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The DCIC Applauds Bipartisan House Resolution Reaffirming the Right of Disabled People to Live in Their Communities

This week, a bipartisan House resolution was introduced in Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their homes and communities, not segregated in institutions. The Defend Community Integration Coalition (DCIC) applauds this introduction. We thank...

Texas v. Kennedy Abandons Federal Commitment to Community Integration

September 24, 2026 — Yesterday, the federal judge in the case of Texas v. Kennedy entered an order throwing out the community integration provisions of the Section 504 rule issued in 2024 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The order applies...

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Leading Disability Organizations: Delaying Section 504 Compliance is Unacceptable

For Immediate Release: May 18, 2026 Contact: Naomi Hess, communications@aapd.com; 202-873-4011 WASHINGTON, DC — AAPD and the undersigned disability...

May 18, 2026

American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) Opposes Federal Extension of Section 504 Compliance for Digital Accessibility

For Immediate Release: May 12, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON – On Thursday, May 7, 2026, the US D...

May 12, 2026

Disabled Advocates Head to Congress for AAPD Disability Power on the Hill 2026

For Immediate Release: May 11, 2026 Contact: Naomi Hess, communications@aapd.com; 202-873-4011 WASHINGTON, DC — At a time when many disabled people...

May 11, 2026

AAPD Applauds Reintroduction of HCBS Access Act

For Immediate Release: May 4, 2026 Contact: Naomi Hess, communications@aapd.com; 202-873-4011 WASHINGTON, DC — The American Association of People w...

May 04, 2026

Leading Disability Organizations: Delaying Digital Accessibility is Unacceptable

For Immediate Release: April 21, 2026 Contact: Naomi Hess, communications@aapd.com; 202-873-4011 A broad coalition of disability rights organizatio...

Apr 21, 2026

AAPD Statement on DOJ Title II Web Rule Interim Final Rule

For Immediate Release: April 20, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Department of Justice (...

Apr 20, 2026

American Association of People with Disabilities Responds to Executive Order Threatening Vote by Mail

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) strongly condemns President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) titled “Ensur...

Apr 02, 2026

Disability Voting Rights Partnership at the 2026 Selma Jubilee

For Immediate Release: March 2, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, DC and SELMA, AL – Every year, organizer...

Mar 02, 2026

The Access Coalition Releases Unprecedented Suite of Inclusive Design Resources to Transform Retail Spaces

For Immediate Release: February 25, 2026 The Access Coalition, a groundbreaking, multi-company collaboration convened by the American Association o...

Feb 25, 2026

American Association of People with Disabilities Response to House Passage of the SAVE America Act

For Immediate Release: February 13, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 Washington, D.C. – Earlier this week, the U.S. Th...

Feb 13, 2026

AAPD Deeply Concerned By GAO Report Finding Education Department Dismissed 90% of Civil Rights Discrimination Complaints Without Review; Wasted $38 Million

For Immediate Release: February 2, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association of Peopl...

Feb 02, 2026

Announcing AAPD’s 2026 Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Awardees: Katie Drackert and Brittanie Hernandez-Wilson

For Immediate Release: January 16, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 Sarah Shaw at sshaw@aapd.com; 771-243-3251 WASHI...

Jan 16, 2026