The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) promotes equal opportunity, economic power, independent living, and political participation for people with disabilities.
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Over 60 million Americans with disabilities and our supporters have the power to achieve full civil rights for all. We are powered by our vision of a community whose voice is heard through the halls of government, in our culture, and in our communities.
Over 60 million Americans with disabilities and our supporters have the power to achieve full civil rights for all. We are powered by our vision of a community whose voice is heard through the halls of government, in our culture, and in our communities.
Mission: The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities. As a national cross-disability rights organization, AAPD advocates for full civil rights for the over 60 million Americans with disabilities by promoting equal opportunity, economic power, independent living, and political participation. Learn more at www.aapd.com.
Over these past few days you've read the profiles of our FLH participants, now you can see the result of their hard work - the Black Disability Freedom Dreams campaign/event! Read more on Jalyn Radziminski's blog https://buff.ly/2XMT0ux. Watch the event here: https://buff.ly/2XDvEYo and read the transcript here: https://buff.ly/2KeobvK.
Did You Know? 2 in 5 US retail shoppers have personally experienced unfair treatment on the basis of their race or skin tone. And #BIPOC shoppers are 3x more likely than white shoppers to feel most often judged by their skin color and ethnicity. @Sephora says: it’s our responsibility to step up. Learn more about their work to change retail at www.sephora.com/diversity-and-inclusion #opentoall
Sephora believes in championing all beauty, living with courage, and standing fearlessly together to celebrate our differences. At Sephora, we all belong to something beautiful.
Last but certainly not the least, our final FLH profile is on Adreenah Wynn - a graphic designer from Florida! Dreezy volunteered and facilitated art and story-telling workshops in UF Health Shands Hospital, juvenile detention centers, and within the community including schools. Learn more here: https://buff.ly/3bGkyqy
Our fourth FLH participant is Tolu Adedoja. Tolu has been an active member of the Nebraska Youth Leadership Council (NYLC), a self-advocacy leadership org for youth with disabilities in Nebraska. Through this organization, he has teamed up with other members to develop a more suitable environment for people with disabilities, by raising awareness and advocating for their rights. Read more about him here: https://buff.ly/3bGkyqy
We’re proud to partner with @DisabilityIN to provide #CorporateAmerica the Disability Equality Index (DEI). Half of #Fortune100 use the DEI to build a roadmap of tangible actions towards disability inclusion. Registration closes 2/11: www.disabilityequalityindex.org
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Ra Malika Imhotep is our next Fannie Lou Hamer participant! Ra is pursuing a doctoral degree in African Diaspora Studies at the University of California, Berkeley with a designated emphasis in New Media. Ra's intellectual + creative work tends to the relationships between queer articulations of Black femininity, vernacular culture and the performance of labor in The Dirty South. Read more about Ra here: https://buff.ly/3bGkyqy
Our second Fannie Lou Hamer profile is Shayla Gaither! Since Shayla was a little girl, she's had a passion for media and advocacy - she would record events with her family's camcorder and write letters to state representatives. Now, Shayla is a Business and Communications major, who wants a career in creating entertaining commercials. Read more about her: https://buff.ly/3bGkyqy
Our 1st Fannie Lou Hamer profile is on Jalyn Radziminksi. Jalyn has advocated for voter equity in Georgia by serving as a Fair Fight Action Political Fellow & an aide for the Georgia House of Representatives. They also founded Count US IN, an Indiana-based initiative to uplift, educate, & empower local voices. Learn more about their work, inspiration, and goals here: https://buff.ly/3bGkyqy
This year we launched the Fannie Lou Hamer Leadership Program where we worked with 5 young Black disabled advocates who are committed to boosting voter registration & civic engagement across Black communities. Over the next few days we'll be highlighting their profiles. Stay tuned! And learn more about the program here: https://www.aapd.com/advocacy/voting/hamerprogram/
Register for the "Continuing the Journey of Mobilizing Support for People with Disabilities Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence" webinar set up by Tara Ahern, our 2020 Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Awardee! Learn more about this important, not often discussed, issue. The webinar is TOMORROW at 10am CST. REGISTER NOW! https://buff.ly/3qmvHVG
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 10 - 11.30am Central Time NOTE: Registrations will be capped at 180, after which time a wait list will be kept.
