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ASAN: Tell Congress “No” to Three More Years of the Same On Autism Policy

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

The Combating Autism Re-authorization Act (CARA) has been started in the U.S. legislature. The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) has issued a position statement on the bill: Today, Senators Menendez and Enzi will be introducing legislation extending the Combating Autism Act for three more years. The Combating Autism Act was passed in 2005 without the involvement [...]

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First Autistic Presidential Appointee Speaks Out

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Wired Magazine has an interview with Ari Ne’eman, Exclusive: First Autistic Presidential Appointee Speaks Out. Mr. Ne’eman has been appointed by the Obama administration to to positions: a seat on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) and a seat on the National Council on Disability (NCD). The author of the Wired piece, Steve Silberman, also [...]

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Ari Ne’eman’s previous work with the National Council on Disability

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Ari Ne’eman has been appointed as a full member of the National Council on Disability. With that announcement came some criticism of the appointment, including comments on this blog indicating that Mr. Ne’eman’s doesn’t have the experience necessary to serve. Given that, I thought I would share a couple of things I found on the [...]

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ASAN Update on NCD Confirmation

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

I received this email update this morning. I wrote a brief piece about the appointment yesterday. This is another ASAN Update for bloggers in the Autistic and disability rights communities. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network would like to thank President Obama and the U.S. Senate for the nomination and confirmation of ASAN President Ari Ne’eman [...]

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