"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Advancing the Future for Adults with Autism: National Town Hall Meeting (United States)","marysullivan","AFFA is an organization that works closely with America Speaks concerning bettering the lives of adults with autism. This organization has held town hall meetings, and think tanks in hopes of creating a national agenda that will be introduced to Congress in the future. AFFA has come up with several ideas on how to make adults with autism have a better future and have the same resources and opportunities that other adults have.","Problems and Purpose- Advancing the Future for Adults with Autism (AFFA) is a national coalition of organizations in the United States working to improve the lives of adults with autism. AFFA worked with AmericaSpeaks to hold 21st Century National Town...","Sat, 12/31/2011 - 09:00","United States","No","","","Aging","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","International Organization, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Other","Open to all with targeted recruitment","21st Century Town Meeting","National","Not Applicable","International Organization, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution","Yes"