Government Relations

Is Autism political? Should it be?

This post is by Shelley Hendrix, Autism Speaks director of grassroots advocacy

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Saving for Natalie's Future: Why ABLE Matters

A guest blog by Sara Hart Weir, vice president for advocacy & affiliate relations with the National Down Syndrome Society. NDSS, Autism Speaks and 50 other national disabilities organizations have united in their support for the ABLE Act w... More...

It Started Over a Pizza...

This post is by Judith Ursitti, Autism Speaks' director of state government relations.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, ... More...

ACTIVATE. PARTICIPATE. VOTE. – 1 IN 88 CAN’T WAIT!

This post is by Shelley Hendrix, Director, Grassroots Advocacy for Autism Speaks

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ADA: Celebrating 22 Years

The 22nd anniversa... More...

The Federal Response to Autism: A Report From The IACC

The federal panel responsible for coordinating the nation’s autism policy – the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) -- held its first meeting on July 10 sin... More...

Celebrate July 4th by Taking Action for Autism

“Liberty, taking the word in its concrete sense, consists in the ability to choose." --Simone Weil

This year we will have the ability to choose who will serve as our President and who will represent us in Congress... More...

ABA Coverage: The Tide Is Turning

The tide continues to turn in favor of wider coverage for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). In Capitol Hill testimony last week, the 60,000-member American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) publicly endorsed the use of ABA treatments “when determin... More...

Bullying and Mainstreaming in the Schools

This post is by Benjamin Zablotsky, Doctoral Candidate, Department of M... More...

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