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In Case You Missed It: Highlights from the 2021 Disability Vote Summit
Yesterday, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) hosted the Disability Vote...
Sep 15, 2021
REV UP During National Disability Voter Registration Week
Roughly 1 in 4 American adults has a disability, and over 38 million people with disabilities were eligible to vote in 2020!
Sep 14, 2021
5 Ways to Build a Better and More Inclusive Democracy This Week
Here are 5 ways that you can build up the disability vote this week
Sep 13, 2021
AAPD’s Reading Recommendations
Here are some reading recommendations shared and reviewed by AAPD’s staff, interns, alums, and friends.
Aug 27, 2021
What is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Why is it Important to the Disability Community?
Infrastructure relates to the facilities, resources, and tools that people use to operate on a daily basis and go about their lives. While infrastr...
Aug 20, 2021
A Million and One Different Ways to Find Your Artistic Voice
Artistic voice is something that is in every art form.
Jul 06, 2021
Interview with An Artist Advancing Democracy
Derek Heard, a young Black Autistic artist from Albany, Georgia, uses his talents to get out the vote in Georgia.
Jun 22, 2021
Action Alert! Tell Your Senators We Need Emergency HCBS Funding in the Next COVID-19 Relief Bill!
On Monday, October 12th, the disability community is coordinating a national call-in day to voice our opposition to the confirmation of Judge Amy C...
Feb 17, 2021
Action Alert! Tell Your Senators to Vote No on Amy Coney Barrett
On Monday, October 12th, the disability community is coordinating a national call-in day to voice our opposition to the confirmation of Judge Amy C...
Oct 24, 2020
Action Alert! National Call-in Day on Supreme Court Nominee Judge Barrett
On Monday, October 12th, the disability community is coordinating a national call-in day to voice our opposition to the confirmation of Judge Amy C...
Oct 09, 2020
Meet Christine Liao: AAPD’s Program Manager
Christine Liao is the new Programs Manager at the American Association of People with Disabilities.
Nov 21, 2019
Organizers Forum: Women, Gender, Sexism, and the Disability Rights Movement
In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, the March Organizers Forum will be about women, gender and sexism in the disabilit...
Mar 18, 2019