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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 our previous explainer, Congress has failed to pass a funding bill, leaving millions without access to critical programs....

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Content warning: this post discusses disturbing topics including environmental disasters, wildfires, Indigenous residential schools, death, and educational abuse of Indigenous children. Our bodies bear the scars of the land and the land bears the scars of our bodies....

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American Association of People with Disabilities Mourns the Death of Disability Advocate Andrés Gallegos

For Immediate Release: December 5, 2023 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association of Peop...

Dec 05, 2023

AAPD Announces its First Fall Internship Class

The American Association of People with Disabilities announces its 2023 Fall Interns.

Nov 18, 2023

Maria Town’s Remarks at HHS Section 504 Rulemaking Press Conference – September 7, 2023

Note: A video of this press conference is linked here. Maria’s remarks begin at 21:40. Thank you so much, Alison [Barkoff]. Thank you Secreta...

Nov 09, 2023

AAPD Calls on Department of Labor to End the Practice of Paying Disabled Workers Subminimum Wage

Nov 08, 2023

AAPD Statement on White House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

For Immediate Release: November 3, 2023 Contact: jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, October 30th, President Biden signed Executiv...

Nov 03, 2023

AAPD Supports the Department of Labor’s Review of 14(c) Certificates and Calls for an End to Subminimum Wage

For Immediate Release: September 26, 2023 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 970-631-6829 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Department of Labo...

Sep 26, 2023

Update on the COVID-19 & Higher Education Advocacy Program

Sep 22, 2023

AAPD Releases 2024 Presidential Candidate Survey

For Immediate Release: September 19, 2023 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the American Association of People wi...

Sep 19, 2023

American Association of People with Disabilities Applauds Announcement of Historic HHS Nondiscrimination Regulation

For Immediate Release: September 7, 2023 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 970-631-6829 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Department o...

Sep 07, 2023

American Association of People with Disabilities and NBCUniversal Announce 2023 Recipients of NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

For Immediate Release: September 5, 2023 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association of Peo...

Sep 05, 2023

AAPD Welcomes Protection of the Voting Rights Act In Supreme Court Ruling

AAPD responds to the Supreme Court's ruling in Allen v. Milligan, a case of interest for voting rights.

Jun 13, 2023

AAPD Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling That Protects Rights of Medicaid Recipients

AAPD responds to the Supreme Court's ruling in HHC v. Talevski, a case with extremely important ramifications for Medicaid recipients, low-income p...

Jun 13, 2023

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