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AAPD Calls on Department of Labor to End the Practice of Paying Disabled Workers Subminimum Wage

For Immediate Release: November 8, 2023 Contact: media@endsubminimumwage.org; Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) joined 25 disability...

AAPD Statement on White House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

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For Immediate Release: November 3, 2023 Contact: jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON, DC - On Monday, October 30th, President Biden signed Executive Order (EO) 14109 -Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. This EO focuses on eight key...

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AAPD Announces our 2016 Summer Internship Program Class

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce the start of the 2016 Summer Internship Program for students wit...

May 26, 2016

Join AAPD in Supporting the Social Security Disability Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act

May 16, 2016 The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is disappointed to see that the Obama Administration issued a Notice of Pr...

May 16, 2016

AAPD Urges Hearing and Vote for Supreme Court Nominee

Yesterday AAPD submitted letters to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Chair of the Judiciary Committee Senator Charles Grassley urging the...

Mar 17, 2016

Kickoff of National Campaign: REV UP America – Make the DISABILITY VOTE Count

On Tuesday, February 23rd at TIRR Memorial Hermann (1333 Moursund St. Houston, Texas) the Feb 22, 2016

Announcing the 2016 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award Recipients

Through the AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Awards, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) recognizes outstanding emerging lead...

Feb 12, 2016

Removing the Rights of People with Disabilities will Not Lead to Reduced Gun Violence

The recent proposal announced by the Obama Administration to reduce gun violence contains certain provisions falsely assuming that people with psyc...

Jan 06, 2016

AAPD and Disability Rights Groups Request NEA Convene Disability Stakeholder Advisory Committee

Thank you for taking the time to meet with a number of disability organizations on Tuesday, December 1^st regarding your comments at the ...

Dec 11, 2015

AAPD and Disability Leaders Meet with NEA President

This morning, representatives from the American Association of People with Disabilities, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the Association of Uni...

Dec 01, 2015

AAPD Condemns NEA President’s Statement on Students with Disabilities on 40th Anniversary of IDEA

During the Campaign for America’s Future Awards Gala in October 2015 the President of the Nov 29, 2015

AAPD Statement on Airline Accessibility

Earlier this week, disability advocate and former AAPD Summer Intern, D’Arcee Neal, was forced to crawl off a plane after the airline failed to pro...

Oct 23, 2015

Helena Berger Named AAPD’s President and CEO

Today, the Board of Directors at the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), has announced that Helena Berger, the current Acting ...

Sep 29, 2015

Labor Secretary Emphasizes State Obligations on Home Care Final Rule

In a letter responding to the request of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez affirm...

Sep 02, 2015