This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Cydebot (talk | contribs) at 01:37, 13 October 2015 (Robot - Moving category United States disability organizations to Category:American disability organizations per CFD at Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 October 5.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 01:37, 13 October 2015 by Cydebot (talk | contribs) (Robot - Moving category United States disability organizations to Category:American disability organizations per CFD at Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 October 5.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Washington, DC., which advocates for the legal rights of people with disabilities. The AAPD was founded on July 25, 1995 by Paul Hearne, Senator Bob Dole, John D. Kemp, Justin Dart, Tony Coelho, Pat Wright, Jim Weisman, Lex Frieden, Sylvia Walker, Paul Marchand, Fred Fay, I. King Jordan, Denise Figueroa, Judi Chamberlin, Bill Demby, Deborah Kaplan, Nancy Bloch, Max Starkloff, Mike Auberger, Neil Jacobson, Ralph Neas, Ron Hartley and others.
One of the primary purposes of the AAPD is to further the implementation of the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
References
- Imparato, Andrew J. 2005. "AAPD In Its Second Decade," AAPDnews (Spring 2005), p. 2.