AAPD Press Team

President and CEO of AAPD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2025 AAPD Calls for Congressional Action to Protect Federal Education Programs and Disability Rights Washington,...

After 43 long days, Congress reached an agreement to end the government shutdown. The agreement funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (including...

For Immediate Release: November 5, 2025  Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; Catherine Clements, catherine.clements@highmarkhealth.org WASH...

In 2003, Alison Hillman was working for Mental Disability Rights International, now known as Disability Rights International,when her colleague rec...

Chronic illness advocate Sneha Dave started the nonprofit organization Generation Patient when she was a college student, seeking to create opportu...

After experiencing disability discrimination in high school, Elijah Armstrong became motivated to help other disabled students continue their educa...

Writer, speaker, and disability advocate Emily Ladau is well-known in the disability community and beyond for her impressive career using storytell...

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce its 2025 Fall Internship Program Cohort! The Fall Internship Pro...

For Immediate Release: October 15, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 and Naomi Hess, nhess@aapd.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – ...

What is a Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? A Reduction-in-Force (RIF) is a process in which an employer permanently eliminates some positions, resulting i...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2025 Broad Coalition of Disability, Civil Rights, and Education Organizations Call for Reversal of Layoffs at Dep...

Update as of October 27, 2025: The federal government shutdown is now in its fourth week, with no immediate end in sight. As you can read about in ...