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AAPD Announces its First Fall Internship Class

The American Association of People with Disabilities announces its 2023 Fall Interns.

Maria Town’s Remarks at HHS Section 504 Rulemaking Press Conference – September 7, 2023

Note: A video of this press conference is linked here. Maria's remarks begin at 21:40. Thank you so much, Alison [Barkoff]. Thank you Secretary Becerra and Director Fontes-Rainer for your remarks today and for all of your work to make this rule happen. I also want to...

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Meet Keri Gray: AAPD’s Senior Director of Stakeholder Engagement and Strategic Communications

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Meet Dustin Snowadzky, AAPD/Portlight Inclusive Disaster Strategies Fellow

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Announcing the 2019 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Award Recipients

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