{"id":1351,"date":"2015-08-06T16:26:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T23:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2015-08-06T16:50:27","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T23:50:27","slug":"autism-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/?p=1351","title":{"rendered":"Autism Advocacy Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On\u00a0<strong style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 24px;\">August 15<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">A<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">S<\/span><span style=\"color: #339966;\">C<\/span><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\">E<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">N<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">D<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0hosts a panel discussion about the needs of the autism community at the level of local, state and national politics. Panel participants will include Stacy Shaw, chair of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/ASAN-Sacramento\">Autistic Self-Advocacy Network<\/a><\/strong> in Sacramento; Ed Denebeim, board member of the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; line-height: 24px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FDRDems\">FDR Democratic Club<\/a><\/strong> of San Francisco \u2014 an organization dedicated to empowering seniors and people with disabilities;<\/span>\u00a0and Louise Katz, board member of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfautismsociety.org\">Autism Society of San Francisco<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and an attorney providing legal services for individuals needing regional center eligibility or services. These are some of the questions for the panel \u2014 and for <em>you<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are the global needs of the autism community?<\/li>\n<li>What advocacy efforts are already underway?<\/li>\n<li>What new initiatives need to be started?<\/li>\n<li>What political and other obstacles are facing autism advocacy?<\/li>\n<li>How can people get involved and help out?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Come bring your own ideas and join the ferment!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/activism2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"activism\" src=\"https:\/\/aascend.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/activism2.png\" alt=\"crowd in front of capitol\" width=\"320\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sat Aug 15,\u00a010am \u2013 noon<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nWhere:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The Arc of SF<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<strong>1500 Howard St. @ 11th St. \u00a0 \u00a0SF, CA 94103\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=1500+Howard+Street,+San+Francisco,+CA&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=37.269174,-119.306607&amp;sspn=11.81214,16.633301&amp;oq=1500+Howard+st&amp;hnear=1500+Howard+St,+San+Francisco,+California+94103&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">map<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><em><strong>Parking is available<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>in the garage at 255 12th Street, with a reasonable flat rate for Saturdays.\u00a0There is also metered street parking for $2\/hr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On\u00a0August 15\u00a0AASCEND\u00a0hosts a panel discussion about the needs of the autism community at the level of local, state and national politics. 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