11/20/20
Mesa Police Department recently became the first police department to earn the Certified Autism Center™ (CAC) designation.
Mesa Autism Certification in The News
Recent national media coverage featuring Visit Mesa's efforts to become the first internationally recognized Autism Certified City:
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01/17/20
The First-Ever Autism Certified City in the World Can Be Found in Arizona
A municipality just east of Phoenix has become the first Autism Certified City in the world.
12/12/19
The Mesa Autism GeoTour - an Adventure in STEMlandia
LinkedIn | James Larsen | December 2019
11/18/19
The first-ever Autism Certified City in the world is right here in Arizona!
12News | November 2019
11/18/19
AZ Insider: Mesa Celebrates Becoming First Autism Certified City
AZ Foothills | November 2019
07/11/19
Rolling Out the Welcome Mat for Travelers With Autism (pdf version)
The New York Times | July 2019
- Copa Health Weekly Roundup Podcast | April 2021
Marc Garcia: National Autism Awareness Month, Mesa named first ever Autism Certified City by IBCCES - DMOU Podcast with Bill Geist | December 2020
Marc Garcia: Becoming an Autism Certified Community - American Way | April 2020
Mesa, Arizona Is The First Autism-Certified Destination in the U.S. - Fox Rochester | April 2020
Traveling Ideas For Families Affected by Autism - WestJet Magazine | March 2020
Roam: Mesa Four Ways - NewsWire | January 2020
Mesa Fire and Medical Department is Now a Certified Autism Center - LinkedIn | James Larsen | December 2019
The Mesa Autism GeoTour - an Adventure in STEMlandia - The Travel Vertical | December 2019
How Mesa, Arizona Became the World’s First Autism Certified City - KTAR News 92.3 | November 2019
Mesa Becomes 1st Autism-Certified City in United States - BusinessWire | November 2019
Mesa, Ariz. Becomes First-Ever Autism Certified City in U.S. - AZ Big Media | November 2019
Mesa becomes first Autism Certified City in U.S. - AZ Foothills | November 2019
AZ Insider: Mesa Celebrates Becoming First Autism Certified City - 12News | November 2019
The first-ever Autism Certified City in the world is right here in Arizona! - abc15 | November 2019
Mesa makes history with autism certification - 1 in 59: Anderson Center for Autism | September 2019
Listen to Podcast - Connect Sports | July 2019
Visit Mesa Makes History With Autism Efforts - The New York Times | July 2019
Rolling Out the Welcome Mat for Travelers With Autism (pdf version) - Matador Network | June 2019 | Eben Diskin
Visit Mesa becomes the country’s first autism-certified destination marketing organization - Digital Journal | April 2019 | Press Release
Visit Mesa Becomes First-Ever Autism-Certified Destination Marketing Organization