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1 week 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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3 weeks 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.
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3 weeks ago | 
aapd.com | Jess Davidson
The American Association of People with Disabilities proudly joined this statement from a broad coalition of leading autism and disability organizations, including Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Autism Society of America, Autism Speaks, and more, expressing our united agreement in calling for evidence-based research and investments in diverse supports for the Autism community.
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1 month ago | 
wispainsighthub.org | Merran Brockie-David |Steve Landells |Suzanne McFadden |Jess Davidson
In March 2025, the Young Pacific Leaders Women’s Sports Programme took place in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), New Zealand, marking the culmination of a transformative three-week journey for 13 exceptional women from the Pacific region. The programme, run by Women in Sport Aotearoain partnership with Pasifika Sisters in Sport, was designed to empower young Pacific women through sports, leadership development, and cultural exchange.
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1 month ago | 
wispainsighthub.org | Emma Evans |Jess Davidson |Merran Brockie-David |Cheycoda Cocks
NetballSmart is the official injury prevention programme of Netball New Zealand. The 6 principlesNetballSmart is an evidence-based framework made up of 6 principles. It helps improve your performance in sport by preventing injuries. Smart Preparation prepares the mind and body before you reach the court. Dynamic warm-up, cool down and recoverySmart Movement is developing a player’s skill and technique correctly which allows them to compete and enjoy their sport.
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1 month ago | 
wispainsighthub.org | Merran Brockie-David |Steve Landells |Suzanne McFadden |Jess Davidson
Purpose – This study aim to review and compile the latest research in women’s leadership internationally and across multiple sectors and industries to understand how to fast-track gender equality. As an outcome of this review, this paper presents an actionable universal framework for organisations to use to bolster their gender equity efforts.
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1 month ago | 
wispainsighthub.org | Merran Brockie-David |Steve Landells |Suzanne McFadden |Jess Davidson
Through collaboration, perseverance, and decision-making under pressure, Katrina Edmunds’ journey back to competitive rowing highlights how the lessons learned in sport are the foundation for strong, effective leadership. A former member of the GB rowing team in her youth, Katrina Edmunds hung up her oars and drifted in a different direction to pursue a career in education. For more than two decades, she stayed off the water until the lure of Lake Geneva, Switzerland, called her to return.
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1 month ago | 
aapd.com | Jess Davidson
For Immediate Release: April 2, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at [email protected]; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), Deaf Equality, the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and Massachusetts Senior Action Council, along with individual plaintiffs, filed a federal lawsuit today against the Social Security Administration (SSA), Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek, DOGE...
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1 month ago | 
aapd.com | Jess Davidson
Click here to see this resource as a PDFClick here to see this resource as a Word DocumentOn January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule titled “Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information” (Regulation V). The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a federal agency that protects people from unfair treatment by banks, credit reporting agencies, and lenders.
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1 month ago | 
aapd.com | Jess Davidson
On Friday, March 28, AAPD and more than 450 disability, civil rights, aging, mental health, and patient organizations sent a letter to majority, minority, and committee leadership in Congress expressing dismay and significant concern about reported plans to reorganize and close significant departments within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