Although employers use algorithms with the hopes of speeding up the job search process to identify the “best-suited” candidates for a position, many of these tools may be designed & used in ways that fall far short of ADA standards. Center for Democracy & Technology's report calls attention to the way hiring tools can affect people with disabilities and provide practical steps employers and vendors can take to avoid these harms: https://cdt.org/insights/report-algorithm-driven-hiring-tools-innovative-recruitment-or-expedited-disability-discrimination/
As algorithm-driven hiring tools have spread in adoption, so, too, has the risk of discrimination written invisibly into their codes. For people with disabilities, those risks can be profound. The Americans with Disabilities Act has explicit prohibitions against the use of hiring processes that disc...
AAPD is proud to join multiple universities & coalitions to launch the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on “Disability Inclusive Employment Policy”, a new center that will advance inclusive disability employment through research. Read more here: https://www.aapd.com/press-releases/aapd-joins-disability-employment-center/
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and 92 disability and allied organizations have joined together to urge House and Senate leadership that the third COVID-19 relief package should address the needs of people with disabilities and their allies.
2020 Hearne awardee, Tara Ahern, has significantly advanced her project regarding sexuality & services for people with disabilities who are survivors of sexual violence. Watch webinars from last month & be sure to attend the upcoming one on Tues, Dec 15!!
AAPD Leadership Award Project- Healthy Sexuality & Sexual Violence Webinars October 20, 2020 Events, Monthly Update, News, Project Spotlights, Trainings, Uncategorized No comments Mobilizing Support for People with Disabilities Who Experience Sexual Violence“People with disabilities experience dom...
Such great news for International Day of People with Disabilities! We need more and more corporations to join in and promote inclusion.
Today on #IDPWD2020, we are pleased to announce TD Bank joins as the latest signatory of the Investor Statement on Corporate Disability Inclusion. We congratulate purpose-driven brands like TD in leading the way in driving meaningful change. Learn more: https://newscenter.td.com/us/en/news/2020/td-bank-is-now-signatory-on-joint-investor-statement-on-corporate-disability-inclusion
Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities! This is an annual UN-sanctioned observance dedicated towards promoting disability rights and celebrating disability culture. Today is also the last day of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Learn more and watch #COSP13 live here https://un.org/development/desa/disabilities/conference-of-states-parties-to-the-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-2/cosp13.html
Our CEO & President, Maria Town, will be speaking TODAY at the Digital Inclusion Summit presented by the Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership. Register right now to hear her & other great speakers discuss important issues. The summit starts at 3pm with a live after-show at 6:40pm. https://httppolicy.org/httpknowsdigitalinclusion
Access to captioned telephone service for Americans with hearing loss is at risk! Learn how you can help protect this essential service by watching this video https://youtu.be/JVYyGL9WBF8 and visiting Clear2Connect.org.
Image description: On the top left, a girl sits at a desk on a computer. Bottom left, hands are holding a letter. Top right, someone is using a phone that says “@FCC” on it. Bottom right, an older man is on the phone.
In 2020 Tara Ahern was awarded the Paul G. Hearne award for her project regarding sexuality & services for people with disabilities who are survivors of sexual violence. Watch that project's webinars from this past month & be sure to attend the upcoming one on Dec 15!
AAPD Leadership Award Project- Healthy Sexuality & Sexual Violence Webinars October 20, 2020 Events, Monthly Update, News, Project Spotlights, Trainings, Uncategorized No comments Mobilizing Support for People with Disabilities Who Experience Sexual Violence“People with disabilities experience dom...
An important election is underway in Georgia - make sure to stay updated if you're outside the state and if you're a GA resident make sure to vote!
Listen in as Bob Kafta, Barrier Free Futures, interviews the co-chairs of Georgia Disability Vote Project: Stacey Ramirez, State Director of The Arc Georgia & Zan Thornton, co-chair of GaADAPT! https://bit.ly/BarrierFreeFutureGDVP
Did you know that access to captioned telephone service for people with hearing loss, which is mandated under the Americans with Disabilities Act, is at risk? Check out this new video from Clear2Connect to learn more about this essential service and how you can advocate to protect the right for Americans with hearing loss to access the technology they need to communicate. https://youtu.be/JVYyGL9WBF8
Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS), also known as captioned telephone service, helps those with hearing loss use the telephone. It is an ess...
