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Website. autisticadvocacy.org. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is an American 501 (c) (3) nonprofit advocacy organization run by and for individuals on the autism spectrum. ASAN advocates for the inclusion of autistic people in decisions that affect them, including: legislation, depiction in the media, and disability services.
Founder of TEACCH, autism researcher, professor and author. Notable work. Research and books on autism, Asperger syndrome, developmental disorders, TEACCH. Eric Schopler (February 8, 1927 – July 7, 2006) was a German born American psychologist whose pioneering research into autism led to the foundation of the TEACCH program.
The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation, Inc. ( DJFF) is a national all-volunteer-run 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization that focuses exclusively on adults with autism-spectrum disorder. [ 2] The DJF mission is to develop, advocate for and support programs through grant awards that enrich the lives of adolescents and adults with autism. [ 2]
University of California, Berkeley (MPH) Judith Ellen "Judy" Heumann (/ ˈhjuːmən /; [ 2 ] December 18, 1947 – March 4, 2023) was an American disability rights activist, known as the "Mother of the Disability Rights Movement". [ 3 ] She was recognized internationally as a leader in the disability community. Heumann was a lifelong civil ...
Disability rights advocates Patrisha Wright of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), and Evan Kemp Jr. (of the Disability Rights Center) led an intense lobbying and grassroots campaign that generated more than 40,000 cards and letters. After three years, the Reagan Administration abandoned its attempts to revoke or amend the ...
Ferris Wheel (1893) The original Ferris Wheel, sometimes also referred to as the Chicago Wheel, [2][3] was designed and built by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as the centerpiece of the Midway at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Since its construction, many other Ferris wheels have been constructed that were ...
The Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law No: 109-416) is an Act of Congress public law that was passed by the 109th United States Congress (Senate Bill 843) and was signed into law by President of the United States George W. Bush on December 19, 2006. It authorized nearly one billion dollars in expenditures over five years, starting in 2007 ...
NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity is a book by Steve Silberman that discusses autism and neurodiversity [1] from historic, scientific, and advocacy-based perspectives. Neurotribes was awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2015, [2] [3] and has received wide acclaim from both the scientific and the popular press.