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Making Voting Accessible Means Millions More Votes

38 Million. That’s the number of eligible voters with disabilities in the U.S. This week, September 12-16, is Disability Voting Rights Week.

AAPD and NBCUniversal Announce 2022 Recipients of the Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

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The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is proud to announce the eight recipients of the 2022 NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship.

Recent Posts

Digital Accessibility in the Age of COVID-19

Digital accessibility is more important than ever with 7 in 10 adults at least partly working remotely during May. Check out AAPD's new guide to...

Aug 25, 2020

2020 Scholarship Recipients

Recipients of the 2020 NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship.

Aug 11, 2020

2020 Portraits of Empowerment

AAPD is proud to present our 2020 Portraits of Empowerment, featuring our selected 2020 Disability Advocacy Certificate Program participants. Each ...

Aug 11, 2020

AAPD Publishes First Public Progress Report on Automobile Accessibility Scorecard Results

The American Association of People with Disabilities publishes their first public progress report on automobile accessibility scorecard results.

Jul 27, 2020

AAPD Announces the Disability Advocacy Certificate Program Class of 2020!

The American Association of People with Disabilities announces the Disability Advocacy Certificate Program class of 2020.

Jun 29, 2020

Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Tammy Duckworth, and others to Highlight POWER: The Disability Vote Summit

Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Tammy Duckworth, and others to highlight POWER: The Disability Vote summit on Monday & Tuesday, June 22 and 2...

Jun 18, 2020

Leading Disability Rights Groups File Amicus Brief Defending the Affordable Care Act in Supreme Court Case

The American Association of People with Disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, the Judge Bazelon Center for Mental Health...

May 27, 2020

AAPD Announces POWER: the Disability Vote, A Disability & Election Virtual Summit

AAPD is proud to announce POWER: the Disability Vote, a national, non-partisan Disability & Election Virtual Summit. ...

May 18, 2020

Over 400 Organizations Urge Department of Health and Human Services to Issue Guidance to Prohibit Discrimination during Medical Rationing

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and over 400 disability and allied organizations have joined together to urge the Depar...

Apr 17, 2020

Update on 2020 AAPD Summer Internship Program

The American Association of People with Disabilities has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2020 Apr 13, 2020

AAPD Announces the Launch of the Fannie Lou Hamer Leadership Program

AAPD is proud to announce their new initiative, the Fannie Lou Hamer Leadership Progra...

Mar 30, 2020

Over 90 Civil Rights Organizations Urge House and Senate Leadership to Address the Needs of People with Disabilities in COVID-19 Relief Package

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and 92 disability and allied organizations have joined together to urge House and Senat...

Mar 21, 2020