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October 11, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Mark your calendars! Announcing ASAN's 2022 gala schedule!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Join us for this year’s virtual gala, featuring events and activities spread across the entire month of November. The programming format will be a little different – we’ll have one event a week every Tuesday in November!    Here’s the schedule for our online…

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October 4, 2022 at 8:03 PM

Submit your public comments to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee by October 14th!

EmailTemplate-Responsive It is more important than ever to make sure autism research reflects what matters to all of us. Make your voice heard by submitting a comment to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee by October 14th! Learn more about the IACC, and how to submit a com…

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September 30, 2022 at 8:00 PM

🍂 ASAN September Update 🍂

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this September! ASAN September Newsletter Dear friend, As the days grow shorter and the weather turns cold, our work is only heating up! Here’s what we’…

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September 29, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Why is voting so important? Join us to find out!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Learn why voting matters and how to make your vote count with our new webinar: “Why Vote?” happening Thursday, October 6th at 6 PM EST! Voting is an important part of making our voices heard in decisions about who leads our communities. Who we vote for shows …

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September 28, 2022 at 8:02 PM

Gala tickets now available! 🎉

EmailTemplate-Responsive Will we see you at our annual gala? Registration is now open! Join us for a celebration of self-advocacy with events every Tuesday in November. Secure your spot here!   Gala tickets are on a sliding scale this year, so you can pay whatever you are comfortabl…

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September 28, 2022 at 8:00 PM

#StopTheShock Update: The Senate has failed us once again

EmailTemplate-Responsive ASAN is heartbroken and furious that the United States Senate has failed to ban the use of the electric shock devices used at the Judge Rotenberg Center in their final FDA bill. In 2020, after decades of advocacy from disability advocates, the FDA banned the…

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September 22, 2022 at 8:01 PM

FWD: Tell the Senate: Ending shock torture is worth fighting for.

EmailTemplate-Responsive Congress has the power to #StopTheShock and end electric shock torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center. But there is a real danger that they will give in to the demands of the JRC’s lobbyists. The Senate aims to pass the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements Ac…

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September 21, 2022 at 8:02 PM

Save the dates for ASAN’s 2022 gala!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Join us for this year’s virtual gala, featuring events and activities spread across the entire month of November. This year’s theme is building community: come explore what that means to you!   The gala will be a series of events held every Tuesday in Novemb…

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September 20, 2022 at 8:00 PM

FWD: Register to vote this September!

EmailTemplate-Responsive It’s Disability Voting Rights Week! This is the time to make sure all people with disabilities are registered to vote and ready to make our voices heard! We know people with disabilities are affected by policies of all kinds, whether they have to do with COVID-19, reprod…

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September 15, 2022 at 8:01 PM

ASAN Statement on Final Public Charge Rule

EmailTemplate-Responsive The public charge law is racist, ableist, and grounded in the eugenics movement. It can only be changed by Congress. Regulations like the final rule can help minimize its impact on immigrants–or make it worse. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recent…

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September 14, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Tell the Senate: Ending shock torture is worth fighting for.

EmailTemplate-Responsive Banning contingent shock for behavioral control is essential for our community – we all deserve to be safe from violence and able to live in our own communities. We have the chance to ban electric shock torture through the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancement…

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September 12, 2022 at 8:02 PM

Let’s celebrate Disability Voting Rights Week!

EmailTemplate-Responsive It’s Disability Voting Rights Week! This is the time to make sure all people with disabilities are registered to vote and ready to make our voices heard! We know people with disabilities are affected by policies of all kinds, whether they have to do with COVID-19, reprod…

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September 8, 2022 at 8:01 PM

#StopTheShock Update: Now is the time to take action!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Our best chance to ban contingent skin shock for behavioral control is now at risk. Some Senators are pushing for a stripped-down version of the bill, without important amendments like the ban on contingent electric skin shock. We can’t let them gut the bill…

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August 31, 2022 at 8:00 PM

🎢 ASAN August Update 🎢

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this August! ASAN August Newsletter Dear friend, Just like a rollercoaster, the quintessential summer fun, advocacy has its highs and lows, twists and t…

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August 19, 2022 at 6:01 PM

FWD: We’re still waiting for Congress to #StopTheShock — so let’s make our voices heard!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Now is the time to contact your Senators to support this legislation! We must convince the Senate that this bill is important to people with disabilities and for all Americans. Make a call today!   Advocacy is an ongoing practice. We fight every day for our …

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August 18, 2022 at 8:00 PM

All Kids Deserve Inclusive Classrooms

EmailTemplate-Responsive In an interview with MSNBC, a representative for the group Moms for Liberty appeared to imply that LGBTQ+ children should be educated in separate classrooms from other children. The representative stated that “children with autism, Down Syndrome, they… have to be put int…

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August 12, 2022 at 10:01 PM

Congress Leaves Disability Community Priorities Out of Inflation Reduction Act

EmailTemplate-Responsive ASAN is deeply disappointed by the Inflation Reduction Act. While the bill contains some small investments that will tangentially benefit the disability community, almost every disability-related policy from the Build Back Better Act was stripped out. This w…

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August 10, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Your last chance to win! Enter our raffle today.

