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The Autism Society Launches New Brand with Accessibility Standards, Created with the Autism Community | Nov. 15, 2021
The Autism Society Launches New Brand with Accessibility Standards, Created with the Autism Community November 15, 2021 09:00 ET | Source: Autism Society of America Rockville, MD, Nov. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Autism Society has launched a new brand developed with the Autism community, representing the diverse experiences and needs across the Autism spectrum. The…
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Dear Celebrities: If You Want To Support Autistics, Then The Time Is Now To Stop Silencing Us & Listen Up
By Eve Reiland, InternationalBadassActivists.org In the past two decades celebrities, some knowingly and many unknowingly, have consistently spoken over Autistics to support Cure Autism Now, Autism Speaks, and their cohorts in the name of ’autism awareness’ or to ’save a generation of children’ from being Autistic. [Jump To The Most Recent Celebrity List >>] Some…
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Tim Hugo: I couldn’t vote to condemn any more children to darkness … | Virginia #AutisticHistory Nov. 19, 2008 #EndAutismSpeaks
Image description: Square image divided. Left side features blue background and an image of a man with dark hair wearing a blue shirt and jacket. A blurred background of green scenery is behind him. Quote: “This is a big day for families with autistic children. I couldn’t vote to condemn any more children to darkness.”…
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Cure Autism Now | Law moves children one step closer to cure | Nov. 1, 2000 #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism
Law moves children one step closer to cure By Evelyn Tan PowersUSA TODAYNov 1, 2000 The quietly overwhelmed parents of children with autism found new reason for hope in mid-October when President Clinton signed the Children’s Health Act of 2000. The law is a victory for one parent in particular: Jonathan Shestack, producer of the…
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HR 3301: SURVEILLANCE AND RESEARCH REGARDING PREVALENCE AND PATTERN OF AUTISM (ASSURE) | Nov. 10, 1999 #AutisticHistory
Subtitle B–Autism CHAPTER 1–SURVEILLANCE AND RESEARCH REGARDING PREVALENCE AND PATTERN OF AUTISM SEC. 211. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the `Autism Statistics, Surveillance, Research, and Epidemiology Act of 1999 (ASSURE)’. SEC. 212. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SURVEILLANCE AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. (a) NATIONAL AUTISM AND PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM- The Secretary of Health…
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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…
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Autism Speaks | Washington Becomes State #38 To Require Autism Benefits | Nov. 15, 2014 #AutisticHistory #EndAutismSpeaks #BanABA
Washington Becomes State #38 To Require Autism Benefits November 15, 2014 NASHVILLE, TN — Autism Speaks welcomed Washington as the 38th state to enact autism insurance reform during the 9th annual Autism Law Summit held here today. Washington became the first state to require private insurers to cover medically necessary treatment of autism through litigation; the previous 37 states enacted…
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