American Association of People with Disabilities : September 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.

September 2007 - Posts

No Longer One of 'Jerry's Kids'

Posted Tuesday, September 11, 2007 11:01 AM by Andrew Imparato

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The following op-ed, which appeared in the Washington Post on Labor Day and addresses the damage done by the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association's telethon, was written by one of the 1970s poster children of the MDA's annual telethon, hosted by Jerry [Read More]

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