EmailTemplate-Responsive Your support makes all of our work possible — so we’re celebrating you! If you’ve donated to help us reach our goal of raising $17,000 by mid-August, take a moment to email or tweet at us telling us why you chose to give to ASAN. You’ll be entered into a raf…

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August 9, 2022 at 8:00 PM

We’re still waiting for Congress to #StopTheShock — so let’s make our voices heard!

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Judge Rotenberg Center and its supporters are lobbying Congress — so we need to as well! It’s crucial that the voices of self-advocates, our allies, and all those who oppose the inhumane use of electric shock to control the behavior of people with disabi…

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August 4, 2022 at 8:00 PM

We need YOUR help to reach our goal

In just the first six months of 2022, we’ve released 6 new resources, not counting each of the COVID-19 fact sheets as pandemic guidance changes! From Our Bodies, Our Rights, explaining what’s going on at the Supreme Court, to our Proud & Supported series about LGBTQ+ rights and services, thes…

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August 2, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Will you make the call to #StopTheShock?

EmailTemplate-Responsive For months, we’ve been calling on the Senate to pass their FDA-related bill with language that will ban electric skin shock for behavior modification. Our community has fought long and hard to end the Judge Rotenberg Center’s torture of disabled people. It’s…

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July 29, 2022 at 8:02 PM

🏖️ ASAN July Update 🏖️

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this July! ASAN July Newsletter Dear friend, As Disability Pride Month, July is always both a celebration and a reminder. We commemorated the 32nd ann…

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July 28, 2022 at 8:00 PM

FWD: ACTION ALERT: take action now to Stop The Shock!

EmailTemplate-Responsive As we wrap up another Disability Pride Month, we can’t forget the members of our community who are still facing electric shock torture for behavior as innocent as taking off their coat. As weeks go by without action, we have to let our Senators know that the…

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July 26, 2022 at 8:00 PM

32 years of the Americans With Disabilities Act 🎉

EmailTemplate-Responsive Disabled people have changed our society. For much of U.S. history, our community was physically separated from the rest of the world, placed in institutions. Regulations like the Ugly Laws — left on the books as late as 1974 — came from a societal belief th…

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July 22, 2022 at 4:01 PM

ACTION ALERT: take action now to Stop The Shock!

EmailTemplate-Responsive We are closer than ever to seeing contingent electric shock banned for good, but we have to act now. In July, we celebrate the advocates who brought us the ADA by demanding that people with disabilities should live in our communities, and not in institutions.…

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July 19, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Your support makes our rapid response possible

Dear John,  2022 has already been a difficult year, and it’s only half over. But in the face of those who want to strip us of our rights and send us backwards, our community has stood strong. We believe that all means all, and when it comes to who can join the fight for justice, nobody should be l…

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July 14, 2022 at 8:03 PM

It’s been another year fighting to #StopTheShock.

EmailTemplate-Responsive In July of 2021, we were horrified to learn that the FDA’s ban on the use of electric shocks as a method of behavioral control was overturned by the DC Circuit Court. In July of 2021, we were horrified to learn that the FDA’s ban on the use of electric shocks…

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July 13, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Resisting Together: Reproductive Justice as Disability Justice

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Thursday, July 14 from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET, we will be holding Resisting Together: Reproductive Justice as Disability Justice. On Thursday, July 14 from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET, we will be holding Resisting Together: Reproductive Justice as Disability Justic…

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July 11, 2022 at 8:01 PM

We’re looking for an animator!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Edit videos? Have motion graphics skills? Want to work with ASAN? We are looking to contract with a motion graphics professional for ongoing contract work. Expertise in Premiere and After Effects preferred. The ideal candidate can provide high-quality 2D ani…

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July 6, 2022 at 9:00 PM

FWD: It’s us versus the JRC - and we have to win.

EmailTemplate-Responsive The disability community has been working for decades to ban the use of electric shock torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center. What we need now is for Congress to ban this practice, and they have the power to do that through FDA-related bills. The House has p…

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July 5, 2022 at 8:00 PM

What rights are affected by the Dobbs decision? Join us for a plain language webinar.

EmailTemplate-Responsive Our civil rights are woven together — and when one thread is pulled, other rights can unravel. The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization threatens not only our abortion rights, but many other civil rights as well. The decis…

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June 30, 2022 at 8:00 PM

🌈 ASAN June Update 🌈

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this June! ASAN June Newsletter Dear friends, It has been an incredibly challenging month, but we haven’t stopped fighting! We’re working to respond to…

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June 29, 2022 at 8:02 PM

What’s going on at the Supreme Court? Join us for a webinar tomorrow at 6pm!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Bodily autonomy, privacy, and access to abortion all matter for people with disabilities. Last week’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling will have a big effect on our community, because the Supreme Court plays a big role in interpreting and enforcing law…

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June 28, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Action Alert: We’re still speaking up to #StopTheShock

EmailTemplate-Responsive Congress has the power to #StopTheShock and end electric shock torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center. But there is a real danger that they will give in to the demands of the JRC’s lobbyists. Your Senators need to hear from you today!   Congress now has a cha…

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June 27, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Join us for a webinar series on reproductive & disability rights!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Bodily autonomy, privacy, and access to abortion all matter for people with disabilities; reproductive justice is a disability justice issue. Last week’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling will have a big effect on our community, because the Supreme Cour…

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June 24, 2022 at 7:30 PM

ASAN Condemns Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

EmailTemplate-Responsive ASAN condemns today’s ruling dismantling Roe v. Wade and its protections. In light of the critical role that the Supreme Court plays in interpreting and enforcing laws that affect people with disabilities, we are disgusted that the Court has thrown out decades of settled…

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June 23, 2022 at 8:02 PM

FWD: How long will it take to #StopTheShock?

