Posts Tagged ‘autism advocacy’

March 3rd - Spread the word to end the word!

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Read Tim Shriver’s editorial about the bigotry behind the R-word, and urge your friends to visit this site and take the pledge!

Federal Legislative update

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

February 24-25 I attended the Autism Society of America’s Day on the Hill in Washington DC, with 55 Chapter Leaders from around the country, representing 18 states. Wednesday, we met as a group to get an overview of legislation that ASA is working on, and Thursday we visited our Senators and Representatives offices to meet with staff who are responsible for health and education issues.

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