EmailTemplate-Responsive Words to Know  Artificial intelligence - When a computer program does things that normally need to be done by humans. We call artificial intelligence “AI” for short. Centers for Independent Living (CILs) - Places that help people with disabilities make our o…

EmailTemplate-Responsive Though the live presentations are over, there is still time to participate in this fundraiser! This past Thursday we hosted our third and final Back to School Presentation of this series. We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all three of our presenters …

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this August! ASAN August Newsletter Dear friend, This month has been full of learning and fighting back together. Read on to see what we’ve been doing a…

EmailTemplate-Responsive As students head back to school and summer gives way to fall, ASAN knows that knowledge is one of the most powerful tools for self-advocacy. That is why this back to school season, ASAN invited experts from the community to share their work as a part of our guest speaker…

EmailTemplate-Responsive The administration made many bad choices in the past few weeks. The administration is the president and the parts of the government that he can tell what to do.  The administration asked to make changes that would hurt disabled people and unhoused people. Th…

EmailTemplate-Responsive This back to school season, help put important tools in the hands of self-advocates when you learn with our guest speaker series!  This back to school season, help put important tools in the hands of self-advocates when you learn with our guest speaker series…

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Autistic Self Advocacy Network strongly opposes the Trump administration’s dangerous intrusion into policing in the District of Columbia. Such actions place autistic people and other people with disabilities (including our own employees) residing in the District at r…

EmailTemplate-Responsive In a time when so many of our rights are under threat, learning together is a powerful act of resistance. This August, we’re hosting a series of Back to School learning sessions — and you’re invited! In a time when so many of our rights are under threat, lear…

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Department of Labor (DOL) is thinking about making a rule. The rule would stop many domestic workers from getting paid at least minimum wage. The rule would also stop many domestic workers from getting overtime pay. Read our plain language guide and the rest of this …

EmailTemplate-Responsive The current attacks on our rights are trying to weaken our communities by separating us from each other. The power of our communities lies in how much we have to learn from one another. That is why this back to school season, ASAN is raising money to put tools in the han…

EmailTemplate-Responsive In the last few weeks, the federal government has made some choices about vaccines that are not based on science or facts. In the last few weeks, the federal government has made some choices about vaccines that are not based on science or facts. You can read …

EmailTemplate-Responsive On July 24, President Trump signed an executive order that calls for expanding the use of civil commitment, making it easier to institutionalize people with disabilities, and ending programs that are proven to give people the supports they need to live in the community. …

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this July! ASAN July Newsletter Dear friend, This Disability Pride Month has seen its fair share of losses, but it has also seen our community and many …

EmailTemplate-Responsive Have you registered for our webinar “IDEA, 504, and ADA — what are they and why do they matter?” yet? There’s still time! Have you registered for our webinar “IDEA, 504, and ADA — what are they and why do they matter?” yet? There’s still time! It’s important …

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Supreme Court made a bad decision this month. That decision is called the Skrmetti Decision. This decision hurts our community. We’re going to explain what the Skrmetti decision is, and why it is a problem. The Supreme Court made a bad decision this month…

EmailTemplate-Responsive Plain language is an important part of making things accessible for disabled people. Plain language works because disabled people are part of writing it. Disabled people use our lived experience to make sure plain language is accessible. ASAN wrote a statement to tell pe…

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Department of Labor is trying to make a bad rule that would make it harder for disabled people to get help finding jobs. We have until July 31st to tell the Department of Labor that we do not want them to make this bad rule. The Department of Labor is try…