EmailTemplate-Responsive It has been 9 years since the United Nations classified the JRC's use of electric skin shock devices as torture, and 8 years since the FDA's expert panel ruled that this practice is inevitably harmful. Now, Congress has the power to ban electric shock torture through FDA…

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June 23, 2022 at 3:00 PM

John You choose how to help ❤️

“I remember that Tonya was depressed and didn’t have a lot of confidence in herself,” says Family Support Coach Jamia. “She was also unemployed, living in transitional housing, and only receiving $235 a month from her Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits.”  - Jamia, Family Suppor…

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June 16, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Action Alert: Your senators need to hear from you to #StopTheShock!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Last year, the FDA’s ban on electric shock torture was overturned on a technicality. Our community remains outraged on behalf of the many disabled people who continue to experience daily abuse at the hands of the Judge Rotenberg Center. But our fight is not …

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June 15, 2022 at 6:15 PM

John, Five things you want to know!

A monthly overview of things happening at CMCACMCA Connectiona monthly update focused on empowerment, strength, and resilience.   June, 2022Members of the Missouri Women's Business Center (MoWBC) staff and Advisory Board attended a ribbon cutting with the Columbia Chamber of Commerce at the MoWBC's …

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June 14, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Come work with us! Hiring a Programs Associate

EmailTemplate-Responsive Calling all event planners and organizers! Are you great at building partnerships? Do you have a passion for putting on events? Do you want to effect change by bringing people together? Join the ASAN team! We’re hiring a Programs Associate to provide organizational suppo…

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June 13, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Action Alert: Congress has the power to #StopTheShock!

EmailTemplate-Responsive For decades, the disability community has worked to ban the use of electric shock torture at the Judge Rotenberg Center. The JRC, where most of the “students” are Black and brown, is the only institution in the United States that still uses this practice, so…

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June 10, 2022 at 7:59 PM

The Supreme Court case that could unravel our rights

EmailTemplate-Responsive Our civil rights are woven together — and when one thread is pulled, other rights can unravel. The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization could threaten not only our abortion rights, but many other civil rights as well. As a…

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June 8, 2022 at 9:08 PM

Our Bodies, Our Rights: What’s Going On at the Supreme Court?

EmailTemplate-Responsive Bodily autonomy, privacy, and access to abortion all matter for people with disabilities. Now, an upcoming Supreme Court decision may threaten our rights. There is a lot of information about what is happening at the Supreme Court and how it affects our right…

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June 1, 2022 at 8:01 PM

What does respectful support look like for LGBTQ+ people with disabilities?

EmailTemplate-Responsive June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month! If you are LGBTQ+, you deserve to be treated with respect by everyone in your life -- including the people who support you. June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month! If you are LGBTQ+, you deserve to be treated with respect by everyone in your l…

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May 31, 2022 at 8:01 PM

☀️ ASAN May Update ☀️

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this May! ASAN May Newsletter Dear friend, This has been a difficult month. Our community’s resilience was on full display as we continue to fight to #S…

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May 28, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Fwd: Action Alert: ABAI endorses torture, and we can’t let them rest.

EmailTemplate-Responsive The Judge Rotenberg Center is presenting at ABAI’s conference TODAY. Let’s flood ABAI’s conference hashtags, #ABAIBoston #ABAI2022, with the truth about the JRC and ABA, and demand that ABAI denounce the JRC and remove them as a sponsor, vendor, and presenter. …

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May 24, 2022 at 8:01 PM

ABAI endorses torture, and we can’t let them rest.

EmailTemplate-Responsive Torturers being allowed to present at a conference on the merits of their torture: that’s exactly what is happening at the ABAI conference this Thursday through Monday. ABAI is the Association for Behavioral Analysis International, the governing body of ABA practitioners…

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May 19, 2022 at 8:01 PM

New animated videos explain the federal budget process!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Every year, the U.S. government makes a budget. The federal budget decides how much money to spend on important things like Medicaid, roads to drive on, good schools, clean water, services for people with disabilities, and much more. It’s important for self-…

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May 18, 2022 at 8:01 PM

COVID-19 Community Levels Webinar TOMORROW!

EmailTemplate-Responsive In February 2022, the CDC started using a new way to talk about risk from COVID-19 using a new tool called COVID-19 Community Levels. This tool did not change the risk or number of people with COVID-19, the CDC just changed how they talk about COVID-19. Changing how we t…

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