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April 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM

📣 Plain Language Action Alert Roundup: What’s Happening Right Now?

EmailTemplate-Responsive Last week was one long example of why Autism Acceptance Month is so important. There has been lots of news about Robert F Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr. for short). RFK Jr. is the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS in the part of government…

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April 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM

How YOU can make a difference

EmailTemplate-Responsive We’re more than half-way through Autism Acceptance Month and we at ASAN hope that you have had some time to enjoy the little things this April. As members of the community continue streaming to raise money for ASAN, we have been working hard behind the scenes on Action A…

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April 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Leading Autism Organizations Release Joint Statement on Upholding Scientific Integrity and Supporting the Autism Community

EmailTemplate-Responsive Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Autism Society of America, and Autism Speaks and more stand united in calling for evidence-based research and investments in diverse supports for the Autism community. April 17, 2025, Washington, D.C. – As national organization…

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April 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM

ASAN Statement on Updated Autism Diagnosis Numbers Amidst Attacks on Autistic People

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network report. This report estimates how many autistic 8-year-olds there are in certain areas of the country. The report shows that better rec…

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April 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Hope is a choice we make every day

EmailTemplate-Responsive This Autism Acceptance Month comes during a heavy time for autism policy. Medicaid is under threats of funding cuts, quacks have found their way into important health care positions, and people with developmental and intellectual disabilities’ rights to make our own choi…

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April 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM

Fwd: Join us for Autism Myths and Misconceptions!

EmailTemplate-Responsive This Autism Acceptance Month, it’s more important than ever to separate the myths from the facts! Join our panelists to talk about the myths and misconceptions around autism and how these ideas can hurt our community. Learning about the things people think a…

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April 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM

📣 Plain Language Action Alert Roundup: How you can help this week!

EmailTemplate-Responsive This Autism Acceptance Month has had a busy start. The government is making lots of choices that can hurt disabled people. We want to make sure everyone knows what’s going on, and how to fight back. This Autism Acceptance Month has had a busy start. The gover…

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April 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM

ASAN Calls For End to Police Violence After Cops Kill Autistic Latino Teen Victor Perez

EmailTemplate-Responsive Victor Perez was a 17-year-old nonspeaking autistic, Latino child with intellectual disability and cerebral palsy. On the night of April 5th, police were called to his house in Pocatello, Idaho and saw Victor in the front yard, holding a knife. A disturbing video of the …

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April 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM

Trump and Kennedy Spouting Dangerous Autism Misinformation

EmailTemplate-Responsive Today in a cabinet meeting, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised that “by September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures.” This alarming claim is untrue, impossible, and ableist. Like the hiring of Dav…

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April 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM

Tell the House: Vote NO on a budget that cuts Medicaid!

EmailTemplate-Responsive This week, the House is voting on a budget resolution that could slash funding for Medicaid and make it harder for people to get Medicaid services. This week, the House is voting on a budget resolution that could slash funding for Medicaid and make it harder …

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April 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Acceptance is an Action

EmailTemplate-Responsive Autism Acceptance Month is here, and that brings up the question: what is autism acceptance? It’s more than awareness — it’s respect, inclusion, and real change for our community. Autism Acceptance Month is here, and that brings up the question: what is autis…

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April 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Tomorrow — take action to say Hands Off!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Tomorrow, Americans all over the country will take to the streets. Disabled people know what’s at stake. We have seen the Trump administration slashing Medicaid, community living, accessible education and so much more in order to consolidate power for their allies. But w…

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April 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM

Fwd: Say NO to hidden Medicaid cuts!

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Senate is voting TOMORROW on a budget resolution that could cut millions of dollars in funding for Medicaid. Please call your Senator today and tell them to vote no on the budget resolution. The Senate is voting TOMORROW on a budget resolution that could…

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April 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM

Empowering Change: Cassidy's Story, Women in Business Advocacy and a Fundraising Event You Don't Want to Miss

  Building a Better Future - One Step at a Time Meet Cassidy, a CMCA member, who first connected with us through our Getting Ahead class and has continued to work with us to build a better future for herself and her growing family. Despite the challenges of pregnancy and new motherhood, she graduate…

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April 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM

Say NO to hidden Medicaid cuts!

EmailTemplate-Responsive The House and the Senate have agreed on a joint budget resolution. The Senate is voting on it today. The House will vote on the resolution sometime next week. This resolution includes instructions that would lead to Medicaid cuts in the final budget reconciliation bill. …

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April 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM

ASAN Unimpressed by White House’s 2025 “Autism Awareness Day” Announcement

EmailTemplate-Responsive Today, the administration announced its recognition of “World Autism Awareness Day.” This is a step backwards from the previous administration’s recognition of World Autism Acceptance Day. But this change is far from the only way the Trump administration is turning the c…

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April 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Join us for Autism Myths and Misconceptions!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Social media is a powerful tool for our community to connect, organize, and educate, but we need to be prepared to combat misinformation! Misinformation is when people share things that are not true. People can share misinformation on purpose or by accident. …

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April 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Join us on April 5: Hands Off our rights, our services, and our futures

EmailTemplate-Responsive Right now, billionaires and politicians are trying to strip away our rights and funding for vital services, and with that they are stripping the futures from millions of disabled Americans. They think they can take whatever they want — because they think no one will stop…

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March 31, 2025 at 10:16 PM

HHS Restructuring Harms People With Disabilities

EmailTemplate-Responsive People with disabilities are under attack. Musk’s DOGE and RFK Jr. are breaking up the Administration of Community Living (ACL) which supports and administers programs that ensure disabled people get life-saving services and live fulfilling lives in community with their …

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March 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM

