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What Is This New Development? Today, October 29, 2026, a federal judge agreed with a coalition of 25 states and the District of Columbia in their l...

Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson changed the course of my life and the lives of tens of millions of Americans living with disabilities. Curtis and Wil...

Editor’s Note: REV UP was founded in 2016 by grassroots activists in Texas to build the power of the disability vote—and over the past decade...

For Immediate Release: October 20, 2026 Contact: Naomi Hess, nhess@aapd.com; Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com, 202-975-0960 WASHINGTON, DC –...

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2026 Contact: Gail Zuagar gzuagar@nationalpartnership.org   Disabled women are paid 56 cents...

Editor’s Note: REV UP was founded in 2016 by grassroots activists in Texas to build the power of the disability vote—and over the past decade...

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce its 2026 Fall Internship Program Cohort! AAPD fall interns have ...

AAPD is excited to announce our partnership with Wizards of the Coast and Sirius Dice on a Dungeons & Dragons dice set themed around disability...

This week, a bipartisan House resolution was introduced in Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their homes and communities, ...

September 24, 2026 — Yesterday, the federal judge in the case of Texas v. Kennedy entered an order throwing out the community integration provision...

For Immediate Release, September 23, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the federal judge in Tex...