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President and CEO of AAPD

AAPD is proud to announce the recipients of the 2022 NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship! In 2022,

America’s government officials describe our country as a land of opportunity, while simultaneously removing tools to provide equal opportunity for ...

For Immediate Release: Sept 3, 2026 Contact: Naomi Hess, communications@aapd.com; Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com The Defend Community Integratio...

When Katie “KD” Drackert received the 2026 Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) in...

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...

I lay in that hospital bed, thinking, “I am never going to make it out. I am never going to live the life I want.” This idea encapsulated much of m...

Today, on the last day of Disability Pride Month, we are looking ahead to the future. We asked five leaders from AAPD’s network and staff to share ...

Content Producer

For Immediate Release: July 22, 2026 Contact: Naomi Hess, communications@aapd.com; 202-873-4011; Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON, DC &...

LGBTQI+ Pride Month just ended, Disability Pride Month has just begun, and we are celebrating 250 years of American democracy. The gays are queuing...

Data and CRM Manager

It is a difficult time to be a disabled person in America. In the past two weeks alone, special education and community integration, two of the mos...