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 profiles of impactful people with disabilities on our blog, many of which have featured disabled women who have shaped our movement for disability rights and justice.
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ve compiled a few of those profiles. These remarkable women represent only a small fraction of the brilliant history-making women in our movement and community, but each of their stories represents the power of disabled women. Collectively, disabled women are an unstoppable force!
Please join us in learning about and recognizing the contributions of these incredible women and their many contributions to the disability rights movement:
- Judy Heumann: Former AAPD board member, leader of the Section 504 protests, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Special Advisor on International Disability Rights for the State Department, and more. Read our profile of Judy here.
- Emily Ladau: Hearne award winner, Summer Internship Program alum, and author. Read our profile of Emily here.
- Sabrina-Marie Wilson: Paul G. Hearne Award winner and podcaster. Read our profile of Sabrina-Marie Wilson here.
- Sneha Dave: Hearne award winner and founder of Generation Patient. Read our profile here and watch this video interview.
- Claudia Gordon: Hearne award winner and senior accessibility strategy partner at T-Mobile. Watch Claudia’s video interview here.
- Amber Smock: Hearne award winner and vice president of advocacy at Access Living. Read our profile of Amber here.
- Anjali Forber-Pratt: Hearne award winner and director of research at American Association on Health & Disability. Read our profile of Anjali here.
- Alison Hillman: Hearne award winner and disability inclusion consultant. Read our profile of Alison here.