Our 2020 Hearne awardee, Tara Ahern, has significantly advanced her project regarding sexuality and services for people with disabilities who are survivors of sexual violence. Watch informative webinars from this past month and be sure to register and attend the upcoming one on December 15 at 10 am.
http://selfadvocacyalliance.org/aapd-leadership-award-project-healthy-sexuality-sexual-violence-webinarsO
The Alliance is a statewide network of self advocates, advocacy groups and allies in Illinois. We work together to make life better in our communities and work to make services better for people with disabilities in our state.
1 HOUR left for AAPD's Summer Internship Application! This program provides mentorship, transportation to & from DC, accessible housing, a Certificate in Disability Advocacy, peer cohort experience, networking opportunities with disability leaders, & more https://aapd1995.wufoo.com/forms/q1wexxtr093rnp5/
ONE HOUR LEFT for the AAPD Summer Internship applications! Submit yours now if you want to have an amazing professional development opportunity and be a part of a close-knit cohort of intelligent like-minded individuals. All college, law, and graduate students, along with recent grads (up to 5 years out of school), are welcome! APPLY NOW! Click link for more information and for application: https://buff.ly/2PGem76
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR THE AAPD SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM! We place college students, graduate students, law students, and recent graduates (up to 5 years out of school) with all types of disabilities in PAID summer internships with Congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations within the Washington, DC area. We recruit a diverse cohort of interns of all ages. As a result, we connect our host employers to talented emerging leaders with disabilities.
The AAPD Summer Internship Programs provides:
- Mentorship
- Transportation to and from Washington, DC
- Fully accessible housing
- Certificate in Disability Advocacy from AAPD in partnership with American University (you can also take this course for credit if desired!)
- Peer cohort experience with other interns with disabilities
- Professional development opportunities
- Networking opportunities with disability leaders
Go here to learn more https://aapd.com/summer-internship-program/ and apply by 5pm TODAY!
AAPD's Summer Internship Program develops the next generation of leaders with disabilities and offers host employers access to a talented, diverse workforce
The Affordable Care Act does not only make people’s lives easier, it saves them. If the Supreme Court decides to repeal this legislation, millions will be negatively impacted, especially within the disability community. To see more examples of what the #ACA means to people with disabilities visit https://www.aapd.com/advocacy/health/aca-stories/ #WhatsAtStake #ProtectOurCare #SaveTheACA
People with disabilities deserve to work and live just as freely and safely as every other citizen, however repealing the Affordable Care Act would limit that by putting their health at risk. Read Reis's and other's full stories at https://www.aapd.com/advocacy/health/aca-stories/ and join us in supporting the #ACA #WhatsAtStake #ProtectOurCare #SaveTheACA
If the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act, they're not just taking down a theoretical law - they are taking away a means to live and putting people's health at risk. Read Kristin's and other's full stories at https://buff.ly/2UhvNPm. #WhatsAtStake #ProtectOurCare #SaveTheACA
"Healthcare is a human right." Brenda said it perfectly and this refers to affordable healthcare that every single person can have access to no matter what. That is what the Affordable Care Act stands for and if repealed then millions will be left stranded, especially people with disabilities whose lives are on the line. #ProtectOurCare #SaveTheACA #WhatsAtStake
As Kristin describes, the Affordable Care Act is vital now more than ever. Lives have already been lost due to the pandemic and many more will be endangered should the ACA be repealed. Join us in voicing our support for the #ACA! #ProtectOurCare #SaveTheACA #WhatsAtStake
Today, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments against the Affordable Care Act. If the ACA is repealed millions of lives will be negatively impacted, especially within the disability community. To illustrate this, AAPD asked what the ACA means to you & we'll be sharing your responses throughout the day. We're joining other civil and disability rights organizations in raising our voices to save something that literally saves our lives. Read our joint statement here: https://mailchi.mp/aapd/every-disability-vote-counts-193710?e=[UNIQID] #ProtectOurCare #SaveTheACA #WhatsAtStake
Don't forget to apply to AAPD's Summer Internship Program! The deadline has been extended to this Thursday, November 12 by 5pm. The internship is open to all students and recent grads (up to 5 years out) and includes a stipend, travel, housing, professional development opportunities, mentorship, and a Disability Advocacy Certificate. Learn more and apply here https://buff.ly/348eZQO. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity!
