A global issue, without boundaries


Posted by Patricia Wright on August 29th, 2007

Autism does not have geographic boundaries –- the growing autism prevalence rate is of world-wide concern.

I am currently in Los Angeles waiting for my flight to Hong Kong where the Asian Autism Conference is being held this weekend. Hundreds of parents, care-providers and professionals will converge to learn how to meet the growing …Read More » »

The ADA: past, present, and future


Posted by Patricia Wright on July 30th, 2007

Last Thursday I attended the National Council on Disability (NCD) press conference marking the 17th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). As mentioned in a previous post, …Read More » »

New reports on the ADA: I’m all ears


Posted by Beth Finke on July 24th, 2007

I lost my sight in 1985. Up until then I had been working as an advisor at a major University, counseling students who wanted to study abroad. Undergraduates would come in, we’d talk, I’d get on the phone and make sure their credits would transfer. It’s a job a person without sight could do. But the …Read More » »

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Autism


Posted by Ellen Harrington-Kane on July 24th, 2007

What can reading a Harry Potter book teach us about autism? Well, ask a teenager with autism who also happens to be a Harry Potter fan — he can tell you!

James Williams is 18 years old and speaks about autism regularly at conferences. He spoke at the …Read More » »

A new partnership and a new model of service


Posted by Jim Williams on July 13th, 2007

Lee Grossman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Autism Society of America (ASA). We’re happy to have Lee here as a guest blogger to celebrate the partnership between the ASA and Easter Seals!
– Jim Williams

A new partnership and a new model of service

by Lee Grossman

I’d like to echo Jim Williams’ sentiments. …Read More » »

The P.L.A.Y. Project: our presentation at the ASA Conference


Posted by Ellen Harrington-Kane on July 13th, 2007

Hello from the Autism Society of America (ASA) 38th Annual Conference in Phoenix. There are over 1,500 people attending the conference this year. They include representatives from nine Easter Seals affiliates plus headquarters staff.

This conference is unique because the attendees include …Read More » »

Accessible accommodations at the ASA Conference


Posted by Julie Dorcey on July 13th, 2007

The hotel industry is customer-focused by nature, but here in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa has taken hospitality to a new level in hosting the Autism Society of America’s (ASA) 38th Annual Conference.

ASA and Westin staff began laying …Read More » »

Easter Seals partners with the Autism Society of America


Posted by Jim Williams on July 12th, 2007

Today is a very important day for people with autism and their families as well as for Easter Seals and the Autism Society of America (ASA). At the annual ASA conference here in Phoenix, we announced a formal partnership between the two organizations. Working together, we believe that we can advance the cause of …Read More » »