[ASAN] January Newsletter: New Year and Pushing Forward

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January Newsletter: New Year and Pushing Forward

Call for applications: 2013 Autism Campus Inclusion Project

ASAN is now accepting applications for the 2013 Autism Campus Inclusion Project's Summer Leadership Academy. If you are an Autistic college student with a strong interest in public policy advocacy, you are encouraged to view the requirements and apply:
https://autisticadvocacy.org/2013/01/as ... p-academy/

Message to the Community: Beginning a New Year

Ring out the old, bring in the new. 2012 came and went in a flash. We here at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network are excited at the prospect of a new year. 2012 came and went in a flash: vigils, our first Autism Campus Inclusion summer leadership academy, policy briefs on the DSM 5, and the launch of the Loud Hands Project, to say nothing of the work of our local chapters--too much to list here! As a community, we grew, bringing in new staff, new board members and new chapters. And we we embark upon 2013, we know that this year is already even bigger, better, and busier!
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http://autisticadvocacy.org/2013/01/jan ... /#Article1

ASAN Projects for the Coming Year
Caroline N.

As we look forward to the rest of the coming year, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network is excited to announce several new initiatives, and to report progress on ongoing projects. Read More:
http://autisticadvocacy.org/2013/01/jan ... /#Article2

Autistic Adults and Healthcare
Lydia B.

Disabled people have had a long history of lack of access and opportunity in employment that unfortunately continues today, with developmentally disabled adults having the highest rates of unemployment and underemployment among all categories of disabled people. This extends to Autistic adults, who are significantly more likely to be unemployed or underemployed than non-Autistic adults. This problem is further compounded by the simple fact that many Americans receive health insurance as a benefit of employment or otherwise are only able to afford their health insurance plans because of their employment. Read More:


ASAN Thanks a Visionary Leader for Four Years of Trailblazing
ASAN Writers

On Wednesday, January 9th, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis submitted her resignation to President Obama. She was initially confirmed as Secretary of Labor in February of 2009. According to NPR, Solis said of her resignation, “Growing up in a large Mexican-American family in La Puente, California, I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to serve in a president’s Cabinet, let alone in the service of such an incredible leader." Read More:
http://autisticadvocacy.org/2013/01/jan ... /#Article3

News and Advocacy Updates

http://autisticadvocacy.org/2013/01/jan ... /#Article5

Wal-Mart Announces Vets Program

Upcoming Webinar on Pathways to Federal Employment

LEAD is Offering a Webinar to Introduce Their Goals and Initiatives

ASAN Releases Statement on the Fein Study on Autism and "Recovery"

APRAIS Drafts Letter Regarding Funding for the Judge Rotenberg Center

NDLA Drafts Letter to the Vice President's Task Force on Gun Violence


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