🌸 March ASAN Newsletter 🌸

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this March! ASAN March Newsletter Dear friend, As we begin Autism Acceptance Month tomorrow, we know that our communities are feeling the weight of an i…

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March 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Autism Acceptance Month Starts Tomorrow

EmailTemplate-Responsive Tomorrow Autism Acceptance Month begins! During April, the autism community celebrates the fight for our rights to live, work, and play in our communities. Tomorrow Autism Acceptance Month begins! During April, the autism community celebrates the fight for ou…

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March 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM

ASAN Appalled by Hiring of Quack David Geier for HHS Study

EmailTemplate-Responsive HHS, under the direction of RFK Jr., has hired known conspiracy theorist and quack David Geier to run a planned study which will investigate the thoroughly disproven idea of a link between childhood vaccinations and autism. David Geier and his father Mark have a scandalo…

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March 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM

ASAN Condemns Trump’s Executive Order on the Department of Education

EmailTemplate-Responsive On March 20th, the Trump administration released an executive order calling on the Secretary of Education to take steps to close the Department of Education. The executive order further directs the Secretary to withhold federal funding from schools that support diversity…

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March 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM

TODAY: Join Us to Save Medicaid!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Today is a national Medicaid Day of Action! Advocates across the country will be hosting press conferences, rallies, and phone banks to tell Congress: NO cuts to Medicaid. You can learn more about what is happening with Medicaid right now by reading our plai…

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March 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Teighlor McGee Mini Grants Program Webinar Announcement

EmailTemplate-Responsive We are holding a webinar at 3:00 PM ET on March 27, 2025 to talk about this exciting new program and answer questions about the application process, what projects ASAN wants to give money to, and important dates for this program. Last year, the Autistic Self …

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March 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Teighlor McGee Grassroots Mini Grants Program Announcement

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is excited to announce the second cycle of our Teighlor McGee Grassroots Mini Grants Program! The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is excited to announce the second cycle of our Teighlor McGee Grassroots Mini Grants Program! T…

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March 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM

FWD: Take Action to Protect Medicaid!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Today is a Save Medicaid Call-In Day! Lots of people will be calling Congress to tell them: NO cuts to Medicaid. Please use our plain language Action Alert to learn how you can talk to your legislators about protecting Medicaid.  If you want to call your leg…

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March 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM

ACI Applications Due TODAY!

EmailTemplate-Responsive TODAY is the last day to apply 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, und…

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March 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Don’t Miss Applying for ACI!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Applications are due TOMORROW 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 disability…

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March 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Are you ready to increase your advocacy skills? — Only 3 days left to apply for ACI!

EmailTemplate-Responsive There's only 3 days left to apply 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, …

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March 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM

Take Action to Protect Medicaid!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Medicaid is under attack in Congress, and it’s time to fight back! We have a new plain language Action Alert all about Medicaid. Medicaid is a program run by the government to help people pay for health care and services. Medicaid helps people who do not hav…

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March 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM

Together, We Thrive: CMCA's Success & How You Can Help

We’re sure you’re overwhelmed by the news lately. The only certainty with federal funding is that everything is uncertain. President Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze a few weeks ago sent shockwaves throughout the non-profit sector, and we are no exception. In these uncertain times, we have found comf…

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February 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM

🩷February ASAN Newsletter 🩷

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…

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February 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Tomorrow, mourn with us

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…

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February 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM

FWD: Action Alert: Stop McMahon’s confirmation!

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!  …

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February 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM

Plain Language Action Roundup 📣: How you can help this week

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…

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February 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Only 2 weeks left to apply for ACI!

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…

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February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Action Alert: Stop McMahon’s confirmation!

EmailTemplate-Responsive The president’s pick for the new Secretary of Education is Linda McMahon. The President is trying to destroy the Department of Education, and nominating McMahon is part of his plan. Normally, we would expect that anyone nominated to run the Department of Edu…

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February 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM

🕯️In 9 days, help us remember disabled lives lost to filicide 🕯️

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

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February 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Fwd: Join us for Social Media and Effective Debunking!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Join us tomorrow, February 20 at 4-5:30pm ET, for Social Media and Effective Debunking! As we see more and more dangerous policies and threats to important programs, it's important to understand how to recognize — and debunk — misinformation on social media! …

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February 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM

There’s still time to apply for ACI 2025!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Applications are open for the 2025 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 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM

ASAN Condemns Announcement of President’s “Make America Healthy Again” Commission and Harmful Ideas about Autism and Other Disabilities

EmailTemplate-Responsive On February 13th, the president issued an Executive Order saying that the administration would be establishing a commission to attempt to lower the prevalence of autism and chronic health conditions in the United States. The proposed plan is full of attempts to research …

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February 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM

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

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Saturday, 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. On Saturday, March 1st, the disability community will gather acr…

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February 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM

ASAN Disappointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Confirmation to Lead HHS

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is disappointed by the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has a long record of spreading misinformation about autism in particular and public health in general. He …

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February 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Join us for Social Media and Effective Debunking!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Social media is a powerful tool for our community to connect, organize, and educate, but we need to be prepared to combat misinformation! Misinformation is when people share things that are not true. People can share misinformation on purpose or by accident. …

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February 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM

Here’s how you can fight back

EmailTemplate-Responsive The past three weeks of the Trump Administration have been incredibly difficult. Marginalized people are facing attacks on our rights, the programs we depend on for survival, and our existence itself. Our communities are understandably scared, and that fear is what peopl…

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February 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM

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

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…

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February 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM

Call your Senators to #StopRFK now!

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…

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February 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM

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

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 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM

⚖️ January ASAN Newsletter ⚖️

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,…

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