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AAPD’s former President and CEO, Helena Berger wrote a letter to offer support for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Accessible Automated Vehicle Demonstrations.

Assessing the Unmet Transportation Needs of Americans with Disabilities

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“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).

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Maria Town

President and CEO of AAPD

Nov 02, 2010

AAPD Joins Statement from Leading Autism + Disability Orgs re: Evidence-Based Research and Support for Autistic People

The American Association of People with Disabilities proudly joined this statement from a broad coalition of leading autism and disability organiza...

Apr 17, 2025

AAPD and Disability Advocates Sue Social Security Administration and DOGE to Stop Unlawful Cuts to Social Security Services

For Immediate Release: April 2, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Associ...

Apr 02, 2025

Explaining Medical Debt and the CFPB Rule: What’s Going On With Medical Debt, and How Does It Impact Consumers with Disabilities?

Click here to see this resource as a PDF Click here to see this resource as a Word Document On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Prote...

Apr 02, 2025

450+ Organizations Join AAPD In Letter to Congress re: HHS Restructuring

On Friday, March 28, AAPD and more than 450 disability, civil rights, aging, mental health, and patient organizations sent a letter to majority, mi...

Mar 29, 2025

Announcing the 2025 Recipients of the AAPD Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Awards

For Immediate Release: March 27, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 Christine Liao at cliao@aapd.com; 202-521-4302 WA...

Mar 28, 2025

Election Executive Order Explainer: What’s Going On With Voting Right Now, and How Does It Impact Disabled Voters?

To access this resource as a PDF, click here. On March 25, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Preserving and Protecting the Int...

Mar 27, 2025

Explaining the Impact of the Educational Executive Order on People with Disabilities

If you wish to view this resource as a PDF, click here. If you wish to view this resource as a Word document, click here. March 20, 2025 Con...

Mar 20, 2025

Maitreya Shah

Maitreya Shah (he/him) is the Technology Policy Director at American Association of People with Disabilities. He is a lawyer and researcher with ex...

Mar 19, 2025

American Association of People with Disabilities Condemns Trump Administration Efforts to Dismantle Department of Education

For Immediate Release: March 13, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON – On March 11, reports emerg...

Mar 13, 2025

Report: Building A Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem: A Cross-Disability, Cross-Systems Analysis Of Best Practices

In 2021, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) released a report entitled...

Mar 11, 2025

Explaining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA), The Trump Administration’s Recent Actions on DEIA, and the Impact on Disabled Americans

If you wish to view this resource as a PDF, click here. Since taking office, President Trump has taken several actions attacking diversity, equity,...

Feb 16, 2025

Leading Disability Organizations: President Trump’s Blame of Deadly Plane Crash on Disabled Federal Workers Is Baseless, Irresponsible

For Immediate Release: January 30, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON D.C. – In remarks today at the Wh...

Jan 30, 2025