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Dear Friends, As you know, EBCALA continues to address the legal needs of the autism community. We have assembled an incredibly dedicated and dynamic team of highly qualified advocates. Our team is unparalleled in their commitment, even as they excel in careers and attend to the challenges of family life with autistic children. Other organizations provide …

We need your help to make the autism community, and all of our issues, a squeaky wheel in this election season. For the next debate, we don’t want just a mention of autism. We want the Presidential candidates to discuss a plan for leadership on increased funding for dedicated autism research, and appropriate health insurance …

Coalition for Vaccine Choice praises vote by Vermont House of Representatives By Mary Holland, Esq.EBCALA Managing Director Read release The Vermont legislature recently considered legislation to repeal the right to philosophical exemption from mandatory vaccination. The exemption allows people to refuse mandatory vaccination for themselves and their children without any stated reason, such as a …

Our bi-monthly enewsletter about autism law and advocacy for March 21, 2012. In this edition: restraint and seclusion in education, tax deductions for autism families, and police shooting of autistic/bi-polar youth.

Our bi-monthly enewsletter about autism law and advocacy for March 5, 2012. In this edition: firing of patients who are not fully vaccinated by their pediatricians, Michigan mental health advocates ask for insurance parity, and investigation of crimes involving those with autism.

Dear Friends, EBCALA seeks to address the legal needs of the autism community. Other organizations provide moral support, services and scientific investigation; the very real legal needs have often gone unmet. These needs include legal advocacy for appropriate health care, insurance coverage, education, and treatment in the criminal justice system; compensation for vaccine injury; and the right …

Greetings from EBCALA! I am writing to tell you about several new developments. EBCALA’s New Website We have a new and improved website, thanks to the generous contribution of Steering Committee member Lynne Arnold. Please check it out at www.ebcala.org. It outlines our mission to serve the legal needs of the autism community, what we’ve …