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Action Alert: Ask Your Senators to Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson!

Action Alert, Blog, Disability Rights, Voting

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was just voted out of committee and is poised to become the first Black woman Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, pending a full vote by the Senate.

The Mouth Painter

Blog, Disability Culture, Disability Rights, Education

Glenneisha Darkins, better known as Glenn, is a Black quadriplegic artist and mouth painter from Miami, Florida.

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Maria Town

President and CEO of AAPD

Nov 02, 2010

AAPD Announces 2026 Recipients of the Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

For Immediate Release, September 10, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association of Peo...

Sep 10, 2026

2026 Scholarship Recipients

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

Sep 10, 2026

On Labor Day, AAPD Strongly Condemns Department of Labor Actions Reversing Disability Employment Requirements for Federal Contractors

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

Sep 07, 2026

Defend Community Integration Coalition Statement on Texas v. Kennedy Proposed Joint Resolution

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

Sep 03, 2026

How the Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Award Expanded KD Drackert’s Work to Clear The Air

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

Aug 31, 2026

10 Years of REV UP: How Gene Martinez Grew Grassroots Disability Power In Minnesota

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...

Aug 24, 2026

This is Not a Success Story: Reclaiming My Narrative Beyond the Scars

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...

Aug 12, 2026

The Importance of Disability Pride

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 ...

Jul 31, 2026

Kyle Khachadurian

Content Producer

Jul 31, 2026

AAPD Statement on New Regulation Regarding The Public Charge Rule

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

Jul 22, 2026

A Summer of Pride in a Season of Precarity: Happy 250th, America

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

Jul 09, 2026

Daniel H.

Data and CRM Manager

Jul 06, 2026

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