boycottautismspeaks:Our next action is planned for Thursday 3/6—in support of the ASAN initiative to
boycottautismspeaks:Our next action is planned for Thursday 3/6—in support of the ASAN initiative to reform the Combat Autism Act. Please share widely and participate.Image description: Tell Congress to reform the Combating Autism Actor let it expire.Twitter Bomb: March 6thHashtag Everything:#StopCombatingMeSample Tweets via ASAN Tell Congress to #StopCombatingMe - it’s time to reform the Combating Autism Act! http://is.gd/6A7EzPCAA focuses the research agenda on eliminating Autistic people, not supporting us to be included & have quality of life. #StopCombatingMeOnly 2.4% of NIH’s autism research funding goes towards research on services. #StopCombatingMe http://is.gd/6A7EzPWith the research agenda skewed against services research, 1 in 3 Autistic adults can’t access employment or higher ed. #StopCombatingMeCombating Autism is about fear & us vs them politics. Shouldn’t we support Autistic people instead? #StopCombatingMe http://is.gd/6A7EzP#StopCombatingMe and reform the CAA! http://is.gd/6A7EzPWith the IACC so focused on cause/cure research, little room is left for services and supports. #StopCombatingMe http://is.gd/6A7EzPShouldn’t we fight to protect services, supports, & rights of Autistics instead of combating them? #StopCombatingMe http://is.gd/6A7EzPOnly 1.5% of CAA’s research agenda helps Autistic adults. That has to change. #StopCombatingMe http://is.gd/6A7EzPShouldn’t Autistic people hold influence in decisions made about us? Reform CAA and make it so. #StopCombatingMe http://is.gd/6A7EzPCombating Autism Act? Since when are autistic people the enemy? Hint: they’re not - fill Congress in #StopCombatingMe http://is.gd/6A7EzP -- source link
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