Autism and Disability Policy in the New Administration

[Guest guest]

Hello,

Early next week, the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) has been invited

to give input to the Office of the President-elect at two meetings relating

to disability policy in the upcoming administration. The first meeting will

focus on autism policy issues specifically while the second will focus on

health care policy from the disability perspective. The meetings will be

small, intimate and include representatives from several other autism and/or

disability organizations as well.

I'd like to take this opportunity to invite people to give their thoughts as

to what issues matter to them in relation to Autism Policy and Health Care

Policy in the upcoming administration. We've been asked to take 2-3 policy

priorities into the first meeting and will want to represent some of the

specific needs of autistic self-advocates in the second. As an organization

that seeks to represent the needs of the community of autistic people and to

fight for the rights of ourselves, our families and our supporters, we want

to hear from you. Please feel free to either reply directly here or by

e-mail to me at aneeman@.... I'm looking forward to hearing

from you and please distribute.

Regards,

Ari Ne'eman

President

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network

1660 L Street, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20036

http://www.autisticadvocacy.org

[Guest guest]

I am in favor of community based support and services. Community

based support and services, like a vocational rehabilitation office

(for help in finding a job) and center for independent living (for

help with finding services, workshops, and support) will help all

people with disabilites (autistics included) to be productive members

of society. By showing the rest of society that we can be productive

members of society, that the walls of discrimination will come down.

If you read the Obama-Biden plan for people with disablities

(autistics included), it is a community based plan because they

wanted us to be a part of soceity, not shunned away as if society is

afraid of us as if we got the plague or something.

Tabi

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> Hello,

>

> Early next week, the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) has been

invited

> to give input to the Office of the President-elect at two meetings

relating

> to disability policy in the upcoming administration. The first

meeting will

> focus on autism policy issues specifically while the second will

focus on

> health care policy from the disability perspective. The meetings

will be

> small, intimate and include representatives from several other

autism and/or

> disability organizations as well.

>

> I'd like to take this opportunity to invite people to give their

thoughts as

> to what issues matter to them in relation to Autism Policy and

Health Care

> Policy in the upcoming administration. We've been asked to take 2-3

policy

> priorities into the first meeting and will want to represent some

of the

> specific needs of autistic self-advocates in the second. As an

organization

> that seeks to represent the needs of the community of autistic

people and to

> fight for the rights of ourselves, our families and our supporters,

we want

> to hear from you. Please feel free to either reply directly here or

by

> e-mail to me at aneeman@... I'm looking forward to hearing

> from you and please distribute.

>

> Regards,

> Ari Ne'eman

> President

> The Autistic Self Advocacy Network

> 1660 L Street, NW, Suite 700

> Washington, DC 20036

> http://www.autisticadvocacy.org

>

>

>

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