announce our new Teighlor McGee Grassroots Mini Grants Program! These mini grants will provide up to $5,000 in funding to projects focused on creating change for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We …

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  Erica Schmidt · mail@networkforgood.com

March 29, 2024 at 3:15 PM

Building Futures: Your Support Matters!

Strong Families, Strong CommunitiesWhen parents succeed, children succeed and vice-versa. We use a Whole Family Approach whenever possible to ensure that both the adults in a family and the children have what they need to not only succeed, but thrive.   Through our Head Start programs, children soci…

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March 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM

This April, unearth the possibilities by supporting ASAN

EmailTemplate-Responsive Autism Acceptance month starts next week and in honor of our Dinosaur Donor membership tier, ASAN is getting a little Cretaceous with our April calls for support. This April, the age of the dinosaurs is making a comeback as we unearth the possibilities and imagine a futu…

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March 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Take Action to #StopTheShock!

EmailTemplate-Responsive For years, ASAN and our allies have been working to stop the electric skin shock torture being used on some residents of the Judge Rotenberg Center. We have another chance RIGHT NOW to stop this for good! Read on to learn more about the issue and how YOU can…

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March 4, 2024 at 9:00 PM

Join us for a Webinar on Ending Subminimum Wage!

EmailTemplate-Responsive On March 14th at 1:00PM Eastern Time, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), and the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) are hosting a webinar to talk about why we need policy change to end this h…

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