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Becoming An Inspirational Story While Disability Rights Are Threatened

“President Biden has a heart of gold for making time for this disabled woman.” “Our current president would never let himself be seen next to someone like her.” “She is using her AAC device to talk to the President! This is every speech therapist’s dream.” “There is...

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2025 REV UP Small Grants Founded by grassroots disabled activists in Texas in 2016, REV UP maintains the core belief that change happens at the local level and that disabled leaders must be at the forefront of building an accessible democracy. REV UP’s commitment to...

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Leading Disability Organizations: President Trump’s Blame of Deadly Plane Crash on Disabled Federal Workers Is Baseless, Irresponsible

For Immediate Release: January 30, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON D.C. – In remarks today at the Wh...

Jan 30, 2025

Baseless and Bigoted Attacks on Disabled FAA Workers Won’t Make America Safer

For Immediate Release: January 30, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 Contact: Hana Hancock, hana.hancock@newheightscomm...

Jan 30, 2025

Explaining the Impact of the Federal Funding Pause on People with Disabilities

Last Updated February 4, 2025 at 5:25pm ET Note: This resource is based on a rapidly evolving situation and will be updated as we receive more info...

Jan 29, 2025

American Association of People with Disabilities Mourns President Jimmy Carter

For Immediate Release: December 30, 2024 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the 39th Pr...

Dec 30, 2024

AAPD Applauds Sweeping Department of Transportation Regulation for Airline Passengers with Disabilities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2024 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON – This week, the Department of T...

Dec 18, 2024

American Association of People with Disabilities Celebrates Proposed Department of Labor Regulation to End Subminimum Wage

For Immediate Release: December 3, 2024 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Departmen...

Dec 03, 2024

AAPD and NBCUniversal Announce 2024 Recipients of the NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

For Immediate Release: November 13, 2024 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association ...

Nov 13, 2024

What Has REV UP Been Up To In 2024 to Get Out The Disability Vote?

Dear AAPD Community, As we near the end of the 2024 election season, we wanted to take a moment to uplift our resources and highlight the incredibl...

Nov 04, 2024

Disability Rights Advocates and Union Workers Launch Joint Campaign to Improve Access to Air Travel for Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs

Coalition urges Department of Transportation to issue strong rules requiring airlines to improve airport service workers’ training The campaign lau...

Oct 31, 2024