08/16/2026
Please take some time and submit a comment to advocate for the autism community. I promise you they would be the first to advocate for you.
No one deserves to be institutionalized.
I’ve provided links below for reference to the horrors we should not repeat.
Public comments are due to the IACC (Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee) by 5pm EST on August 20, 2026
[email protected]
https://iacc.hhs.gov/meetings/public-comments/contact.shtml
https://autisticadvocacy.org/2026/08/take-iacction-comment-on-the-iacc-strategic-plan/
www.profoundautism.org/advocacy/federal-advocacy/
https://mn.gov/mnddc/parallels2/one/slides_inside_inst/index.html
https://www.pbs.org/video/metrofocus-story-revealed-willowbrooks-horrors/
https://youtube.com/?si=a_hgeK2DIb3tkZNO
New Castle State Developmental Center Expose
Part 1 - https://youtu.be/jgJ4pT-Rsc4?si=HzCcIBXmAGxJ5nBX
Part 2 - https://youtu.be/v1yolClsXqs?si=UfeeGW3f0igfMDHU
Part 3 - https://youtu.be/WnXW_ZpNzVQ?si=sncU7smv-Qbu_9Xu
Part 4 - https://youtu.be/Cr12HMksciY?si=DZ-IAKCmA4EtGPtB
Part 5 - https://youtu.be/nrNOh1uYE30?si=gjnaxapTvARUMUYD
Part 6 - https://youtu.be/yWhWuOCFJMw?si=vFHYGsqzqf7jrb6H
Part 7 - https://youtu.be/DmzoQFAf90Y?si=AKmUo3U_Iy6ZyEjN
https://youtu.be/K0wUPTuykTE?is=TQurqWuAM0bvV1-B
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/elizabeth-packard