News & Announcements

AWN February Newsletter

February 27, 2024
Image is AWN's logo. A magenta lower case "a" with a teal winged spoonie shaped dragonfly arched on the upper left side of the letter "a". Centered underneath the "a" is AWN's URL "awnnetwork.org"

My name is Kyara, and I started as a Communications Intern at AWN this January.  I first found AWN through a Social Movements course 3 years ago as an undergrad. From that point on, I have been enamored with the organization, and I’m particularly grateful for AWN’s work on healthcare access, racial justice, and intersectionality. …

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Our Crucial Disability Policy Work

December 19, 2023

Our society, including public policy, should not pick and choose which types of disabled people to care for. True liberation can only exist for everyone when we divest from that type of competition and instead build an interdependent world where more is possible. This past year, AWN took steps toward creating that type of world.

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October Newsletter: Spirits, Spooks, and Sweets

October 31, 2023

It’s my favorite time of the year! Halloween is coming up soon, and for many Latine people like myself, it’s also close to Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos). I love this season of spirits, spooks, and sweets.

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Human Rights Committee  (HRC)
Submission for Reporting of the United States of America on Women and Gender Diverse People with Disabilities*

September 21, 2023

The U.S. Gender and Disability Justice Alliance,[1] Women Enabled International (WEI),[2] the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network,[3] and  the Autistic People of Color Fund,[4]  appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the Human Rights Committee’s consideration of the U.S.’s periodic report to the Committee. Women and girls with disabilities account for approximately 16% of all women…

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AWN August-September Newsletter

September 13, 2023
Protect Our Trans Siblings

AWN has been quite busy recently, and thank you for your patience while we worked to get our latest newsletter to you. Here at AWN we run on Crip Time, so sometimes that means that our workflow will unfold in a non-traditional way. This newsletter will combine updates looking back at August, and looking forward…

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Paid Trans HIV Prevention Study

August 14, 2023
LifeSkills

As a nonbinary trans woman, I know how hard-hit my community is with HIV — with trans women having HIV rates 66 times higher than the general population. That’s why I’m proud to be part of promoting a new study, LifeSkills Mobile, which is testing out an HIV prevention app for trans women and nonbinary…

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AWN July Newsletter

July 26, 2023
Disability Pride Month 2023

Hi, my name is Courtney and I have been the Digital Media Content Manager for AWN since 2020, leading our efforts on Facebook and helping our team make sure all our online platforms are accessible. I also help with our fundraising campaigns. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who donated to our Give Out Day campaign…

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Webinars June 22 & 29

June 19, 2023
Broadband Internet: Civil Rights and Disability Justice

Hello to everyone in the AWN community!  You’ll notice that AWN has not had any webinars for a long time now. Well, I’m here to share that the hiatus is over!  If you have been to AWN’s Liberating Webinars in the past, you’ll remember me, Nancy Yang, and I coordinated all our 2022 webinars and…

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AWN June Newsletter

June 16, 2023
Happy Pride Month 2023

Dear Friend, Hi, I’m Erin, and as a neurodivergent artist, I wanted to wish you a happy Pride Month. I’ve been the Art Director for AWN since 2016, and in that time I’ve enjoyed making joyous and inclusive art depicting the neurodivergent LGBTQIAP+ community. I also manage our merch shop on RedBubble, where you can…

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