ASAN Comments on Section 1557
These comments are available as a PDF here. October 3, 2022Melanie Fontes RainerDirectorOffice of Civil RightsDepartment of Health and Human Services Re: Notice of Proposed…
October 4, 2022
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Medical Discrimination During COVID-19 Webinar
ASAN is holding a webinar to talk about medical discrimination during COVID-19. The U.S. medical system discriminates in many different ways. We’ve seen the effects…
October 26, 2021
ASAN Comments on Public Charge ANPRM
These comments available as a PDF here. Andrew ParkerBranch ChiefResidents and Admissibility BranchResidents and Naturalization DivisionOffice of Policy and StrategyU.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesDHS, 5900…
October 26, 2021
Racism is a Public Health Issue
by Sandy Ho Content warnings: statements about medical trauma (no graphic descriptions) and mention of eating and exercise I recently observed that there were a few additional…
August 24, 2021
Advocates Applaud Full Pardon of Neli Latson, a Young Black Man with Disabilities, After Decade of Injustice
After more than a decade of unjust prosecution and abuse in the criminal justice system, Neli Latson, a Black man with multiple disabilities, is finally…
June 22, 2021
ASAN, 35 Advocacy Organizations File Amicus Brief Supporting Civil Rights Laws
View this statement as a PDF here. Today, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, ACLU, and thirty-four other advocacy organizations filed an amicus brief encouraging broad…
May 19, 2021
ASAN Praises Porter, Herrera Beutler Bill to Address Organ Transplant Discrimination
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) applauds Representatives Katie Porter (CA-45) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) for their reintroduction of the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant…
March 4, 2021
New Report: “Examining How Crisis Standards of Care May Lead to Intersectional Discrimination During COVID-19”
On February 11, 2021, ASAN, as part of a national coalition of civil rights groups and legal scholars, released a new report: “Examining How Crisis…
February 26, 2021
ASAN Opposes Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network opposes the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. In light of the critical role that the Supreme…
October 2, 2020
ASAN Comments on Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine
This document can be found as a PDF here. September 4, 2020 Committee on Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus National Academies of…
September 8, 2020
Medical Rationing Complaint Filed by ASAN and Partners Resolved
This statement is available as a PDF here. RESOLUTION OF FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT RAISES THE BAR IN PROHIBITING MEDICAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES…
June 26, 2020
Fighting Discrimination in COVID-19 Treatment
People with disabilities know our lives are worth living — but time and time again, we have had to fight to get this message across…
April 10, 2020