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Disability Pride Month & 35 Years of the ADA: Protecting Rights in Peril

Prior to July 26, 1990, individuals with disabilities routinely faced discrimination, overt hostility, and explicit ableism without any protections or avenues for recourse. The harm was immense; community members were turned away from jobs, denied promotions, removed...

Inclusive Spaces Carry on the Legacy of the ADA

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Over 35 years ago, I introduced the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the House of Representatives. It took more than a year for Congress to move the bill to passage with a litany of hearings meant to stop the bill in its tracks. My former colleagues,...

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Reject Harmful Cuts to Medicaid

To access this resource as a Word document, click here. To access this resource as a PDF, click here. The Issue Medicaid supports over 70 million A...

Jul 02, 2025

Disability Advocacy and Intersex Advocacy Have a Lot in Common

By Courtney Felle, Summer Internship Program alumni, 2020 and 2021 I am queer because I am disabled; I am disabled because I am queer. I was born ...

Jul 02, 2025

AAPD Condemns Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill and Deeper Medicaid Cuts

Click here for a plain language version For Immediate Release: July 1, 2025 Contact: Michael Lewis at mlewis@aapd.com; 540-447-9438 WASHINGTON, D.C...

Jul 01, 2025

Action Alert: Senate Budget Reconciliation Update

Last Updated July 3 at 9:45 AM ET Note: This resource is based on a rapidly evolving situation and will be updated as we receive more information. ...

Jun 28, 2025

AAPD Strongly Condemns Senate Proposal That Slashes Medicaid and Threatens Disabled Lives

For Immediate Release: June 25, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association ...

Jun 25, 2025

Accessible Organizing: Tips for Protest Organizers and Disabled Protesters

To view this resource as a PDF, click here. Note: This resource is not intended to be legal advice and should not be used as such. These are tips f...

Jun 25, 2025

AAPD Applauds Supreme Court’s Decision in AJT v. Osseo Area Schools

For Immediate Release: June 13, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association of Peop...

Jun 13, 2025

Introducing the Summer Internship Program Cohort of 2025

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce the Summer Internship Program Cohort of 2025. Over 20 years ago,...

Jun 11, 2025

Explainer: The House Passed a Budget Reconciliation Bill – What’s In the Bill and What Would It Mean For Disabled Americans?

On May 22nd, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill by just one vote. The bill contains many provisions that w...

May 25, 2025