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3 days ago | 
aapd.com | Jess Davidson
For Immediate Release: June 25, 2025Contact: Jess Davidson at [email protected]; 202-465-5528WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) strongly condemns the Senate Finance Committee’s recently released budget reconciliation proposal, which makes devastating cuts to Medicaid that will disproportionately harm disabled people across the country.
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3 days ago | 
aapd.com | Jess Davidson
For Immediate Release: June 25, 2025Contact: Jess Davidson at [email protected]; 202-465-5528WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) strongly condemns the Senate Finance Committee’s recently released budget reconciliation proposal, which makes devastating cuts to Medicaid that will disproportionately harm disabled people across the country.
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3 days ago | 
aapd.com | Jess Davidson
Note: This document is not intended to be legal advice and should not be used as legal advice. These are tips for organizers and attendees to make protest spaces more accessible so that everyone can use their power. If you have feedback on these suggestions or additional resources you would like AAPD to consider sharing, please email [email protected].
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2 weeks ago | 
aapd.com | Jess Davidson
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce the Summer Internship Program Cohort of 2025. Over 20 years ago, AAPD launched the Summer Internship Program to develop the next generation of leaders with disabilities.
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1 month ago | 
aapd.com | Jess Davidson
Image Description: AAPD President and CEO Maria Town, a white woman with long brown hair and red lipstick, standing at a podium with a “protect medicaid” sign on it. She is speaking at the 24 hour vigil to protect Medicaid and has a serious look of concern on her face.
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1 month ago | 
aapd.com | Jess Davidson
On May 22nd, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill by just one vote. The bill contains many provisions that will be catastrophic for people with disabilities, including at least $715 billion in Medicaid cuts over the next ten years, and at least 13.7 million people losing their health coverage. This resource provides an overview of some of the most significant policies in the budget reconciliation bill, and how this bill would affect the disability community.
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1 month ago | 
aapd.com | Jess Davidson
To access this resource as a PDF, click here. To access this resource as a Word Document, click here. What Is Reconciliation? The House and Senate must each pass a budget resolution every year. Reconciliation is the name for a fast-track legislative process Congress uses to address certain budget issues.
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1 month ago | 
wispainsighthub.org | Emma Evans |Jess Davidson |Merran Brockie-David |Cheycoda Cocks
8 in 10 disabled girls were inspired by the 2024 Paralympic Games and 67% said it “made me want to be more active and play more sport”. The Paralympics can be an opportunity for powerful representation of disability sport, celebrating disabled women in sport competing at the highest level on the world-stage. But while the visibility of disability sport is improving, real-world access, inclusion, and support still lag behind the ideals promoted by the Paralympic Games.
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1 month ago | 
aapd.com | Jess Davidson
For Immediate Release: May 8, 2025Contact: Jess Davidson at [email protected]; 202-465-5528WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of the nation’s leading autism and disability organizations have come together to organize an Autism Roundtable on May 12, 2025.
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2 months ago | 
aapd.com | Jess Davidson
To access this resource as a PDF, click here. To access this resource as a Word document, click here. On April 16, 2025, the Washington Post reported on a leaked budget proposal from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Presidential and agency budgets can be confusing, especially in the context of legislative action in the U.S. House and Senate.
