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Medicaid State Advocacy Guides

Advocacy Resources, Medicaid Defense Hub

Learn how to advocate to your House Representatives and Senators, with state-specific talking points and legislator information Medicaid State Advocacy Guides Click on your state to download your state-specific Medicaid Advocacy GuideAlabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas...

AAPD Advocacy Guide

Advocacy Resources, Medicaid Defense Hub, Resource

To access this resource as a Word document, click here. To access this resource as a PDF, click here. What does it mean to advocate? Advocacy simply means promoting the best interests and needs of a person or a group, including yourself. Advocates identify a...

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Autism Leaders United in Call for Action Following Roundtable in Washington D.C.

For Immediate Release: May 15, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, as Congress examined t...

May 15, 2025

House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Budget Reconciliation Threatens the Lives of 13.7 Million Americans

For Immediate Release: May 12, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association of Peopl...

May 13, 2025

Autism and Disability Organizations Invite Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Join National Roundtable Discussion; Kennedy Declines to Attend

For Immediate Release: May 8, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of the nation’s...

May 08, 2025

Explaining the HHS Draft Budget and Why It Is Harmful to Disabled People

To access this resource as a PDF, click here. To access this resource as a Word document, click here. On April 16, 2025, the Washington Post report...

Apr 23, 2025

AAPD Joins Statement from Leading Autism + Disability Orgs re: Evidence-Based Research and Support for Autistic People

The American Association of People with Disabilities proudly joined this statement from a broad coalition of leading autism and disability organiza...

Apr 17, 2025

AAPD and Disability Advocates Sue Social Security Administration and DOGE to Stop Unlawful Cuts to Social Security Services

For Immediate Release: April 2, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Associ...

Apr 02, 2025

Explaining Medical Debt and the CFPB Rule: What’s Going On With Medical Debt, and How Does It Impact Consumers with Disabilities?

Click here to see this resource as a PDF Click here to see this resource as a Word Document On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Prote...

Apr 02, 2025

American Association of People with Disabilities Condemns Trump Administration Efforts to Dismantle Department of Education

For Immediate Release: March 13, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON – On March 11, reports emerg...

Mar 13, 2025