This week, a bipartisan House resolution was introduced in Congress affirming the right of disabled people to live in their ...

Yesterday, the federal judge in the case of Texas v. Kennedy entered an order throwing out the community integration ...

This award is named in honor of Paul G. Hearne, an advocate and visionary leader with a lifelong disability who achieved success as a nonprofit executive, foundation president, federal agency director ...

Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-975-0960 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the federal judge in Texas v. Kennedy vacated the ...

Brittanie Hernandez-Wilson, one of the recipients of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)’s 2026 Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Award, knows what it’s like to see change in ...

Editor’s Note: REV UP was founded in 2016 by grassroots activists in Texas to build the power of the disability vote—and over the past decade, it has grown into a powerful national movement. REV UP ...

Each year, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) celebrates Disability Voting Rights Week (DVRW). This year, DVRW takes place September 14–18, 2026. Started by grassroots ...

A community-led initiative to rescue and safeguard disability data. Across the country, federal and state databases with disability data are disappearing. Some have already been taken down. Others may ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is proud to announce the eight recipients of its 2026 Tony Coelho Media Scholarship. The Tony Coelho Media Scholarship was ...