Power Grid Blog
The CRPD Counts in the World
By Julie Arostegui | January 28, 2013
At the very time that the CPRD was defeated in the Senate, I was in Africa, specifically Uganda and Rwanda, two countries that know very well about issues of sovereignty, conflict, and disability. Learn More »
Blog Category: Disability Rights, Veterans, Accessibility
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By Zach Baldwin | August 30, 2012
On Thursday September 27th between 10am-5pm Eastern, AAPD will be participating in the live Allsup True Help Disability Web Expo. Learn More »
Blog Category: Health and Benefits, Housing, Veterans, Workplace and Employment
Former Attorney General & Governor of Pennsylvania, Dick Thornburgh's Testimony From Today's CRPD Hearing.
By Former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh | July 12, 2012
Today Former Attorney General & Governor of Pennsylvania, Dick Thornburgh, testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on behalf of the disability community, urging the Senate to ratify this important treaty. Learn More »
Blog Category: Disability Rights, Veterans
CRPD, Yes!
By Yoshiko Dart | July 10, 2012
A message from our friend and fellow advocate Yoshiko Dart: Learn More »
Blog Category: Accessibility, Disability Rights, Veterans
Community Voices
By Rebecca Fontes | June 4, 2012
A guest blog by Rebecca Fontes, who shares her experience as a working mother of a son with a disability. Learn More »
Blog Category: Disability culture, Veterans, Workplace and Employment
Employment, Health, & Veterans
By Jennah Bedrosian | May 7, 2012
With the unemployment rate hovering around 8.5 percent, Americans are more aware than ever that the need for good quality jobs is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Learn More »
Blog Category: Veterans, Health and Benefits, Workplace and Employment
Hope for Wounded Soldiers: A Proven Approach
By AAPD Power Grid Blog Team | January 6, 2012
“I am always forgetful,” says Jim Batchelor, a retired Army soldier who took a bullet to the skull during a 2004 mission in Baghdad. Jim’s injuries resulted in blinding migraines, light sensitivity, and short-term memory loss. Learn More »
Blog Category: Veterans
Honoring America's Veterans on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
By Power Grid Blog Team | December 7, 2011
Today, American flags across the country will be flown at half-staff to recognize the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. This day of remembrance calls to mind my grandfather, Relmond Sherrod, a veteran of WWII. Learn More »
