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AWN is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit. We are committed to disability justice, gender & racial equity, neurodiversity & trans liberation with a focus on transformative and restorative justice in disability spaces.
Incorporating Transformative & Restorative Justice into Our Work
AWN is committed to the following principles of transformative and restorative justice in our work as a neurodiversity and disability justice organization.
The AWN website is being archived by the Library of Congress in recognition of our contribution to women & gender studies.
Highlights
Comments to Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)
We encourage the Committee to prioritize funding for research on the disparities and inequities in
service provision and outcomes that autistic people of color, queer and transgender autistic people,
and autistic immigrants and refugees face.
AWN 2022 Year-in-Review
I can’t believe that another year has come and gone and we’re less than two weeks away from 2023! AWN has had an incredible year, and as the executive director I am proud of what our team has accomplished in 2022. We’ve continued to grow our voice on the national stage and expanded the ways we serve our community — while at the same time inviting others to join us in moving the neurodiversity movement towards justice-centered work.
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