As we wait for election results, take a few minutes to fill out the SABE GoVoter Experience Survey. If you are a voter with a disability and voted in the 2020 general election, fill out this survey to share your experience and help improve the voting experience for folks with disabilities in the future!
English: http://ow.ly/UtLV50CcwPU
Spanish: http://ow.ly/UB9A50CcwPV
You've voted! Now what? If you voted by mail or if you were required to vote with a provisional ballot in-person, use Rock the Vote's tool to track your ballot! https://www.rockthevote.org/how-to-vote/nationwide-voting-info/track-your-ballot/
Most states offer a way to let you see the status of your ballot, so you know when it's received. Here's how to track your ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Every vote counts, including mail-in and remote accessible ballots that have made voting safe for folks most at risk from COVID-19, including many people with disabilities. It may take longer to count every vote this year, but accurate results are more important than fast results!
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CW: suicide, mental health During AAPD’s Disability Advocacy Certificate Program, participants learn how to advocate on the local, state, and national level. Through the Portraits of Empowerment series, participants share when they first learned about advocacy. Here we are featuring Jake Linn's story.
National Disability Rights Network's Jack Rosen delivers an important message on why it is necessary to register to vote and go to the polls! #REVUP #NDVRW #DisabilityVote #CripTheVote
Watch Representative Beto O'Rourke give a special shout-out for #REVUP! #NDVRW #DisabilityVote #CripTheVote *This is not an endorsement of Representative O'Rourke or the Democratic Party as we are a nonpartisan organization.
Listen to Allie Cannington and Chanelle Ignant's beautiful rendition of The Times They Are A-Changin by Bob Dylan! #NDVRW #REVUP #DisabilityVote #CripTheVote
Thank you Nyle DiMarco for helping us spread the word! Watch his REV UP the Vote message!
To celebrate the end of #NDVRW we're putting up all the REV UP the Vote Festival videos! Watch Elizabeth Warren give her remarks on the disability vote. And stay tuned for more! #REVUP #DisabilityVote #CripTheVote *This is not an endorsment of the Senator or of the Democratic Party as we are a nonpartisan organization
When Keri was eight years old she was diagnosed with bone cancer and that left her with a new identity. She wants to redefine how society labels people with disabilities because she finds power and strength in being a black disabled woman. We proud to share her story as part of the @Diet Coke #unlabeled campaign. And, in the spirit of this, AAPD will be partnering with 6 students with disabilities for an internship with Coca-Cola at their headquarters this summer. Application deadline is TOMORROW, January 31st: https://www.aapd.com/summer-internship-program/. #unlabeled
AAPD is proud to partner with Diet Coke to discuss disability identity and labels. Check out the video featuring our very own Keri Gray! What has been your experience with labels? How do you define/discuss your identity? #unlabeled https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx7Y6bti_Bw&t=9s
Former Congressman of Texas and Presidential Candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks about National Disability Voter Registration Week & the importance of voting: https://youtu.be/qXg0b1eXPX8. #REVUP #DisabilityVote #CripTheVote
Vote as if your life depends on it - because it does! The REV UP Campaign, launched by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) in 2016, is a nonpartisan initiative that coordinates with national, state, and local disability organizations to increase the political participation of the disability community while also engaging candidates and the media on disability issues. The Campaign focuses on voter registration, education, access, and engagement. REV UP stands for Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!
Interested in learning how to create advocacy videos on disability rights issues? Apply for the AAPD and Rooted in Rights Disability Rights Storytellers Fellowship! Applications are due by September 4, 2018. Apply here: https://www.aapd.com/disability-rights-storytellers/
Women, LGBTQ folks, and people with disabilities are all underrepresented in public office. So what if you’re all three of those — is there a place in politics for you? Carrie Wade discusses paths to success for nontraditional candidates in 2018 and beyond and provides resources for candidates at rootedinrights.org/RunningOut. #Politics #DisabledCandidates #DisabledVoices This is Carrie's second video as our Disability Rights Storytellers Fellow. We are now taking applications for new Storytellers Fellows! Apply at https://www.aapd.com/disability-rights-storytellers/ - deadline is Tues., Sept. 4th, 2018.
