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Disabled Advocates Head to Congress for AAPD Disability Power on the Hill 2026

For Immediate Release: May 11, 2026 Contact: Naomi Hess, communications@aapd.com; 202-873-4011 WASHINGTON, DC — At a time when many disabled people face growing threats to health care, education, economic security, and community living supports, disability advocates...

AAPD Applauds Reintroduction of HCBS Access Act

For Immediate Release: May 4, 2026 Contact: Naomi Hess, communications@aapd.com; 202-873-4011 WASHINGTON, DC — The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) applauds Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) for the...

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2026 REV UP Movement Grants

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Leading Disability Organizations: Delaying Digital Accessibility is Unacceptable

For Immediate Release: April 21, 2026 Contact: Naomi Hess, communications@aapd.com; 202-873-4011 A broad coalition of disability rights organizatio...

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AAPD Statement on DOJ Title II Web Rule Interim Final Rule

For Immediate Release: April 20, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Department of Justice (...

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“I’m Not Remarkable,” and That’s the Point

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American Association of People with Disabilities Responds to Executive Order Threatening Vote by Mail

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Apr 02, 2026

Women’s History Month 2026: Highlighting Disabled Women

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Judy Heumann: Staying Busy as a Disability Rights Activist

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2026 Election Administration and Voting Survey Comments

March 16, 2026 Submitted via regulations.gov U.S. Election Assistance Commission 633 3rd Street NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001 Re: 2026 Electi...

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Building Power at Headache on the Hill

I was a bundle of nerves as I shuffled through the long halls of the Russell Senate Office Building on February 10th. I was heading to a congressio...

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Disability Voting Rights Partnership at the 2026 Selma Jubilee

For Immediate Release: March 2, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, DC and SELMA, AL – Every year, organizer...

Mar 02, 2026

“What Do I Say If People Are Listening?” Lindsay Adams on Art, Disability, and Advocacy

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