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What is Advocacy?

Through partnerships, we aim to influence government, community, businesses, and organizations to ensure the rights, dignity and voices of the autistic community are upheld. Our goal is to be apart of the change that creates an inclusive province where all people feel respected and valued.

Provincial Advocacy

ASNL staff are a part of and contribute to:

• Autism Action Plan Committee
• Provincial-Territorial Advisory Counsel
• Children’s Friendship Program®️ Working Group
• Peers® for Adolescents Working Group
• Peers® for Young Adults Working Group
• Supporting Abilities Working Group
• St. John’s Inclusion Advisory Committee
• College of the North Atlantic Advisory Committee for Learners with Disabilities
• Community Employment Collaboration Working Group
• Atlantic Autism Employment Network
• AIDE Canada Project: Rural and Remote Mental Health Working Group
• Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Project: “Our Path Of Resilience: Promoting Life and Preventing Suicide in NL” Working Group

National Advocacy

ASNL staff are a part of and contribute to:

• Autism Canada Provincial and Territorial Council
• Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorders Alliance (CASDA)

Past Initiatives

Panel on Residential Options for Those on the Autism Spectrum 2018

• Full video of panel available
• Summary Report Following Discussion Panel on Residential Options for Those on the Autism Spectrum