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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 incredible work of our REV UP Voting Campaign. REV UP stands for Register, Educate, Vote, Use Your Power! UP coalitions have held...

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

Accessibility, Disability Rights, Press Release

Coalition urges Department of Transportation to issue strong rules requiring airlines to improve airport service workers’ training The campaign launch comes as U.S. DOT issues landmark $50m fine against American Airlines for violating the rights of passengers who use...

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Nov 07, 2020

Action Alert! Tell Your Senators to Vote No on Amy Coney Barrett

On Monday, October 12th, the disability community is coordinating a national call-in day to voice our opposition to the confirmation of Judge Amy C...

Oct 24, 2020

Action Alert! National Call-in Day on Supreme Court Nominee Judge Barrett

On Monday, October 12th, the disability community is coordinating a national call-in day to voice our opposition to the confirmation of Judge Amy C...

Oct 09, 2020

COVID-19 and the Disability Vote: A New Report from AAPD

Sep 30, 2020

Fannie Lou Hamer’s Legacy

“They kicked me off the plantation, they set me free. It’s the best thing that could happen. Now I can work for my people.” ̵...

Sep 11, 2020

Digital Accessibility in the Age of COVID-19

Digital accessibility is more important than ever with 7 in 10 adults at least partly working remotely during May. Check out AAPD's new guide to...

Aug 25, 2020

ACTION ALERT—Congress: Include People with Disabilities in COVID-19 Relief!

March 20, 2020 As disability right advocates, you’ve made countless calls to your elected officials. You know how to make your voice heard. Now, we...

Mar 20, 2020

How The Disability Community Can Respond to COVID-19

Ensuring People with Disabilities Can Access Prescription Drugs During the Current Crisis March 13, 2020 Many people with disabilities are at incre...

Mar 13, 2020

Action Alert: Ask Congress to Sign-on as Original Cosponsors to Bills Protecting the Rights of Disaster-Impacted People with Disabilities !

June 13, 2019 The American Association of People with Disabilities is working with the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (the Partnersh...

Jun 13, 2019

AAPD Intern to Entrepreneur

June 6, 2019 Daman WandkeCEO/FounderAbiliTrek / Access Travel LLC My name is Daman Wandke, and I am an accessible technology consultant, national d...

Jun 06, 2019

Action Alert: Raise the Wage Bill National Call-In Day, March 26!

March 25, 2019 Senators Bernie Sanders (VT) and Patty Murray (WA), Representatives Robert “Bobby” Scott (VA), Mark Pocan (WI) and Stephanie Murphy ...

Mar 25, 2019

Organizers Forum: Women, Gender, Sexism, and the Disability Rights Movement

In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, the March Organizers Forum will be about women, gender and sexism in the disabilit...

Mar 18, 2019