Kristen Cox

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AAPD is seeking an experienced senior manager for the VP of Policy role who will partner closely with the President and CEO to chart AAPD’s future growth and strategic responses to a dynamic and ever-growing disability community.

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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

American Association of People with Disabilities Mourns President Jimmy Carter

For Immediate Release: December 30, 2024 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the 39th Pr...

Dec 30, 2024

AAPD Applauds Sweeping Department of Transportation Regulation for Airline Passengers with Disabilities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2024 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON – This week, the Department of T...

Dec 18, 2024

American Association of People with Disabilities Celebrates Proposed Department of Labor Regulation to End Subminimum Wage

For Immediate Release: December 3, 2024 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Departmen...

Dec 03, 2024

Medicaid.gov: Home-and Community-Based Services

Home and community based services (HCBS) provide opportunities for Medicaid beneficiaries to receive services in their own homes or communities rat...

Nov 20, 2024

Administration for Community Living: Improving Quality of HCBS

Home and community-based services (HCBS) are at the nexus of community living. The number of Americans that need long-term services and supports is...

Nov 20, 2024

ADA.gov: What is Community Integration?

The ADA bans the unnecessary segregation of people with disabilities in a regulation called “the integration mandate.” As a result, State and local...

Nov 20, 2024

HCBS Access for American Indians and Alaska Natives

Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) are types of person-centered care delivered in the home and community. A variety of health and human serv...

Nov 20, 2024

AAPD and NBCUniversal Announce 2024 Recipients of the NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

For Immediate Release: November 13, 2024 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association ...

Nov 13, 2024

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

Disability Rights Advocates and Union Workers Launch Joint Campaign to Improve Access to Air Travel for Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs

Coalition urges Department of Transportation to issue strong rules requiring airlines to improve airport service workers’ training The campaign lau...

Oct 31, 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

Kristen Cox

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Veralucía Mendoza Arana

Vice President of Policy

Recent Posts

Explaining the Impact of the Federal Funding Pause on People with Disabilities

American Association of People with Disabilities Mourns President Jimmy Carter

AAPD Applauds Sweeping Department of Transportation Regulation for Airline Passengers with Disabilities

American Association of People with Disabilities Celebrates Proposed Department of Labor Regulation to End Subminimum Wage

Medicaid.gov: Home-and Community-Based Services

Administration for Community Living: Improving Quality of HCBS

ADA.gov: What is Community Integration?

HCBS Access for American Indians and Alaska Natives

AAPD and NBCUniversal Announce 2024 Recipients of the NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

What Has REV UP Been Up To In 2024 to Get Out The Disability Vote?

Disability Rights Advocates and Union Workers Launch Joint Campaign to Improve Access to Air Travel for Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs

Election 2024 Policy Brief: Project 2025, People with Disabilities, and Other Marginalized Communities