The American Association of People with Disabilities and Rooted in Rights are accepting applications for the 2018-2019 Disability Rights Storytellers Fellowship. The Disability Rights Storytellers Fellowship provides the opportunity to learn and apply skills in digital media storytelling and disability advocacy. Our 2017 Storytellers Fellow Carrie Wade shares her experience and why you should apply! The deadline to apply is Tues., September 4th, 2018. https://www.aapd.com/disability-rights-storytellers/ #StorytellersFellowship #Storytellers
Emily Ladau is a passionate disability rights activist, writer, speaker, and digital communications consultant whose career began at the age of 10, when she appeared on several episodes of Sesame Street to educate children about her life with a physical disability. She is dedicated to harnessing the powers of communication and social media as tools for people of all abilities to become informed and engaged about disability and social justice issues. With the 2018 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Award, Emily plans to establish a Disabled Writers Fellowship through Rooted in Rights to provide mentorship opportunities for emerging writers with disabilities that will empower them to hone their writing skills and contribute their work to the disability rights movement. Learn more about the AAPD Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Award: https://www.aapd.com/aapd-paul-g-hearne-leadership-awards/
Lydia X. Z. Brown is an advocate, organizer, and writer whose work has largely focused on violence against multiply-marginalized disabled people, especially institutionalization, incarceration, and policing. They have worked to advance transformative change through organizing in the streets, writing legislation, conducting anti-ableism workshops, testifying at regulatory and policy hearings, and disrupting institutional complacency everywhere from the academy to state agencies and the nonprofit-industrial complex. With the 2018 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Award, Lydia plans to establish a community/peer empowerment fund in partnership with the Autism Women’s Network to award micro-grants to autistic people of color seeking support for education, professional development, art, health and safety, and community organizing. Learn more about the AAPD Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Award: https://www.aapd.com/aapd-paul-g-hearne-leadership-awards/
Did we really achieve marriage equality in 2015? Carrie Wade explains how Social Security marriage penalties keep equal dignity out of reach for queer people with disabilities at www.rootedinrights.org/didlovewin #Storytellers #LGBTQ #MarriageEquality #SSI #SSDI #SocialSecurity
Katherine Perez is a recipient of the 2017 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award. She is a scholar and activist from La Mirada, California who engages critical legal and historical analyses of disability laws and policies. Katherine is a Founding Member of the Coalición Nacional para Latinxs con Discapacidades (National Coalition for Latinxs with Disabilities). The AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award recognizes outstanding emerging leaders with disabilities who exemplify leadership, advocacy, and dedication to the broader cross-disability community. Learn more about Katherine: http://www.aapd.com/aapd-paul-g-hearne-leadership-awards/
Ola Ojewumi is a recipient of the 2017 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award. She is an activist, journalist, and a community organizer based in Washington, DC, and the founder of two nonprofits: Sacred Hearts Children’s Transplant Foundation and Project ASCEND. The AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award recognizes outstanding emerging leaders with disabilities who exemplify leadership, advocacy, and dedication to the broader cross-disability community. Learn more about Ola: http://www.aapd.com/aapd-paul-g-hearne-leadership-awards/
States and cities across the country are Revving Up and declaring July 11-15 as National Disability Voter Registration Week (NDVRW)! A sample proclamation and other ideas on how to get involved in NDVRW can be found at: http://www.aapd.com/our-focus/voting/national-disability-voter-registration-week/
Alice Wong is one of the recipients of the 2016 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award. In 2014, she launched the Disability Visibility Project (DVP). The DVP is an online community dedicated to recording, amplifying, and sharing disability stories and culture. In partnership with StoryCorps, a national oral history non-profit dedicated to recording the stories of all Americans, the DVP allows people to tell their stories on their own terms and have them archived them for posterity. The DVP aims to collect the diverse voices of people in the disability community and preserve their history for all, especially underrepresented groups.
AAPD is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities.
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