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Disabled students and young people deserve opportunities to explore career paths, connect with mentors, and receive encouragement as they pursue their dreams. Help make these opportunities possible and spread the word to others who can support them!

Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) has officially started! Learn more about becoming a DMD coordinator on our website: https://t.co/EKiIf38pXY

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Election Day is November 3, just two weeks away. Early voting has already begun in many states!

The 2026 midterm elections will affect health care, education, jobs, housing, transportation, civil rights, and more. People with disabilities deserve a say in decisions that affect our lives. One way to have a say? Vote!

Use AAPD’s My Plan To Vote form: https://t.co/CUGGtC84lb to make your voting plan today! It’s available in eight languages: American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese, English, Hindi, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. Each version of the form is written using plain language.

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It’s Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day. Too many disabled women are forced to live in poverty due to asset limits and work requirements that restrict access to lifesaving programs like Medicaid, home health care, and SNAP. We deserve better.

Help fight for economic security for disabled women: https://t.co/UjD3zeaCZf

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Earlier this week, the disability community lost Becky Ogle, one of our greatest advocates. Throughout her career, Ogle embraced and cultivated the power of the disability community. She became a central figure among the coalition of disabled leaders campaigning to pass the ADA.

Ogle was a leader in numerous presidential campaigns across the past 30 years, and regularly worked to ensure that candidates seeking public office recognized the disability community as an important political constituency. She was also one of AAPD’s most dedicated supporters throughout the organization’s history.

Ogle will be deeply missed. Her legacy lives on in AAPD’s work.

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There's still time to submit a comment opposing the changes to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Comments close October 20th at 11:59 PM ET Leave a comment: https://t.co/wbwPEGLHoe

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AAPD's 2026 Fall Interns have arrived! 🥳 Read more about them at: https://t.co/rVwVPo415m

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Early voting starts in 13 states this week! Check your registration at https://t.co/W8l36Y7FWr, review your options for voting in your state, and vote as early as you can!

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There's still time to participate and complete our Community Input Survey for our new learning program. Learn more at: https://t.co/C0emkchFPb

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Concerned about protecting disabled people's independence and civil rights? You’re invited to join the Defend Community Integration Coalition’s (DCIC) Community Briefing on Texas v. Kennedy and Community Integration, tomorrow, October 8, from 3-4 PM ET. The briefing is intended for advocates at any level, and will cover recent developments affecting the right of people with disabilities to live and receive services in their communities — what we call "community integration." https://t.co/K2wFN61Q2i

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Voter registration deadlines are quickly approaching! 11 states have voter registration deadlines today. Check your registration status or complete your registration at https://t.co/W8l36Y7FWr.

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We're so excited to announce that Sirius Dice has launched the Dungeons & Dragons Accessible Adventures – Disability Pride Dice Set! A portion of the money from each physical dice set sold will be donated to AAPD. This partnership shows that disabled people belong in every community, in fantasy worlds and in real life.

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October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! It’s a month dedicated to recognizing the contributions of people with disabilities in the workplace.

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Today is the LAST DAY to apply to join our 2027 Summer Internship Program! Read below to learn more. Applications close on Thursday, October 1 at 5 PM ET. Apply today at https://t.co/Fa2iN8DE62.

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AAPD is so proud of our Summer Internship Program alumnus, D'Arcee Charington Neal, for his role in the upcoming film Being Heumann! D'Arcee plays Ron Washington, who was one of the organizers of the Section 504 Sit-Ins of 1977. The sit-in, the longest occupation of any federal building in U.S. history, resulted in the passage of the Section 504 disability nondiscrimination regulations.

Being Heumann recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), pictured here with the entire cast. Learn more about Ron's advocacy and witness D'Arcee's performance when Being Heumann premieres in select theaters on November 6 and on Apple TV on November 13. Congratulations to D'Arcee, incredible Academy Award-winning director of CODA Siân Heder, and to the Being Heumann team!

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The US House of Reps is working to protect community integration. Newly introduced
H.Res. 1586 reaffirms that we have a right to exist in our communities.

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Been in jail or prison and live with a health condition or disability? @AAPD wants to hear from you.
Their 10-min anonymous survey has ASL, read-aloud & Easy-Read versions. Open until Fri, Oct 9.

👉 https://t.co/qirIdan0Os

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The APIA has received endorsements from a coalition of over 50 organizations, unions, & advocacy groups. 

I look forward to partnering with stakeholders across the disability community to modernize AbilityOne and move this bill through Congress before the end of the year. Let's do this!

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Thank you for being part of Disability Voting Rights Week! These photos show Accessible Democracy Defenders taking action. Now, the work continues: Check your registration and state deadlines at https://t.co/W8l36Y8dLZ, then make your voting plan.

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There are just 5 days left to register for AAPD’s first-ever in-person Alumni Network Gathering in Washington, DC, from November 6 - 8.

We’ll spend the weekend reconnecting, meeting alumni from across the network, sharing resources, networking, and experiencing disability joy together.

The Alumni Gathering will take place at the Washington Marriott Capitol Hill. Register by September 30 at 3 AM ET. Registration may close sooner if we reach capacity. Register using the link in our bio! https://t.co/F8TGyFbXnJ

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