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A Milestone for the Disability Vote: Advocates Meet with the Vice President
Blog, Disability Culture, Disability Rights, Education
As we close National Disability Voter Registration Week, we wanted to share a blog documenting a key moment for the disability vote this year.
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Explaining Medical Debt and the CFPB Rule: What’s Going On With Medical Debt, and How Does It Impact Consumers with Disabilities?
Click here to see this resource as a PDF Click here to see this resource as a Word Document On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Prote...
Apr 02, 2025
450+ Organizations Join AAPD In Letter to Congress re: HHS Restructuring
On Friday, March 28, AAPD and more than 450 disability, civil rights, aging, mental health, and patient organizations sent a letter to majority, mi...
Mar 29, 2025
Announcing the 2025 Recipients of the AAPD Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Awards
For Immediate Release: March 27, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 Christine Liao at cliao@aapd.com; 202-521-4302 WA...
Mar 28, 2025
Election Executive Order Explainer: What’s Going On With Voting Right Now, and How Does It Impact Disabled Voters?
To access this resource as a PDF, click here. On March 25, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Preserving and Protecting the Int...
Mar 27, 2025
Explaining the Impact of the Educational Executive Order on People with Disabilities
If you wish to view this resource as a PDF, click here. If you wish to view this resource as a Word document, click here. March 20, 2025 Con...
Mar 20, 2025
Maitreya Shah
Maitreya Shah (he/him) is the Technology Policy Director at American Association of People with Disabilities. He is a lawyer and researcher with ex...
Mar 19, 2025
American Association of People with Disabilities Condemns Trump Administration Efforts to Dismantle Department of Education
For Immediate Release: March 13, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON – On March 11, reports emerg...
Mar 13, 2025
Report: Building A Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem: A Cross-Disability, Cross-Systems Analysis Of Best Practices
In 2021, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) released a report entitled...
Mar 11, 2025
Explaining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA), The Trump Administration’s Recent Actions on DEIA, and the Impact on Disabled Americans
If you wish to view this resource as a PDF, click here. Since taking office, President Trump has taken several actions attacking diversity, equity,...
Feb 16, 2025
Leading Disability Organizations: President Trump’s Blame of Deadly Plane Crash on Disabled Federal Workers Is Baseless, Irresponsible
For Immediate Release: January 30, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON D.C. – In remarks today at the Wh...
Jan 30, 2025
Baseless and Bigoted Attacks on Disabled FAA Workers Won’t Make America Safer
For Immediate Release: January 30, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 Contact: Hana Hancock, hana.hancock@newheightscomm...
Jan 30, 2025
Explaining the Impact of the Federal Funding Pause on People with Disabilities
Last Updated February 4, 2025 at 5:25pm ET Note: This resource is based on a rapidly evolving situation and will be updated as we receive more info...
Jan 29, 2025