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The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), the nation’s leading advocacy organization by and for autistic individuals ourselves, applauds the recent announcement by the United States Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services regarding their partnership to help child welfare agencies remain in compliance with federal civil rights laws. We urge the Departments in particular to ensure that people who use alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) methods have the opportunity to communicate during the process of child or adult protection services investigations make decisions about their own lives.