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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
Announcing the Summer Internship Cohort of 2024
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce the Summer Internship Program Cohort of 2024.
Jun 17, 2024
Celebrating our 2024 REV UP Grantees
We started 2024 with bold plans for expanding outreach to even more disabled voters, advocating for increased accessibility at the polls, and fight...
Apr 28, 2024
AAPD Disability Policy Download – February 2024
Note: This is the full-length version of AAPD’s February 2024 policy update. AAPD sends out a shortened version to its mailing list each month. If ...
Mar 02, 2024
REVving UP for 2024
We have five main focus areas and many goals within those areas. We work closely with state and community leaders and we provide small grants to fu...
Feb 15, 2024
AAPD Disability Policy Download – January 2024
Note: This is the full-length version of AAPD’s January 2024 policy update. AAPD sends out a shortened version to its mailing list each month. If y...
Feb 02, 2024
Plain Language Definitions – Voting Words and Terms
What are local, state, and federal elections? There are three different levels of elected office: local offices, state offices, and federal offices...
Jan 31, 2024
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