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Supporting Americans with Disabilities
We applaud the Obama White House for its continuing support of individuals with disabilities. Through the stimulus act, the administration committed additional funds to autism research, on top of the...
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I AM JUST ONE PERSON, WHAT CAN I REALLY DO?
This post is by Sharon Boyd, the Advocacy Relations Coordinator for Autism Speaks. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing...
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Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Combating Autism Act
The landmark Combating Autism Act (CAA), signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2006, gave all of us in the autism community a foundation on which to build. But key provisions in the law are...
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CAA Success Stories: A ‘Godsend’ for Families in Arkansas
Dianna Varady is currently the Statewide Chapter Advocacy Chair for Autism Speaks in Arkansas, advocating for autism research and services at the federal level, as well as leading the grassroots effort...
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IACC releases 2009 Portfolio of grants
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) recently released their annual report on the portfolio of autism research funding for 2009. The report reveals that over $314 million dollars was...
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URGE YOUR U.S. SENATOR TO ATTEND September 7 Committee Meeting on Autism
In 2006, The Combating Autism Act authorizing nearly $1 Billion was passed into law. Funding allocated and other provisions within that law will come to an end unless the bill is reauthorized before...
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Tune in to “Need to Know” on PBS
Tune in to PBS’s “Need to Know” for a segment on the challenges facing adults with autism and their families, as well as the desperate need for services that will help them live productive and...
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Peter Bell Featured on PBS’s ‘Need To Know’
In a single generation, autism has become one of the most common developmental disabilities, affecting an estimated 1.5 million Americans. With so many children diagnosed in the 1990s, over the next...
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Countdown to CARA: Step One on Sept. 7
With just a month to go, time is running short for Congress to renew the landmark Combating Autism Act of 2006. A critical first step arrives Wednesday September 7 when the U.S. Senate’s Health,...
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Countdown to CARA: On to the Senate!
September 7 was an important day for the nation’s autism community as Congress began the effort to renew the landmark 2006 Combating Autism Act. By unanimous voice vote, the Senate Health, Education,...
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