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4 unusual facts about American Association of People with Disabilities


American Association of People with Disabilities

The AAPD was founded on July 25, 1995 by Paul Hearne, Senator Bob Dole, John 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.

Justin Whitlock Dart, Jr.

He helped to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 co-founded the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), and is regarded as the "Godfather of the ADA."

Mitch Glazier

He is on the boards of the American Association of People with Disabilities, the Internet Education Foundation, and Musicians on Call.

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation

Washington, DC-based American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is using a three-year grant from MEAF for its Summer Internship Program.



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