Staff

President and CEO of AAPD

2026 REV UP Movement Grants Founded by grassroots disabled activists in Texas in 2016, REV UP maintains the core belief that change happens at the ...

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

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

  Starring in a big commercial was never on my bucket list, mostly because I never believed it was something that could happen to me. It felt ...

Grants Manager

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

Today may be the last day of Women’s History Month, but AAPD celebrates disabled women year-round. In the past year, AAPD has published many ...

Editor’s Note: Judy Heumann was one of the most influential disabled women of all time. AAPD’s Editorial Manager Naomi Hess wrote this profile of J...

Technology Policy Associate

March 16, 2026 Submitted via regulations.gov  U.S. Election Assistance Commission 633 3rd Street NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001 Re: 2026 Electi...

I was a bundle of nerves as I shuffled through the long halls of the Russell Senate Office Building on February 10th. I was heading to a congressio...

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