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AAPD Announces its First Fall Internship Class

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

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...

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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

Helena Berger Named AAPD’s Acting President and CEO

Helena Berger, a well-recognized and lifelong advocate of the disability movement, has been named Acting President and CEO of the American Associat...

Apr 10, 2015

AAPD Urges President Obama to sign the ABLE Act.

Yesterday the U.S. Senate joined the House of Representatives in passing the bipartisan ABLE Act.

Dec 17, 2014

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Joins the Disability Equality Index as a Founding Partner

Today, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) are pleased to announce that JP...

Dec 15, 2014

AAPD Praises House Passage of the ABLE Act

AAPD praises House passage of the ABLE Act and urges U.S. Senate to take up the measure, which will allow more people with disabilities to save for...

Dec 06, 2014

Highmark Inc. Joins the Disability Equality Index as a Founding Partner

Today, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the US Business Leadership Network^® (USBLN^®) are pleas...

Nov 25, 2014

Department of Labor to Delay Enforcement of Companionship Regulations

Today the U.S. Department of Labor issued new guidance regarding companionship regulations, which will ensure critical wage and hour protections fo...

Oct 07, 2014

AAPD weighs-in on Holder Resignation

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) released the following statement regarding the resignation of Eric Holder as Attorney G...

Sep 26, 2014

DuPont Joins the Disability Equality Index as a Founding Partner

Today, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) are pleased to announce that Du...

Sep 25, 2014

GSK Joins the Disability Equality Index as a Founding Partner

Today, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the US Business Leadership Network® (USBLN®) are pleased to announce that Gl...

Sep 18, 2014