Posts by Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Rights and Respect (Proud and Supported Series)
LGBTQ+ people deserve to be treated with respect, just like everyone else! If you are LGBTQ+, you deserve to be treated with respect by everyone in your life — including…
Read MoreShort Videos Explaining Racism
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network created 12 short videos that explain structural racism.
Read MoreThe “Profound Autism” Label Hurts Autistic People
ASAN’s new toolkit tackles “profound autism,” the newest functioning label. Functioning labels try to sort autistic people into types, like “high” or “low functioning.” They don’t help us get what…
Read MoreBeyond Coercion and Institutionalization: People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the Need for Improved Behavior Support Services
The toolkit talks about things like: What are “behavior supports”? What problems are there with how behavior support services happen now? What changes could make behavior support services better? What…
Read MoreMedicaid 1115 Waiver Advocacy Toolkit
This toolkit is about advocating for Medicaid. Medicaid is a health care program in the United States. Medicaid helps people pay for health care. Every state has a Medicaid program. States cannot…
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