Maria Town, Author at AAPD

Maria Town

President and CEO of AAPD

Nov 02, 2010

Advocacy Resources

Jul 02, 2025

AAPD Advocacy Guide

To access this resource as a Word document, click here. To access this resource as a PDF, click here. What does it mean to advocate? Advocac...

Jul 02, 2025

Reject Harmful Cuts to Medicaid

To access this resource as a Word document, click here. To access this resource as a PDF, click here. The Issue Medicaid supports over 70 million A...

Jul 02, 2025

Disability Advocacy and Intersex Advocacy Have a Lot in Common

By Courtney Felle, Summer Internship Program alumni, 2020 and 2021 I am queer because I am disabled; I am disabled because I am queer. I was born ...

Jul 02, 2025

[Plain Language] AAPD Condemns Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill and Deeper Medicaid Cuts

The American Association for People with Disabilities (AAPD) believes that this budget reconciliation bill is bad for the country. A budget reconci...

Jul 01, 2025

AAPD Condemns Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill and Deeper Medicaid Cuts

Click here for a plain language version For Immediate Release: July 1, 2025 Contact: Michael Lewis at mlewis@aapd.com; 540-447-9438 WASHINGTON, D.C...

Jul 01, 2025

Action Alert: Senate Budget Reconciliation Update

Last Updated July 3 at 9:45 AM ET Note: This resource is based on a rapidly evolving situation and will be updated as we receive more information. ...

Jun 28, 2025

AAPD Strongly Condemns Senate Proposal That Slashes Medicaid and Threatens Disabled Lives

For Immediate Release: June 25, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association ...

Jun 25, 2025

Accessible Organizing: Tips for Protest Organizers and Disabled Protesters

To view this resource as a PDF, click here. Note: This resource is not intended to be legal advice and should not be used as such. These are tips f...

Jun 25, 2025

AAPD Applauds Supreme Court’s Decision in AJT v. Osseo Area Schools

For Immediate Release: June 13, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association of Peop...

Jun 13, 2025

Introducing the Summer Internship Program Cohort of 2025

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce the Summer Internship Program Cohort of 2025. Over 20 years ago,...

Jun 11, 2025

Explainer: The House Passed a Budget Reconciliation Bill – What’s In the Bill and What Would It Mean For Disabled Americans?

On May 22nd, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill by just one vote. The bill contains many provisions that w...

May 25, 2025

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Advocacy Resources

AAPD Advocacy Guide

Reject Harmful Cuts to Medicaid

Disability Advocacy and Intersex Advocacy Have a Lot in Common

[Plain Language] AAPD Condemns Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill and Deeper Medicaid Cuts

AAPD Condemns Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill and Deeper Medicaid Cuts

Action Alert: Senate Budget Reconciliation Update

AAPD Strongly Condemns Senate Proposal That Slashes Medicaid and Threatens Disabled Lives

Accessible Organizing: Tips for Protest Organizers and Disabled Protesters

AAPD Applauds Supreme Court’s Decision in AJT v. Osseo Area Schools

Introducing the Summer Internship Program Cohort of 2025

Explainer: The House Passed a Budget Reconciliation Bill – What’s In the Bill and What Would It Mean For Disabled Americans?