American Association of People with Disabilities : June 2007

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American Association of People with Disabilities:The largest national nonprofit cross-disability member organization in the United States, dedicated to ensuring economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment for the more than 56 million Americans with disabilities. AAPD works in coalition with other disability organizations for the full implementation and enforcement of disability nondiscrimination laws, particularly the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

June 2007 - Posts

Haunting Echoes of Eugenics

Posted Monday, June 11, 2007 5:00 PM by AAPD Moderator

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(published in the Washington Post , Sunday, May 20, 2007) by Andrew J. Imparato and Anne C. Sommers In its preamble, the recently unveiled U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities recognizes"the inherent dignity and worth and equal and [Read More]

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