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Shaking Up the Theater Industry as a Disabled Person

As an Autistic, multi-disabled person, working in the theater industry can be challenging. It's not often you see disabled representation in theater, both onstage and off. Growing up, I rarely saw other disabled performers or characters. When I started working in...

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This year, AAPD marked 30 years of advancing disability rights and leadership under a theme that feels more urgent than ever: Powered by Community. Our founders, Paul G. Hearne and John Kemp, imagined AAPD decades ago as an organization where disabled people could...

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Introducing the 2025 Fall Internship Program Cohort

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce its 2025 Fall Internship Program Cohort! The Fall Internship Pro...

Oct 16, 2025

Federal Reductions-in-Force at the Department of Education and Other Agencies Harm Disabled People

For Immediate Release: October 15, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 and Naomi Hess, nhess@aapd.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – ...

Oct 15, 2025

Explainer: What the Trump Administration’s Reduction-in-Force Means for People with Disabilities

What is a Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? A Reduction-in-Force (RIF) is a process in which an employer permanently eliminates some positions, resulting i...

Oct 15, 2025

Department of Education Condemned for Ending Support for Students with Disabilities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2025 Broad Coalition of Disability, Civil Rights, and Education Organizations Call for Reversal of Layoffs at Dep...

Oct 14, 2025

Explainer: What the Government Shutdown Means for SNAP, WIC, and Disability Programs

Update as of October 27, 2025: The federal government shutdown is now in its fourth week, with no immediate end in sight. As you can read about in ...

Oct 14, 2025

Disability and the Land in Wahkôtowin

Content warning: this post discusses disturbing topics including environmental disasters, wildfires, Indigenous residential schools, death, and edu...

Oct 13, 2025

I am autistic. No, I don’t want a cure.

Content warning: this post discusses disturbing topics such as eugenics and anti-autistic ableism. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made an announcemen...

Sep 30, 2025

Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Call for Decision-Making Based on Quality Science and Compassion for the Autism Community

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Organizational Contacts: AAPD: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 AUCD: Lillie H...

Sep 24, 2025

At the Corner of Broken and Brown

I was born at the intersection of Broken Street and Brown Avenue. These are not literal roadways nor locations that can be found on Google Maps. In...

Sep 23, 2025

AAPD Increases Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Award Amount to $25,000 Per Recipient

For Immediate Release: September 18, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of ...

Sep 18, 2025

GlobalLogic and American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) Announce Partnership to Establish Inclusive AI Governance Framework

GlobalLogic and AAPD partner to engineer a new era of inclusive AI, ensuring fairness and accessibility for all Washington D.C., and Santa Clara, C...

Sep 03, 2025

Medicaid Cuts Are Going To Threaten the Autonomy of Disabled Americans

Growing up, I was stripped of my autonomy in medical spaces. Mental health was stigmatized in my family and culture, so I didn’t feel comfortable s...

Aug 29, 2025

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