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Recent Changes to Immigration Policies Have Disastrous Impacts on Disabled People and Long-Term Care

In January 2025, just two weeks before President Trump’s second inauguration, I was approved by the state of Wisconsin to receive Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), a form of long-term care that they called IRIS. A rapid decline in my progressive disability...

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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Powered by Community: How AAPD Showed Up, Built Together, and Looks Ahead

This year, AAPD marked 30 years of advancing disability rights and leadership under a theme that feels more urgent than ever: Powered by Community....

Dec 19, 2025

My Token is Done Shining for You

“…and when we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard nor welcomed but when we are silent we are still afraid So it is better to spea...

Dec 08, 2025

IDEA at 50: Why Disability Rights in Education Cannot Be Taken for Granted

May 24, 2024, is a date I will never forget. Before last year, I didn’t fully understand the struggles faced by people with disabilities. I k...

Nov 28, 2025

The Disability Vote Matters

This Election Day, local elections across the country will shape the policies and choose the leaders that influence our daily lives. In addition to...

Nov 03, 2025

Queer Disability History Can’t Be Neutral

Can a historian’s work be linked to activism while still giving a fair and balanced account of history? As a Master’s of Public History student at ...

Oct 21, 2025

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

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

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

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

Living an Immigrant Life with a Disability

“As an immigrant, you have the fewest rights in this country. So, stay away from controversial issues, stay silent if you can.” This is what a resp...

Aug 22, 2025

Blending the Personal and the Political: An Introduction to AAPD’s Blog Program

We all know that public policy is personal. But there is often so much time and attention devoted to the technicalities of public policy that the h...

Aug 20, 2025