# AAPD: American Association of People with Disabilities Generated by Yoast SEO v27.3, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Paul G\. Hearne Emerging Leaders Award](https://www.aapd.com/paul-g-hearne-emerging-leaders-award/): The AAPD Paul G\. Hearne Emerging Leader Awards recognizes outstanding emerging leaders with disabilities who exemplify leadership, advocacy, and dedication to the broader cross\-disability community\. - [Board](https://www.aapd.com/board/): The Board of Directors for the American Association of People with Disabilities meets regularly to provide guidance, feedback, and accountability for the organization\. The board includes disabled individuals from the fields of government, business, and nonprofits\. - [2026 ADA Celebration](https://www.aapd.com/2026-ada-celebration/) - [Staff](https://www.aapd.com/staff/): Meet the American Association of People with Disabilities \(AAPD\) team working to increase the political and economic power of people with disabilities\. - [Home](https://www.aapd.com/): The American Association of People with Disabilities is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities\. ## Posts - [The Importance of Disability Pride](https://www.aapd.com/the-importance-of-disability-pride/) - [Kyle Khachadurian](https://www.aapd.com/kyle-khachadurian/): Content Producer - [Medicaid Work Requirements FAQ](https://www.aapd.com/medicaid-work-requirements-faq/) - [AAPD Statement on New Regulation Regarding The Public Charge Rule](https://www.aapd.com/public-charge-rule-statement/) - [A Summer of Pride in a Season of Precarity: Happy 250th, America](https://www.aapd.com/a-summer-of-pride-in-a-season-of-precarity-happy-250th-america/) ## Projects - [2022 Summer Interns](https://www.aapd.com/project/2022-summer-interns/): In 2002, AAPD launched the Summer Internship Program to develop the next generation of leaders with disabilities\. - [](https://www.aapd.com/project/263/) - [Assessing the Unmet Transportation Needs of Americans with Disabilities](https://www.aapd.com/project/256/): “Assessing the Unmet Transportation Needs of Americans with Disabilities” is a report published by James des Cognets and Greg Rafert, Ph\. D\., of Analysis Group, Inc \(AGI\)\. ## Categories - [Press Release](https://www.aapd.com/category/categories/press-release/) - [Blog](https://www.aapd.com/category/categories/blog/) - [Staff](https://www.aapd.com/category/report/staff/) - [Disability Rights](https://www.aapd.com/category/issues/disability-rights/) - [Resource](https://www.aapd.com/category/categories/resource/) ## Tags - [disability rights](https://www.aapd.com/tag/disability-rights/) - [disability](https://www.aapd.com/tag/disability/) - [accessibility](https://www.aapd.com/tag/accessibility/) - [voting](https://www.aapd.com/tag/voting/) - [disability vote](https://www.aapd.com/tag/disability-vote/) ## Categories - [Forms](https://www.aapd.com/layout_category/forms/) ## Tags - [forms](https://www.aapd.com/layout_tag/forms/) ## Type - [module](https://www.aapd.com/layout_type/module/) - [section](https://www.aapd.com/layout_type/section/) - [row](https://www.aapd.com/layout_type/row/) - [layout](https://www.aapd.com/layout_type/layout/) ## Module Width - [regular](https://www.aapd.com/module_width/regular/) - [fullwidth](https://www.aapd.com/module_width/fullwidth/) ## Scope - [not\_global](https://www.aapd.com/scope/not_global/) ## Project Categories - [NBC Scholarship](https://www.aapd.com/project_category/nbc-scholarship/) - [Transportation](https://www.aapd.com/project_category/transportation/) - [Certificate Program](https://www.aapd.com/project_category/certificate-program/) - [Internship](https://www.aapd.com/project_category/internship/) - [President and CEO](https://www.aapd.com/project_category/president-and-ceo/) ## Project Tags - [Staff](https://www.aapd.com/project_tag/staff/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.aapd.com/sitemap_index.xml)