2006 Henry B. Betts Award to be Awarded to Acclaimed Disability Rights Leader and Attorney John D. Kemp Award Presentation to be Made at the AAPD Leadership Gala in Washington, DC on Wednesday, March 8, 2006. -January 9, 2006

2006 Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Award Recipients Announced -December 13, 2005

AAPD Calls on Election Officials to Comply with HAVA and Make Voting Accessible -November 16, 2005

Jaycees Name AAPD's Imparato One of Ten 2005 Outstanding Young Americans. -August 2005

AAPD Board Members and Officers announced for the coming year. -June 2005

Students prove that disabilities aren't barriers. - These Capitol Hill interns can teach as well as learn. -June 2005

Developer to fix flaws hampering the disabled Court decision affecting 15 states including MD. -June 2005

Historic settlement in nationwide disability discrimination lawsuit against developer Archstone-Smith Trust. -June 2005

AAPD Announces 2005 Summer Congressional Interns. - College students with disabilities to work in Congressional offices. -June 2005

AAPD Announces Students Who Will Participate In 2005 MICROSOFT-AAPD FEDERAL I.T. Internship Program. - Ten students to serve internships in Federal Agencies in Washington, DC. -June 2005

Editorial Board New York Daily News. - In response to your editorial, "Albany must act to help N.Y. voters vote", by Jim Dickson. -May 2005

AAPD Honors Disability Rights Activists at its fourth-annual AAPD Leadership Gala. -March 2005

AAPD Celebrates Disability Community Leaders. -March 2005

Disability Rights Activist Paul Longmore to receive 2004 Henry B. Betts Award. Presentation to be made at the AAPD Leadership Gala in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, March 9, 2005. -December 2004

2004 Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Award recipients announced. Award presentation to be made at the AAPD Leadership Gala in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, March 9, 2005. -December 2004

American Association Of People With Disabilities (AAPD) lends support to Landmark Captioning Quality Petition. -September 2004

AAPD announces fifteen students who will participate in 2004 Microsoft-AAPD Federal I.T. Internship Program. -July 2004

New York City is chosen as National Launch City for 2004 Disability Mentoring Day. -March 2004

The AAPD announces its 2004 Summer Congressional Interns. Ten college students with disabilities to work in Congressional Offices. -February 2004

The 2004 AAPD Leadership Gala. AAPD will hold its third-annual Leadership Gala on March 16 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC. -February 2004

The Henry B. Betts Award. Susan M. Daniels, Ph.D., selected as this year's laureate. -December 2003,

2003 Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Award Recipients announced. Award presentations to be made March 16th in Washington, DC. -December, 2003

Disability Advocacy Organizations voice support for Terri Schindler-Schiavo. Florida woman's case could impact millions with disabilities. -October, 2003

Women with Disabilities & Allies Forum being held this month. -October, 2003

Honeywell and Verizon provide major sponsorship for 2003 DMD. -October, 2003

AAPD serves as National Host of DMD. -October, 2003

Fifteen major corporations provide sponsorship for DMD. -October, 2003

Appointment of Andrew J. Imparato to serve as a member of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel. -September, 2003

Maryland proceeding with Diebold Voting Machines Contract, announcement made in Refutes July Report from Hopkins and Rice Universities' Computer Scientists. -September, 2003

AAPD Board Members and Officers announced. Six individuals were elected, Marilyn Hamilton, Lynn Rivers, Debra Robinson, Cheryl Sensenbrenner, Michael Takemura, and Tony Young. -August, 2003

Agencies host interns with disabilities College students with disabilities are finding new opportunities at a number of federal agencies. -July, 2003

AAPD to hold ADA celebration July 23rd on Capitol Hill. -July, 2003

NCDE and AAPD announce the winners of the Exchange Pioneers Fellowships. -June, 2003

AAPD members to elect Board Of Directors, ballots must be received by May 23, 2003. -April, 2003

Biographies of AAPD Internship Programs for College Students with Disabilities. -April, 2003

Thornburghs establish lectureship with Henry B. Betts Award, with The University of Pittsburgh to the establishment of a lectureship in disability law and policy. -April, 2003

AAPD Advocacy Agenda for 2003 working to promote the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the public policy arena. -March, 2003

Jose Feliciano to perform at AAPD Leadership Gala. AAPD is pleased to announce that six-time Grammy Award winner Jose Feliciano will be the featured entertainment at the second annual AAPD Leadership Gala. -February, 2003

AAPD Leadership Gala deemed a great success by all, awards were presented at Washington DC. -February, 2003

AAPD and Microsoft collaborate on new Federal IT program for Summer 2003 being offered to 10 college students with disabilities. -February, 2003

AAPD partners with Scriptsense to offer members a Mail Order Discount Pharmacy Benefit. Substantial savings on brand prescription drugs available to AAPD members. -February 15, 2003

AAPD Leadership Awards presentations to be made March 4th at Washington DC Gala. -February, 2003

2003 AAPD Congressional Internship Program for College Students with Disabilities call for applications announced. -February, 2003

Awardees Announced! AAPD announces the Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Awards Awardees. -January, 2003

Thornburghs to receive Henry B. Betts Award on March 4, 2003. AAPD announces the Henry B. Betts Award will be presented to Dick and Ginny Thornburgh, longtime advocates for the rights of people with disabilities. -December, 2002

Fellowships for Internships in the International Exchange Field. The National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) are proud to announce the Exchange Pioneers Fellowships. -December, 2002

Kim Borowicz - Emerging Activist as president of the MSU Council of Students with Disabilities. -October, 2002

City will make 158 thousand street corners accessible to wheelchair users in a landmark settlement of federal court litigation brought by the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association. -September, 2002

AAPD partnership with DCU to make financial services available to AAPD members. -September, 2002

The New Faces of Civil Rights Kim Borowicz, who is emerging as one of the nation's leading young advocates for people with disabilities. -September, 2002

AAPD Plaintiff in lawsuit filed against HHS, announcement made at August 6 Press Conference in Washington, DC. -August 2002

AAPD hires General Counsel / Director of Programs. AAPD is delighted that Olegario "Ollie" D. Cantos VII, recently joined its staff as General Counsel and Director of Programs. -July 2002

Press Conference. Health Care Access Resolution answers call for needed Health Reform. Highlights from The Press Conference. Complete Press Conference statement of Ollie D. Cantos, AAPD General Counsel and Director of Programs. -July 2002

2002 Henry B. Betts Award" Nominations. Award annually honors, acknowledges and supports the work of an individual who during the course of his or her career has made extraordinary contributions to the quality of life of people with disabilities. -July 2002

Civil Rights Summer Intern serving at AAPD -June 2002

AAPD Congressional Internship Program makes first awards. -June 2002

AAPD Board Members and Officers announced. -June 2002

Seven emerging leaders in the national disability community to receive awards from AAPD Leadership Gala -February 2002