Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this February! ASAN February Newsletter Dear friend, Our communities have been overwhelmed the past few weeks with harmful policies, dangerous nominatio…

EmailTemplate-Responsive Tomorrow, Saturday, March 1st, the disability community will gather virtually across the world to remember disabled victims of filicide – disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers. Tomorrow, Saturday, March 1st, the disability community w…

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Senate is voting on McMahon’s confirmation on Monday, March 3rd. Call your Senators now and tell them to vote NO on McMahon! The Senate is voting on McMahon’s confirmation on Monday, March 3rd. Call your Senators now and tell them to vote NO on McMahon!  …

EmailTemplate-Responsive The past few weeks have been hard for our communities. This is a Plain Language explanation of some of the tough things. We also talk about ways you can act now to protect our rights. The past few weeks have been hard for our communities. This is a Plain Lang…

EmailTemplate-Responsive There's only 2 weeks left to apply 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 student groups, understanding disab…

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Saturday, 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 542 people with disabilities have be…

EmailTemplate-Responsive We are deeply disappointed that Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr.’s nomination has moved out of the Senate Finance Committee. Now, the whole Senate will vote on whether he becomes Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). We need your help to stop the Sen…

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…

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this January! ASAN January Newsletter Dear friend, This has been an incredibly difficult month; our communities are hurting and scared. We are with you,…

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! There are a lot of iss…

  Dear John,  As you have likely heard, the Office of Management and Budget has temporarily paused all Federal assistance funding. There is much uncertainty about what this means, but we are worried about the impact on CMCA services. It could create significant challenges as we work to serve our mem…

EmailTemplate-Responsive   Congress is proposing cuts to Medicaid. People with disabilities rely on Medicaid, including Medicaid waivers, for services and support that we need to live in the community. Cuts take away access to these vital services.  Cuts to Medicaid funding harm mi…