This civic op-ed reflects on Berkeley’s Southside Complete Streets ribbon-cutting on October 1, 2025. It celebrates new infrastructure for pedestrian safety, transit access, accessibility, and inclusi...

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This July, DREDF and a coalition of racial justice and disability rights & justice organizations are hosting a powerful, community-centered rally to celebrate Disability Pride and mark the 35th […]

The federal budget reconciliation is currently calling for devastating cuts to Medicaid. Medicaid is the lifeline that...

For Immediate Release: April 2, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson at jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528   WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the National Federatio...

This week on the Disabilities Beat, WBFO’s Emyle Watkins speaks with Stephanie Orlando, from Western New York Independent Living, about what is at stake for disability programs if funding is paused — ...

As a judge in Washington, D.C., considers further halting the Trump administration's freeze on federal funds, a new court filing shows the human cost.

This is a Measure T1 Phase 2 project.In 2018, the City initiated a Citywide Restroom Study, which was completed in 2020. Based on the study’s recommendations,  the design and construction of three new...

For Immediate Release: January 30, 2025 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528 WASHINGTON D.C. – In remarks today at the White House, President Trump cast potential blame for the tra...

After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, the President says diversity hiring has made the skies unsafe, but that's not how disability hiring works

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Transgender and nonbinary people are up to six times more likely to also have autism. This intersection has researchers trying to understand the connection and how society views these identities.

UN agencies responded on Tuesday to President Trump’s executive orders ending US membership of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement, highlighting the ma...

The Dignity in Pay Act phases out subminimum wage authorizations in Illinois — as the state joins 18 other states in getting rid of the wage system. In some cases, disabled workers have made as little...

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In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Jan. 15, 2025, we speak with experts in inclusive disaster preparedness about how to incorporate those with disabilities in emergency planning.

Many seniors who left their homes in the Pacific Palisades area evacuated to emergency shelters. Now they're trying to navigate life without their belongings. Several say learning basic information ab...

Charged with actively promoting the total integration and participation of persons with disabilities into all areas of economic, political, and community life. Membership shall be made up primarily of...

Berkeley resident Erik Knaresboro and his fiance Michaela Tsztoo recently launched Streets of Equality, an advocacy project that intends to address accessibility issues when it comes to Berkeley publi...

Our Outdoor Access Working Group members recommend these wheelchair-accessible trails found in California, New Hampshire and Arizona.

I’m Co-Founding a Feminist Media Collective: Here’s Why Disability Will Be All Over It from the Start   s.e. smith   Fifteen years ago, in October 2009, a mostly feminist group of comrade…