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Shaking Up the Theater Industry as a Disabled Person

As an Autistic, multi-disabled person, working in the theater industry can be challenging. It's not often you see disabled representation in theater, both onstage and off. Growing up, I rarely saw other disabled performers or characters. When I started working in...

Powered by Community: How AAPD Showed Up, Built Together, and Looks Ahead

This year, AAPD marked 30 years of advancing disability rights and leadership under a theme that feels more urgent than ever: Powered by Community. Our founders, Paul G. Hearne and John Kemp, imagined AAPD decades ago as an organization where disabled people could...

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AAPD condemns the latest Presidential Executive Order preventing states from regulating Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies.

For immediate release December 16, 2025 Contact: Naomi Hess, nhess@aapd.com Washington, D.C. – The American Association of People with Disabi...

Dec 16, 2025

My Token is Done Shining for You

“…and when we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard nor welcomed but when we are silent we are still afraid So it is better to spea...

Dec 08, 2025

IDEA at 50: Why Disability Rights in Education Cannot Be Taken for Granted

May 24, 2024, is a date I will never forget. Before last year, I didn’t fully understand the struggles faced by people with disabilities. I k...

Nov 28, 2025

AAPD and NBCUniversal Announce 2025 Recipients of the NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

For Immediate Release: Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association of People with Disabiliti...

Nov 20, 2025

AAPD Opposes Unlawful Dismantling of the Department of Education

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

Nov 19, 2025

Explainer: The Government Shutdown Is Over. What Does This Mean for Disabled Americans?

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

Nov 14, 2025

AAPD Names Disability Employment Leader Veronica Villalobos Chair of its Board

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

Nov 05, 2025

The Disability Vote Matters

This Election Day, local elections across the country will shape the policies and choose the leaders that influence our daily lives. In addition to...

Nov 03, 2025

Queer Disability History Can’t Be Neutral

Can a historian’s work be linked to activism while still giving a fair and balanced account of history? As a Master’s of Public History student at ...

Oct 21, 2025

Introducing the 2025 Fall Internship Program Cohort

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

Oct 16, 2025

Federal Reductions-in-Force at the Department of Education and Other Agencies Harm Disabled People

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

Oct 15, 2025

Explainer: What the Trump Administration’s Reduction-in-Force Means for People with Disabilities

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...

Oct 15, 2025