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As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) website on autism and vaccines.

The website now states: “‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-base...

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Last week, the government said they are moving some parts of the Department of Education to different agencies. You can learn about that here. The government did not say anything about their plans for special education. But ASAN knows that the government...

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Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control radically rewrote a website addressing false claims linking ...

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On November 18, the Trump administration announced plans to proceed with its efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. Check out our formal and plain language statements on this to learn more and see what you can do to take action!

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We are missing our friend Alice Wong. Alice died on November 14. We are proud to call her an ally and a friend. And while we mourn her passing, we want to uplift her work and her own words too. Alice was a powerhouse — her impact on the world, on disability justice, on so many of us at ASAN, cannot be overstated.

“To crip something is to bend, compress, twist, subve...

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