Previous Action Alerts

See below for previous Action Alerts issued by AAPD.

2020 Action Alerts and Advocacy

• AAPD Condemns Congress’s Exclusion of People with Disabilities from Coronavirus Relief Bill – December 23, 2020
• National and Texas-Based Disability and Civil Rights Organizations Speak Out on Lawsuit Challenging Drive-Thru Voting – November 1, 2020
• Action Alert! Tell Your Senators to Vote No on Amy Coney Barrett  – October 24, 2020
• AAPD Report with Recommendations on Voting Accessibility and Safety During the Pandemic – September 30, 2020
• AAPD Comments on Vaccine Allocation Framework – September 8, 2020
• AAPD and NCIL Letter to the House Regarding Impact of U.S. Postal Service Disruptions – August 24, 2020
• AAPD 2020 Auto Accessibility Scorecard Progress Report. – July 27, 2020.
• AAPD Statement on Recent SCOTUS Rulings. – June 30, 2020.
• AAPD Statement in Solidarity with Racial Justice Organizers. – June 4, 2020.
• Oklahoma QALY Ban Support Statement. – May 21, 2020.
• AAPD Letter to Senate Majority and Minority Leaders: COVID-19 Response Package. – March 18, 2020.

2019 Action Alerts

• Action Alert: Ask Congress to Sign-on as Original Cosponsors to Bills Protecting the Rights of Disaster-Impacted People with Disabilities! – June 13, 2019
• Action Alert: Equal Pay For PWD – June 10, 2019
• Action Alert: Raise the Wage Bill National Call-In Day, March 26! – March 25, 2019
• Action Alert: Raise the Wage Bill National Call-In Day, March 26! – March 25, 2019
• Action Alert: National Call-In Day to Support the EMPOWER Care Act on Wednesday, March 6th! – March 5, 2019
• Urgent Action Alert: Disability Integration Act Co-Sponsors Needed! – March 4, 2019

2018 Action Alerts

• Support Money Follows the Person through the IMPROVE Act! – December 11, 2018
• Join the Call-In Day to Support Money Follows the Person! – November 15, 2018
• #StopKavanaugh – October 4, 2018
• Tell Your Senators to VOTE NO on Kavanaugh – September 14, 2018
• Tell Congress to Pass the EMPOWER Care Act – September 6, 2018
• Tell your Senators to Uphold Disability Rights by Opposing the Nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court – August 21, 2018
• Celebrate the 28th Anniversary of the ADA by Helping to Pass the ABLE Age Adjustment Act! – July 23, 2018
• Join the June 26 National Call-In Day to Protect SNAP – June 25, 2018
• Support the EMPOWER Care Act and Community Living – June 14, 2018
• Protect the School Discipline Guidance – May 29, 2018
• Tell Congress: Don’t Cut Off Our Food Assistance! – Vote possible this week – May 16, 2018
• Tell Congress: Don’t Cut Off Our Food Assistance! – May 3, 2018
• #StopTheShock and Torture of People with Disabilities – April 19, 2018
• Tell your Representative to vote NO on a Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA) – April 10, 2018
• Urge Congress to Pass the EMPOWER Care Act to Get People with Disabilities & Seniors Back Home – March 6, 2018
• Congress just voted – now it’s OUR TURN to vote! – February 15, 2018
• URGENT ACTION! Don’t Let Congress Chip Away at the ADA! – February 15, 2018
• The EMPOWER Care Act Gets Individuals with Disabilities & Seniors Back Home – January 30, 2018
• We Must Continue the Fight to Protect Medicaid – January 25, 2018

2017 Action Alerts

• Tell Congress to Fund CHIP and Protect Children’s Health – December 21, 2017
• National Call-In Day #3: Last Chance to Stop the #TaxOnDisability – December 17, 2017
• National Call-In Day: No Tax on Disability! (Take Two) – December 10, 2017
• Last Chance to Stop the Dangerous Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – December 4, 2017
• Vote Likely this Week – Urge your Senators to Oppose the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – November 27, 2017
• Urge Your Senators to Vote NO on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – November 17, 2017
• Don’t Let Congress Trade Tax Cuts for Medicaid and Other Essential Services – November 14, 2017
• Urge Your Senators to Vote NO on the 2018 Senate Budget – October 17, 2017
• Stop Bipartisan Congressional Attacks on the ADA! – October 12, 2017
• Urge Your Representative to Vote NO on the 2018 House Budget – October 4, 2017
• 5 Days to Stop Latest Health Care Repeal Effort – September 25, 2017
• 10 Days to Stop Latest Health Care Repeal Effort – September 20, 2017
• Renewed Health Care Repeal Efforts Threaten Medicaid – September 14, 2017
• Congress is on August Recess… We have work to do! – August 18, 2017
• We Did It! Harmful Healthcare Repeal Efforts Fail – July 28, 2017
• The Senate Votes on Healthcare Tonight! – July 27, 2017
• We’re not out of the woods yet on Healthcare – July 20, 2017
• Senate Delays Healthcare Vote – Keep Up the Pressure! – June 30, 2017
• Last Chance to Tell Your Senators to Save Healthcare – June 27, 2017
• The American Health Care Act is about to be Introduced in the Senate – June 20, 2017
• Remind your Senators why Health Care Matters to You while they’re Home on Recess – May 31, 2017
• The Disability Integration Act has been Introduced in the US Senate and House – May 25, 2017
• The Healthcare Battle is Not Over Yet – May 10, 2017
• Healthcare Repeal Bill Eliminates Protections for People with Pre-Existing Conditions – April 27, 2017
• Tell Congress Not to Weaken the ADA – April 25, 2017
• The Harmful Health Care Bill is Coming Back – Call Congress Now – April 10, 2017
• Call Congress Now to Save Healthcare – March 24, 2017
• The ADA Needs Your Help – March 20, 2017
• Rally and Press Conference to #SaveMedicaid – March 17, 2017
• Tell Congress to Save Healthcare Provisions that are Essential to People with Disabilities – March 9, 2017
• Tell Your Senators to Preserve Critical Protections for Students with Disabilities – February 21, 2017
• Prevent Gutting of the ACA and Medicaid – February 16, 2017
• Act Now to Preserve Health Care for People with Disabilities and Seniors – January 31, 2017