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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

Disabled Advocates Head to Congress for AAPD Disability Power on the Hill 2026

For Immediate Release: May 11, 2026 Contact: Naomi Hess, communications@aapd.com; 202-873-4011 WASHINGTON, DC — At a time when many disabled people...

May 11, 2026

AAPD Applauds Reintroduction of HCBS Access Act

For Immediate Release: May 4, 2026 Contact: Naomi Hess, communications@aapd.com; 202-873-4011 WASHINGTON, DC — The American Association of People w...

May 04, 2026

Real Progress Towards Disability Representation at ReelAbilities Film Festival

This past week, I attended ReelAbilities Film Festival in New York. ReelAbilities is a festival dedicated to improving media representation of disa...

Apr 30, 2026

2026 REV UP Movement Grants

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 ...

Apr 23, 2026

Leading Disability Organizations: Delaying Digital Accessibility is Unacceptable

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

Apr 21, 2026

AAPD Statement on DOJ Title II Web Rule Interim Final Rule

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

Apr 20, 2026

“I’m Not Remarkable,” and That’s the Point

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 ...

Apr 10, 2026

Sandra Young

Grants Manager

Apr 08, 2026

American Association of People with Disabilities Responds to Executive Order Threatening Vote by Mail

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

Apr 02, 2026

Women’s History Month 2026: Highlighting Disabled Women

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 ...

Mar 31, 2026

Judy Heumann: Staying Busy as a Disability Rights Activist

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...

Mar 31, 2026

Callan Keller

Technology Policy Associate

Mar 17, 2026

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