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American Association of People with Disabilities Condemns Trump Administration Efforts to Dismantle Department of Education

Education, Press Release

For Immediate Release: March 13, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON - On March 11, reports emerged of mass layoffs across the Department of Education (ED), cutting roughly half of its workforce. These layoffs represent the...

Report: Building A Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem: A Cross-Disability, Cross-Systems Analysis Of Best Practices

Accessibility, Publications, Report, Technology

In 2021, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) released a report entitled “Centering Disability in Technology Policy: Issue Landscape and Potential Opportunities for Action.” This represented a...

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“Centering Disability in Technology Policy” – New Report from American Association of People with Disabilities and Center for Democracy & Technology

Today, The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the Center for Democracy & Technology (C...

Dec 13, 2021

AAPD Statement on the Passing of Senator Bob Dole

For Immediate Release: 12/5/2021 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com Washington, D.C. – The American Association of People with Disabi...

Dec 05, 2021

AAPD Celebrates Passage of the Build Back Better Act in the House; Says, “Now It’s Time to Finish the Job.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 19, 2021 CONTACT: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com Washington, D.C. – This morning, the U.S. House of Repres...

Nov 19, 2021

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Nov 18, 2021

Jess Davidson

Senior Communications Director

Nov 15, 2021

CVS Health Partners with Disability Community in Commitment to Affordable and Equitable Access to Health Care

For Immediate Release: November 10, 2021 CVS Health, the American Association of People with Disabilities, the Bazelon Center for Mental Hea...

Nov 10, 2021

AAPD Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Encourages Swift Passage of the Better Care Better Jobs Act

For Immediate Release: 11/8/2021 Contact: Jess Davidson, jess@davidsonjess.com Washington, D.C. – On the evening of Friday, November 5, 2021,...

Nov 08, 2021

The Mouth Painter

Glenneisha Darkins, better known as Glenn, is a Black quadriplegic artist and mouth painter from Miami, Florida.

Nov 08, 2021

Disability Rights Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Protections Against Disability Discrimination

Disability rights organizations filed amicus briefs urging the Supreme Court to uphold disability rights by rejecti...

Oct 29, 2021

AAPD Celebrates Investment in Home-and Community-Based Services; Pledges Support for Full Social Infrastructure Investment

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) will host the 5th annual National Disability Voter Reg...

Oct 28, 2021

A Milestone for the Disability Vote: Advocates Meet with the Vice President

As we close National Disability Voter Registration Week, we wanted to share a blog documenting a key moment for the disability vote this year.

Sep 20, 2021

Action Alert: Ask your Senators to Protect Our Access to Voting!

Today, we are calling on our network to take action to protect access to the ballot.

Sep 17, 2021