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

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For Immediate Release: June 25, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) strongly condemns the Senate Finance Committee’s recently released budget...

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 People with Disabilities (AAPD) applauds the United States Supreme Court’s decision in AJT v. Osseo Area Schools, a vital...

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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...

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

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

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Announcing the 2025 Recipients of the AAPD Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Awards

For Immediate Release: March 27, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 Christine Liao at cliao@aapd.com; 202-521-4302 WA...

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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...

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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...

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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

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...

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

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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...

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