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Autism Speaks Kicks-Off Light It Up Blue Campaign on World Autism Awareness Day | April 2, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Kicks-Off Light It Up Blue Campaign on World Autism Awareness Day Organization asks People to Illuminate, Donate and Advocate to Make April’s Autism Awareness Month Bluer – and Better – Than Ever NEW YORK, N.Y. (April 2, 2013) – Imagine if the world’s lights turned blue to show support and raise awareness for…
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Autism Speaks Kicks-Off Light It Up Blue Campaign on World Autism Awareness Day | April 2, 2013 #NotAnAutisticAlly #BanABA
Autism Speaks Kicks-Off Light It Up Blue Campaign on World Autism Awareness Day Organization asks People to Illuminate, Donate and Advocate to Make April’s Autism Awareness Month Bluer – and Better – Than Ever NEW YORK, NY (PRWEB) APRIL 02, 2013 Imagine if the world’s lights turned blue to show support and raise awareness for the…
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A Day In Washington: An Open Letter To All Families From Jon Shestack, co-founder of CAN | May 21, 2000 #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism
A DAY IN WASHINGTON An Open Letter To All Families From Jon Shestack, co-founder of CAN Dear Friends, On Wednesday, May 5th, I had the privilege of joining Doug Flutie (star quarterback for the Buffalo Bills and the father of a little boy with autism) and Anthony Edwards (Actor and CAN Honorary Board member) for…
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Autism Speaks | Nebraska lowers age for start of transition services | June 4, 2021 #EndAutismSpeaks Monopoly on #AutisticHealthcare
Nebraska lowers age for start of transition services June 4, 2021 On May 24, Governor Pete Ricketts signed into law LB 527, a bill that lowers the age at which high school students with developmental disabilities begin planning for their transition to adulthood. Before this law, Nebraska was not required to begin the transition planning process until age 16, which is often too late for students with autism and later than when most states begin. The new law sets 14…
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Autism Speaks | 6 States Ring In New Year With Stronger Autism Insurance Laws | Jan. 5, 2015 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
6 States Ring In New Year With Stronger Autism Insurance Laws January 05, 2015 Thousands of children with autism now have access to new or enhanced insurance benefits to cover behavioral health treatment and physical, occupational and speech therapies in six states with the start of the new year. Meanwhile, campaigns to deliver or strengthen those same benefits for…
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Autism Speaks | Nebraska judge rules in favor of families with autism | July 7, 2015 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Nebraska judge rules in favor of families with autism July 07, 2015 In a major legal victory for Nebraska families, a state court judge, John Colborn, has ruled that Nebraska is obligated to cover medically necessary treatments for children affected with autism. An estimated one-third of all children with autism receive primary coverage through Medicaid. In 2014,…
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Autism Speaks Honors The Nation’s Top Advocates For 2014 | Nov. 17, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
Autism Speaks Honors The Nation’s Top Advocates For 2014 November 17, 2014 NASHVILLE, TN — Autism Speaks announced its 2014 advocacy awards at the 9th annual Autism Law Summit held here, presenting the Speak Out Award to Anna Bullard and her daughter Ava from Georgia. The awards are presented at the annual conference to honor those…