Category: News
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30 Years of NOFAS Highlights Powered by Donor Generosity
Before the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) was incorporated in 1990, founding members of the organization were already hard at work raising awareness and testifying on behalf of individuals and families affected by prenatal alcohol exposure. Over the following three plus decades, NOFAS has contributed to landmark achievements and set the stage for…
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The Story of Karli’s NOFAS Logo
By Kathleen Mitchell, FASD United Vice President and International Spokesperson My daughter Karli Schrider created the NOFAS logo in 1995 at the age of 22. Karli was a regular volunteer at the NOFAS office. She helped to prepare information packets on FASD that were mailed all over the United States. Karli (who lives with FAS)…
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FASD Respect Act: Meet the Advocates
By: Bonnie Miller Rubin You may know that there’s legislation out there – called the FASD Respect Act — a bipartisan bill that can be a game-changer for our families. But you may not know the volunteers behind the scenes who are working diligently to move this from the drawing board to reality. Meet three…
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New Legislation Will Help Children and Adults Living with FASD, the Nation’s Most Common and Preventable Developmental Disability
SENATORS LISA MURKOWSKI AND AMY KLOBUCHAR AND REPRESENTATIVES BETTY McCOLLUM AND DON YOUNG INTRODUCE THE FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS RESPECT ACT WASHINGTON, D.C., June 24, 2021 – NOFAS applauds the bipartisan bills introduced today in the U.S. Senate and House to authorize comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) support services, public health prevention, and research…
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In Loving Memory of CDC’s Natasha Singh
NOFAS is heartbroken by the tragic news that our beloved colleague and friend Natasha Singh has passed away. Natasha was a passionate and dedicated champion of the FASD community through her years of service on the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) team at the Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All of us at…
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Opinion Could Harm Individuals Living with FASD
By Tom Donaldson In January 2020, the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) submitted an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of Zane Floyd. Floyd, a former member of the U.S. Marine Corps diagnosed with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder…