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ASAN January Newsletter
Dear friend,
2026 has already brought a mix of joy and grief. While we plan for the year ahead, we also mourn and fight. Our community and so many others continue to face violence and hate. We continue to fight, together, for a better world for all autistic people.
This mont...
Conducted for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network
HEARD is an abolitionist organization of deaf and disabled people that advocates with and for deaf/disabled people impacted by carceral violence. For this post, we interviewed a graduate from HEARD’s Public Education Team (PET) to share his story. HEARD’s PET is a group of forme...
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January 20, 2026
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil RightsHubert H. Humphrey Buildi...
In the past five years, over 548 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives, or caregivers.
On Saturday, March 1st, the disability community will gather virtually and across the nation to remember these disabled victims of filicide – disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers.
In the year si...
ASAN is thrilled to announce the release of an autistic Barbie! This doll is a project made along with Mattel. We hope she shows all kids that autistic people are a valuable part of our communities.
During our meetings with Mattel, we talked about how there are many ways that autistic people express ourselves — autism doesn’t have just one look. While one doll won’t...