Naomi Hess

After experiencing disability discrimination in high school, Elijah Armstrong became motivated to help other disabled students continue their educational journeys. The American Association of People with Disabilities’ (AAPD) Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leaders Award has...

Writer, speaker, and disability advocate Emily Ladau is well-known in the disability community and beyond for her impressive career using storytelling as a tool for social change. What is less well-known is how the American Association of People with Disabilities’...