Jess Davidson

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Baseless and Bigoted Attacks on Disabled FAA Workers Won’t Make America Safer

For Immediate Release: January 30, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 Contact: Hana Hancock, hana.hancock@newheightscommunications.co Low staffing levels, not workers’ qualifications, may have led to tragedy WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last night’s...

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 information. UPDATE from February 4, 2025: On the evening of February 3, a federal judge ordered the Office of Management and...

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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

Disability Groups Push Powerful Disability Vote Ad Across Key States

“Fight beside us or get out of the way”: New Online Ad Buy Urges Candidates to Back Disability Community and Disability GOTV FOR IMMEDIATE R...

Oct 24, 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

AAPD Collaborates with The Deaf Professional Arts Network (D-PAN) to Provide Access to ASL Interpreting of October 1 Vice-Presidential Candidate Debate

For Immediate Release: October 1, 2024 Contact AAPD: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 Contact D-PAN: Sean Forbes sean@dpan.tv &...

Oct 01, 2024

The ASCEND Cohort

Sep 29, 2024

AAPD Statement on Ableist Comments by Donald Trump about Vice President Harris

For Immediate Release: September 29, 2024 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday afte...

Sep 29, 2024

2024 Fall Interns

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce the Fall Internship Program Class of 2024.

Sep 17, 2024

2023 Scholarship Recipients

AAPD is proud to announce the recipients of the 2022 NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship! In 2022,

Sep 08, 2024

AAPD Statement on Supreme Court Decision Involving Regulatory Power in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo

For Immediate Release: July 2, 2024 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, June 28, t...

Jul 02, 2024