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Community Update: Positive Development In Medicaid Work Requirements

Blog, Medicaid Defense Hub

What Is This New Development? Today, October 29, 2026, a federal judge agreed with a coalition of 25 states and the District of Columbia in their lawsuit challenging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) definition of “medical frailty” in CMS’ work...

On Labor Day, AAPD Strongly Condemns Department of Labor Actions Reversing Disability Employment Requirements for Federal Contractors

America’s government officials describe our country as a land of opportunity, while simultaneously removing tools to provide equal opportunity for disabled workers. For Immediate Release: September 7, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com ...

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Nov 02, 2010

AAPD Mourns and Remembers Disability Rights Leader Becky Ogle

For Immediate Release: October 20, 2026 Contact: Naomi Hess, nhess@aapd.com; Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com, 202-975-0960 WASHINGTON, DC –...

Oct 20, 2026

Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day Highlights $24,000 Pay Difference for Disabled Women

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2026 Contact: Gail Zuagar gzuagar@nationalpartnership.org Disabled women are paid 56 cents...

Oct 20, 2026

REV UP 10 Year Anniversary Spotlight: Derek Heard, REV UP Georgia

Editor’s Note: REV UP was founded in 2016 by grassroots activists in Texas to build the power of the disability vote—and over the past decade...

Oct 18, 2026

Introducing the Fall Internship Program Cohort of 2026

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce its 2026 Fall Internship Program Cohort! AAPD fall interns have ...

Oct 15, 2026

Meet AAPD’s Fall 2026 Internship Cohort

Oct 15, 2026

How the New Sirius D&D Disability Pride Dice Make Gaming Accessible for All Players

AAPD is excited to announce our partnership with Wizards of the Coast and Sirius Dice on a Dungeons & Dragons dice set themed around disability...

Oct 05, 2026

The DCIC Applauds Bipartisan House Resolution Reaffirming the Right of Disabled People to Live in Their Communities

This week, a bipartisan House resolution was introduced in Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their homes and communities, ...

Sep 29, 2026

Texas v. Kennedy Abandons Federal Commitment to Community Integration

September 24, 2026 — Yesterday, the federal judge in the case of Texas v. Kennedy entered an order throwing out the community integration provision...

Sep 24, 2026

AAPD Statement on Ruling Vacating Community Integration Provisions in 2024 Section 504 Rule

For Immediate Release, September 23, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the federal judge in Tex...

Sep 23, 2026

How the Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Award Boosted Brittanie Hernandez-Wilson’s Mission of Using Storytelling for Advocacy

Brittanie Hernandez-Wilson, one of the recipients of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)’s 2026 Paul G. Hearne Emerging Lea...

Sep 16, 2026

AAPD Announces 2026 Recipients of the Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

For Immediate Release, September 10, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association of Peo...

Sep 10, 2026

2026 Scholarship Recipients

AAPD is proud to announce the recipients of the 2022 NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship! In 2022,

Sep 10, 2026