ASAN President Ari Ne'eman is profiled in Newsweek Magazine discussing the Autistic community's concerns around genetic testing and the need for a new direction in autism advocacy. Click
here to read more.
ASAN President Ari Ne'eman delivers NFB Disability Law Symposium Keynote: On Friday, April 17th, 2009 ASAN President Ari Ne'eman delivered the
keynote address at the National Federation of the Blind's
Disability Law Symposium. Click
here to listen.
Autistic Culture Movement: An article in
Salon.com describes the prominent role of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network in advancing the Autistic culture and seeking to improve quality of life and ensure full access in society.
NJ Looks to Close State Institutions: The Autistic Self Advocacy Network was mentioned in stories about the proposed closing of 5 state institutions in New Jersey that ran in
The Press of Atlantic City and
The Vineland Journal.
Autistic Adults Video Produced:ASAN Vice President Scott Michael Robertson was among several autistic adults featured in
Second Look: Adults With Autism: Autism Affects Every Person Differently, a 17-minute video produced by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare's Bureau of Autism Services. The video can be obtained for free from the Bureau of Autism Services by sending an email to
DPW-AutismOffice@state.pa.us with your shipping address and the DVD title. It will also soon be available to watch online as a streaming video.
National Autism PSA Filmed:The filming of a national public service announcement about autism that is being jointly produced by
the Dan Marino Foundation and the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network was highlighted in stories that appeared
on WTVF-TV, the CBS affiliate in Nashville, Tennessee, on
Tennessean.com, and in the
Nashville newspaper The Tennessean.
Keynote Delivered:ASAN President Ari Ne'eman delivered a keynote titled "Representations of Disability: Fighting the War of Ideas in the Disability Rights Movement" at
TASH's National Conference 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee.
College Article Published:ASAN Vice President Scott Robertson and President Ari Ne'eman authored an article titled
"Autistic Acceptance, the College Campus, and Technology: Growth of Neurodiversity in Society and Academia" for
Disability Studies Quarterly, a scholarly journal. Click here to read the article.
Autism Documentary Features ASAN and Allies: ASAN President Ari Ne'eman and allies Estee Klar-Wolfond and Michael Moon of
The Autism Acceptance Project appeared in the
CBC-TV News documentary
Positively Autistic on Oct. 27.
Click here to watch the video of the documentary and
click here to read the text transcripts of documentary interviews.
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