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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

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

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

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 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

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

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

Statement and Call to Action from The American Association of People with Disabilities on the 25th Anniversary of Olmstead v. LC

For Immediate Release: June 22, 2024 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-546-5528 WASHINGTON, DC – Twenty-five years ago tod...

Jun 22, 2024

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