Jess Davidson

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American Association of People with Disabilities Celebrates Proposed Department of Labor Regulation to End Subminimum Wage

Employment, Press Release

For Immediate Release: December 3, 2024 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), inviting public comment on its proposed regulation to stop the...

Medicaid.gov: Home-and Community-Based Services

Community Integration

Home and community based services (HCBS) provide opportunities for Medicaid beneficiaries to receive services in their own homes or communities rather than institutions or other isolated settings. These programs serve a variety of targeted groups, such as older...

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Maria Town

President and CEO of AAPD

Nov 02, 2010

Administration for Community Living: Improving Quality of HCBS

Home and community-based services (HCBS) are at the nexus of community living. The number of Americans that need long-term services and supports is...

Nov 20, 2024

ADA.gov: What is Community Integration?

The ADA bans the unnecessary segregation of people with disabilities in a regulation called “the integration mandate.” As a result, State and local...

Nov 20, 2024

HCBS Access for American Indians and Alaska Natives

Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) are types of person-centered care delivered in the home and community. A variety of health and human serv...

Nov 20, 2024

AAPD and NBCUniversal Announce 2024 Recipients of the NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

For Immediate Release: November 13, 2024 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association ...

Nov 13, 2024

What Has REV UP Been Up To In 2024 to Get Out The Disability Vote?

Dear AAPD Community, As we near the end of the 2024 election season, we wanted to take a moment to uplift our resources and highlight the incredibl...

Nov 04, 2024

Disability Rights Advocates and Union Workers Launch Joint Campaign to Improve Access to Air Travel for Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs

Coalition urges Department of Transportation to issue strong rules requiring airlines to improve airport service workers’ training The campaign lau...

Oct 31, 2024

Election 2024 Policy Brief: Project 2025, People with Disabilities, and Other Marginalized Communities

Note: AAPD is nonpartisan and does not support or oppose any candidate for office. We do urge individuals with disabilities and their allies to tho...

Oct 29, 2024

Election 2024 Policy Brief: HHS’s New Section 504 and Section 1557 Regulations

Note: AAPD is nonpartisan and does not support or oppose any candidate for office. We do urge individuals with disabilities and their allies to tho...

Oct 29, 2024

Election 2024 Policy Brief: Improvements to the Care Economy Since 2020

Note: AAPD is nonpartisan and does not support or oppose any candidate for office. We do urge individuals with disabilities and their allies to tho...

Oct 29, 2024

Election 2024 Policy Brief: DOT Improves Air Travel for Passengers with Disabilities

Note: AAPD is nonpartisan and does not support or oppose any candidate for office. We do urge individuals with disabilities and their allies to tho...

Oct 29, 2024

Disability Groups Push Powerful Disability Vote Ad Across Key States

“Fight beside us or get out of the way”: New Online Ad Buy Urges Candidates to Back Disability Community and Disability GOTV FOR IMMEDIATE R...

Oct 24, 2024

AAPD Announces its Second Fall Internship Class – Fall 2024

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce its second annual Fall Internship Class. This year’s program con...

Oct 04, 2024