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450+ Organizations Join AAPD In Letter to Congress re: HHS Restructuring
On Friday, March 28, AAPD and more than 450 disability, civil rights, aging, mental health, and patient organizations sent a letter to majority, mi...
Mar 29, 2025
Election Executive Order Explainer: What’s Going On With Voting Right Now, and How Does It Impact Disabled Voters?
To access this resource as a PDF, click here. On March 25, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Preserving and Protecting the Int...
Mar 27, 2025
Explaining the Impact of the Educational Executive Order on People with Disabilities
If you wish to view this resource as a PDF, click here. If you wish to view this resource as a Word document, click here. March 20, 2025 Con...
Mar 20, 2025
Report: Building A Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem: A Cross-Disability, Cross-Systems Analysis Of Best Practices
In 2021, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) released a report entitled...
Mar 11, 2025
Explaining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA), The Trump Administration’s Recent Actions on DEIA, and the Impact on Disabled Americans
If you wish to view this resource as a PDF, click here. Since taking office, President Trump has taken several actions attacking diversity, equity,...
Feb 16, 2025
Explaining the Impact of the Federal Funding Pause on People with Disabilities
Last Updated February 4, 2025 at 5:25pm ET Note: This resource is based on a rapidly evolving situation and will be updated as we receive more info...
Jan 29, 2025
What Has REV UP Been Up To In 2024 to Get Out The Disability Vote?
Dear AAPD Community, As we near the end of the 2024 election season, we wanted to take a moment to uplift our resources and highlight the incredibl...
Nov 04, 2024
Election 2024 Policy Brief: Project 2025, People with Disabilities, and Other Marginalized Communities
Note: AAPD is nonpartisan and does not support or oppose any candidate for office. We do urge individuals with disabilities and their allies to tho...
Oct 29, 2024
Election 2024 Policy Brief: HHS’s New Section 504 and Section 1557 Regulations
Note: AAPD is nonpartisan and does not support or oppose any candidate for office. We do urge individuals with disabilities and their allies to tho...
Oct 29, 2024
Election 2024 Policy Brief: Improvements to the Care Economy Since 2020
Note: AAPD is nonpartisan and does not support or oppose any candidate for office. We do urge individuals with disabilities and their allies to tho...
Oct 29, 2024
Election 2024 Policy Brief: DOT Improves Air Travel for Passengers with Disabilities
Note: AAPD is nonpartisan and does not support or oppose any candidate for office. We do urge individuals with disabilities and their allies to tho...
Oct 29, 2024
AAPD Announces its Second Fall Internship Class – Fall 2024
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce its second annual Fall Internship Class. This year’s program con...
Oct 04, 2024