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Budget Reconciliation 101: Explaining Budget Reconciliation in Congress

Advocacy Resources, Explainer, Resource

To access this resource as a PDF, click here. To access this resource as a Word Document, click here. What Is Reconciliation? The House and Senate must each pass a budget resolution every year. Reconciliation is the name for a fast-track legislative process Congress...

Autism and Disability Organizations Invite Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Join National Roundtable Discussion; Kennedy Declines to Attend

For Immediate Release: May 8, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of the nation's leading autism and disability organizations have come together to organize an Autism Roundtable on May 12, 2025. The...

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Hutchinson Response to Disability Presidential Candidate Questionnaire

Governor Asa Hutchinson was a Republican 2024 candidate for President of the United States. He served as the 46th Governor of the State of Arkansas...

Jan 17, 2024

At the Iowa caucuses, accessibility is democracy in action

As the election for the next president of the United States begins in earnest, people across the country are paying attention to Iowa. The Iowa cau...

Jan 13, 2024

Maria Town’s Comments at the 1/8 Press Conference in Solidarity with Rev. Barber

Background: Just last month, in late December, civil rights leader Bishop William Barber II (Rev. Barber) experienced a discriminatory and unaccept...

Jan 12, 2024

American Association of People with Disabilities Celebrates Resolution of Supreme Court Case Acheson Hotels, LLC. v. Laufer

December 8, 2023 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON – On Tuesday December 5, Acheson Hotels, LLC. v. Laufer was di...

Dec 08, 2023

American Association of People with Disabilities Mourns the Death of Disability Advocate Andrés Gallegos

For Immediate Release: December 5, 2023 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association of Peop...

Dec 05, 2023

AAPD Announces its First Fall Internship Class

The American Association of People with Disabilities announces its 2023 Fall Interns.

Nov 18, 2023

2023 Fall Interns

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce the Fall Internship Program Class of 2023.

Nov 18, 2023

Maria Town’s Remarks at HHS Section 504 Rulemaking Press Conference – September 7, 2023

Note: A video of this press conference is linked here. Maria’s remarks begin at 21:40. Thank you so much, Alison [Barkoff]. Thank you Secreta...

Nov 09, 2023

AAPD Calls on Department of Labor to End the Practice of Paying Disabled Workers Subminimum Wage

Nov 08, 2023

Advocate Letter to Department of Labor

Disability Orgs Letter to DOL

Nov 08, 2023

AAPD Statement on White House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

For Immediate Release: November 3, 2023 Contact: jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, October 30th, President Biden signed Executiv...

Nov 03, 2023

AAPD Supports the Department of Labor’s Review of 14(c) Certificates and Calls for an End to Subminimum Wage

For Immediate Release: September 26, 2023 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 970-631-6829 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Department of Labo...

Sep 26, 2023