Meet Our New AAPD Intern: Cheri Montgomery!
I am deeply passionate about advocating with the disability community, and I cannot wait to spend the next few months serving and learning alongside this incredible community.
Protect Our Kids: Vaccinate Family Caregivers (by Jeneva Stone)
Our struggle made clear the reality that states have no contingency plans for medically complex and disabled dependents, should the worst happen during this pandemic.
Sharing the Journey with Jeneva: Amy Silverman & Sophie Stern on Journalism & Disability Representation
We are still super early in the discussions around plain language translation. It's tricky – you really you really can't automate it, even the plain language translations need to be fact checked and lawyered.
Sharing the Journey with Jeneva: Loving Anian with Meeka Caldwell
When Anian was younger and first starting school, I looked for books about Down Syndrome to read to his class. I noticed they were difficult to find and impossible to find with a Black child with Down Syndrome.
Open Enrollment: Why the ACA Matters (by Jeneva Stone)
On December 10, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the latest effort to do away with this crucial piece of legislation, yet court-watchers believe the justices signaled a willingness to let the law stand. We can breathe a small sigh of relief, for the moment.
We Deserve Better: Why I Support the ACA
While I certainly believe that every Supreme Court Justice and their family should have access to quality healthcare, I do not believe that this right should be guaranteed only to the wealthy and the powerful.
Why I’m a Member of Little Lobbyists / ¿Por qué soy miembro de Little Lobbyists? (by/por Walewska Watkins)
Let me tell you about my son: His name is Aire, which is Spanish for air. He loves soccer, piano, acting, drawing, biking, silly jokes, and math.
Before the ACA My Health Insurance Was Junk
I do not want her generation to be in the same shoes I was in for insurance.
Walk Away from Bullies, Pull Up a Chair & Listen to My Family
Despite what I was taught in kindergarten, I find myself fantasizing about having a bully on my side, being as cruel as it takes to cut down my fiercest opponent.
My Father. My Son. An ACA Diary.
This November, protect your children. Protect your parents. Protect yourself. Protect my son. Vote.
What’s Truly “Pro-Life”? The Affordable Care Act (by Jessica Sharp Fox)
My daughter Claire, now six years old, loves to play outdoors. She loves playgrounds, and swinging is her favorite.
So You Want to Save Health Care: Here’s How (by Jeneva Stone)
If it’s not obvious by now, it should be: Health care forms the bedrock of a functioning and sustainable economy.
Spelling It Out: The ADA and the Right to Community (by Bob Williams)
I believe my life, while molded by many factors, has been possible by the love and belief that my family and others have had in me.