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The Importance of Disability Pride

Today, on the last day of Disability Pride Month, we are looking ahead to the future. We asked five leaders from AAPD’s network and staff to share what disability pride means to them. Enjoy their reflections as we close out a month of celebration and look toward the...

A Summer of Pride in a Season of Precarity: Happy 250th, America

LGBTQI+ Pride Month just ended, Disability Pride Month has just begun, and we are celebrating 250 years of American democracy. The gays are queuing up the pop divas, lesbians are lighting the fireworks, and Americans across the country are firing up the grills to...

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Disabled Love Will Keep Us Going

It is a difficult time to be a disabled person in America. In the past two weeks alone, special education and community integration, two of the mos...

Jul 01, 2026

Binders, Bus Routes, and Ballots

On this Juneteenth, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) wants to highlight one of our 2025 REV UP (Register, Educate, Vote,...

Jun 19, 2026

Introducing the Summer Internship Program Cohort of 2026

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce the Summer Internship Program Cohort of 2026. Nearly 25 years ag...

Jun 15, 2026

Disability Power on the Hill 2026: Voices, Advocacy, and Community in Action

From May 11-15, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) hosted its 3rd annual Disability Power on the Hill event. 72 disability...

May 26, 2026

Real Progress Towards Disability Representation at ReelAbilities Film Festival

This past week, I attended ReelAbilities Film Festival in New York. ReelAbilities is a festival dedicated to improving media representation of disa...

Apr 30, 2026

2026 REV UP Movement Grants

2026 REV UP Movement Grants Founded by grassroots disabled activists in Texas in 2016, REV UP maintains the core belief that change happens at the ...

Apr 23, 2026

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

Starring in a big commercial was never on my bucket list, mostly because I never believed it was something that could happen to me. It felt ...

Apr 10, 2026

Women’s History Month 2026: Highlighting Disabled Women

Today may be the last day of Women’s History Month, but AAPD celebrates disabled women year-round. In the past year, AAPD has published many ...

Mar 31, 2026

Judy Heumann: Staying Busy as a Disability Rights Activist

Editor’s Note: Judy Heumann was one of the most influential disabled women of all time. AAPD’s Editorial Manager Naomi Hess wrote this profile of J...

Mar 31, 2026

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...

Mar 11, 2026

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

Black History Month offers a moment to reflect on the people whose creativity, resilience, and leadership continue to shape our shared future. At A...

Feb 27, 2026

Paratransit Passenger Princess

I often surprise people in my community when I tell them that I don’t drive. They inevitably respond, “Then how did you get here?” While I wish my ...

Feb 03, 2026