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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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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 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 | Oregon renews autism insurance law | July 18, 2021 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
Oregon renews autism insurance law July 19, 2021 Oregon’s Autism Health Insurance Reform law, which Autism Speaks helped pass in 2013, was set to expire on January 2, 2022. Thanks to the quick action of many grassroots advocates, a version of Oregon Senate Bill 358A has passed the state legislature and currently awaits the signature of Governor Brown.…
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Autism Speak | Oregon To Order Sweeping ABA Coverage | Aug. 14, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
Oregon To Order Sweeping ABA Coverage August 14, 2014 SALEM, OR (August 14, 2014) — Acting in response to a string of successful lawsuits against the insurance industry, an Oregon state agency announced today that it would prepare a directive requiring all private health insurers to cover applied behavior analysis (ABA) for autism. “Recent court decisions…
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Autism Speaks | Federal Judge Removes Key Roadblock To ABA Insurance Coverage | Aug. 13, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
Federal Judge Removes Key Roadblock To ABA Insurance Coverage August 13, 2014 PORTLAND, OR (August 13, 2014) — A “developmental disability exclusion” widely used by insurers to deny claims for applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy for autism has been rejected in Oregon by a federal judge as a violation of federal and state mental health parity law.…