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Autism Speaks | House Members Respond to CDC Announcement | March 27, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #AutisticHealthcare
House Members Respond to CDC Announcement March 27, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC (March 27, 2014) — Members of the U.S. House of Representatives issued the following statements today in response to the new autism prevalence estimates made by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER ERIC CANTOR (R-VA)(Championed Kids First Research Act directing $126 million in…
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Autism Speaks | U.S. Senators Respond To CDC Announcement | March 27, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
U.S. Senators Respond To CDC Announcement March 27, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC (March 27, 2014) — Members of the U.S. Senate today issued the following statements in response to the new autism prevalence numbers issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ)(Senate sponsor of the 2011 Combating Autism Reauthorization Act) “This newly…
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Autism Speaks Urges Federal Leadership In Communities Of Color (PDF Avail.) | March 25, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Urges Federal Leadership In Communities Of Color March 25, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC (March 25, 2014) — Testifying before a Congressional panel today, Autism Speaks’ Vice President for Community Affairs Jamitha Fields, urged our nation’s leaders to do more for people affected by autism in the African American and Latino communities. Effective tools have been…
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Autism Speaks | Utah Insurance Bill Heads to Senate Floor | Feb. 14, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Utah Insurance Bill Heads to Senate Floor February 14, 2014 SALT LAKE CITY (February 14, 2014) — The 2014 Utah autism insurance reform bill is headed to the Senate floor following passage today by the Senate Business and Labor Committee on a 6-1 vote. Utah has the highest prevalence of autism in the nation, yet is…
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Mississippi | Autism insurance bill passes House, 120-0 | Feb. 11, 2014
Autism insurance bill passes House, 120-0Written by Emily Le CozFeb. 11, 2014 8:18 PM | clarionledger.com Legislation mandating insurance coverage for autism therapies passed the full House floor in a 120-0 vote on Tuesday, an unprecedented step for a state that has previously rejected such bills despite the skyrocketing rate of autism. “I think everybody…
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Autism Speaks | Microsoft: Innovating in Response to Autism | Jan. 15, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Microsoft: Innovating in Response to Autism January 15, 2014 REDMOND, WA (January 16, 2014) — Since its founding in 1975, Microsoft has been associated with dramatic innovations in computer software and devices that have fundamentally reshaped how the world works, plays and communicates. Less well known has been the company’s innovative response to autism. In 1999, the…
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Autism Speaks and Washington Listens | Nov. 15, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks and Washington Listens Advocates and policymakers gather at inaugural autism policy and action summit to call for national autism plan November 15, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 15, 2013) – Autism Speaks yesterday was joined by hundreds of advocates on Capitol Hill. More than 260 autism activists from across the nation visited all 535 members…
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