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Ari Daniel Ne'eman (/neɪəˈmɑːn/; born December 10, 1987) is an American disability rights activist and researcher who co-founded the Autistic Self Advocacy Network in 2006.[1] On December 16, 2009, President Barack Obama announced that Ne'eman would be appointed to the National Council on Disability.[2] After an anonymous hold was lifted, Ne'eman was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate to serve on the Council on June 22, 2010.[3] He chaired the council's Policy & Program Evaluation Committee making him the first autistic person to serve on the council.[4] In 2015, Ne'eman left the National Council on Disability at the end of his second term.[5] He currently serves as a consultant to the American Civil Liberties Union.[6] He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Health Policy and Management of Harvard University.[7]