Don’t miss the Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism town hall

Posted by Patricia Wright on November 3rd, 2009

You are invited! Easter Seals is proud to be part of Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism (AFAA), a national consortium seeking to create meaningful futures for adults with autism. On November 13, Americans in 15 cities …Read More » »

Transportation: a link to a quality life

Posted by Patricia Wright on October 30th, 2009

On Wednesday I was fortunate enough to attend a roundtable on Transportation for Students with Disabilities. The roundtable was sponsored by Easter Seals Project Action, which promotes cooperation between the transportation industry and the disability community. The goal of Wednesday’s event was to identify the transportation needs of youth with disabilities and develop a set of actions …Read More » »

A terrific Capitol Hill Day!

Posted by Bob Glowacki on October 22nd, 2009

What a terrific Capitol Hill Day we had in Washington D.C.!

We started the day off with a tour of the White …Read More » »

NJ law keeps autism on legislators’ minds

Posted by Kathy Patrick on October 7th, 2009

On August 13, 2009, New Jersey became the 15th state to enact a law requiring many insurance companies to cover the screening and therapeutic treatment for children up to age 21 who are diagnosed with autism and other developmental disabilities.

The law is scheduled to take effect in February, 2010. Under the legislation, insurance companies will be required to provide …Read More » »

What does Google have to do with autism? Check out SketchUp and see!

Posted by Patricia Wright on August 28th, 2009

You just never know where a conference contact is going to lead. For example, who would’ve guessed that an autism conference would lead me to an opportunity to visit with folks from Google!

Google had a booth at the …Read More » »

Will health care reform affect Medicaid?

Posted by Katy Beh Neas on August 18th, 2009

It came as no surprise to those of us here at Easter Seals to hear the very first question at President Obama’s health care town meeting in Montana last Friday. It came from a woman who has a son with autism — she is worried about her son’s health care.

I’m an MSU student. I have a son that suffers …Read More » »

Living on the edge

Posted by Kathy Patrick on July 30th, 2009

I’m the vice president of services for Easter Seals New Jersey, so I was invited to attend the Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Philadelphia earlier this month.

Along with other Easter Seals affiliate and national staff members who handle state government relations, I networked with state legislators, learned about the issues facing my …Read More » »

July 15 is deadline for ASA conference scholarships

Posted by Patricia Wright on July 9th, 2009

Individuals with autism and other disabilities can be disenfranchised in our society. People who are ethnic minorities can also be disenfranchised in our society. Put these two together and it can have a multiplying effect. TASH (formerly The Association for the Severely Handicapped) is a civil rights organization for, and of, people with mental disability, autism, cerebral palsy, physical …Read More » »

What Harry Potter can teach us about autism

Posted by Beth Finke on July 6th, 2009

Attention all “Muggles”: To celebrate the long-awaited paperback release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows tonight (The book goes on sale at midnight on July 7), we are publishing a Harry Potter post from our 2007 archives — enjoy!Harry Potter and the Chamber of Autismby Ellen Harrington-KaneJuly 24th, 2007What can reading a Harry Potter book teach us about …Read More » »

Easter Seals testifies on health care reform before Senate committee

Posted by Katy Beh Neas on June 17th, 2009

Last Thursday Easter Seals staff testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), telling them that meeting the needs of people with autism and other disabilities is an important component of health care reform.

Mary Andrus, Easter Seals Assistant Vice President for Government Relations and Co-Chair of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities’ Health Care …Read More » »