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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 WASHINGTON, DC - The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is proud to announce its collaboration...

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Fannie Lou Hamer Program

The ASCEND Cohort of the Fannie Lou Hamer Leadership Program offers comprehensive leadership and advocacy training to Black identified disabled student leaders from across the country while supporting student leaders to create a project that directly benefits their...

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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.

Sep 15, 2022

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

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

Sep 13, 2022

Ford Foundation Grants $1M to AAPD to Support Disabled Higher Ed Students and Employees in COVID-19 Landscape

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is proud to announce that AAPD has received a new $1,000,000 grant from the Ford Founda...

Sep 07, 2022

AAPD Publishes 2022 Progress Report on Automobile Accessibility Scorecard Results

Report shows significant internal accessibility progress at auto manufacturers over the past year.

Jul 26, 2022

Rachita Singh

Senior Policy Associate

Jul 20, 2022

Jasmin Bailey

Operations Director

Jul 13, 2022

AAPD Statement on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

“This decision threatens the true meaning of many values that are proclaimed to be core American values: freedom of choice, self-determination, and...

Jun 24, 2022

AAPD Announces Its 2022 Summer Internship Class

For Immediate Release: 6/9/2022 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association of People with Disabilities (A...

Jun 09, 2022

AAPD and CDT Applaud EEOC and DOJ Focus on AI-Based Hiring Discrimination

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 12, 2022 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; Elizabeth Seeger, eseeger@cdt.org The American Association...

May 12, 2022

AAPD Statement on Leaked Supreme Court Draft Decision and Threat to Roe v. Wade

For Immediate Release: 5/10/2022 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com Washington, D.C. – Last week, a draft majority decision from the ...

May 10, 2022

AAPD President & CEO Maria Town’s 2022 AAPD Gala Remarks

The long-term outcomes of AAPD’s programs highlight the importance of investing in individuals, both to advance disability employment and develop d...

Apr 30, 2022

Advocates Release Sign On Statement: Mask Mandates on Public Transit

For Immediate Release: 4/26/2022 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com Washington, D.C. – Following the recent court decision striking d...

Apr 26, 2022