Below is some info on the recommendations of the self advocacy group
to the new administration.

Tom

--- In AutAdvo@yahoogroups.com, "Ari Ne'eman" <Aneeman@...> wrote:

Hello,

This past Friday, we met with representatives from the Office of the
President-Elect on Autism Policy. The meeting was attended by
representatives from the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Easter Seals,
TASH,
the Marino Foundation, Autism Speaks and the Autism Society of America. At
the request of the Office of the President-elect, we presented to the new
administration our top three policy priorities for the coming year: 1)
Supporting and Empowering autistic adults, 2) Ending School Abuse and
Ensuring a Free and Appropriate Public Education for Every Student, and 3)
Balancing the Research Agenda in Support of Quality of Life. You can read
our recommendations to the new Administration on our
website<http://www.autisticadvocacy.org/documents/ASANTransitionRecommendations.\
pdf>and
we encourage you to post them on your blogs, listservs and elsewhere.

Although these are our top three priorities, they do not represent our
only
action items and we are pleased to report that the incoming administration
expressed a strong interest in remaining in continuous contact on
these and
other issues. It is absolutely essential that we ensure that autistic
self-advocates have a voice at the policy table and we will continue
to keep
you up to date as we advocate for the autistic community.
Nothing About Us, Without Us!
Regards,
Ari Ne'eman
President
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network
1660 L Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
http://www.autisticadvocacy.org
732.763.5530


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