Press Release Rockville, MD: The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is proud to be among the 2026 recipients of a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) Community Impact Grant. With this award, AAHD will lead a Health Insurance Literacy Academy (HILA) training for Centers for Independent Living (CIL) staff from across the state of Maryland […]
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Announcement – Medicaid Action and Policy Impact Tracker
AAHD is proud to announce the launch of a collaboration with the Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) and the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University with funding from the WITH Foundation. In the year ahead, we will be providing accessibility remediation and communications support for “MAP-It: Medicaid Action & Policy Impact […]
A Message from Theo Braddy: Every Six Months, I Become Disabled Again (My Bi-Annual Disability)
What will it take to protect stable health care access for all disabled people? We encourage you to read this commentary on the process of disability documentation under Medicaid from Theo W. Braddy, Executive Director of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL). Mr. Braddy is a member of AAHD’s Board of Directors. This piece […]
AAHD Continues to Support the Promise of Olmstead
Today marks the 27th anniversary of the Supreme Court case Olmstead v. L.C. This case was a landmark in that it established the right of people with disabilities to live independently and not be segregated to institutional living. Olmstead was a critical civil rights decision for the disability community. Based on the Americans with Disabilities Act, it held that people with disabilities have a right […]
OMB Rewriting the Rules on Awarding Federal Grants
Following over a year of grant cancellations and agency defunding, the federal government wants to officially change their grant-making rules. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to overhaul the process by which federal grants are awarded. This could affect billions of dollars in grant funds that support critical work nationwide. […]
Report Back: Disability Health Champions
AAHD Executive Director, Karl Cooper, attended the biannual gathering of the National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research (NABMRR) from May 4-5, 2026. This advisory group supports and oversees the critical research NIH is doing in the field of medical rehabilitation. As part of the gathering, NIH celebrated the Phase II recipients of the Community […]
New York State Disability Leader joins the AAHD Board
Press Release Rockville, MD – The American Association on Health and Disability has announced the appointment of their newest board member, Kimberly Hill Ridley. She joins as the ninth member of AAHD’s cross-disability Board of Directors, committed to advancing health equity for the disability community. Kimberly Hill Ridley has been a national leader in the […]
Research Agenda Launch
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is proud to announce the launch of our inaugural Research Agenda. This is our North Star for driving forward a disability research agenda that addresses systemic barriers to health inequity. AAHD is committed to bridging our research and policy work to advance a human rights agenda for all people with disabilities. Our research team is led […]
Become a Member with AAHD
The American Association on Health and Disability is a cross-disability national non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring health equity for children and adults with disabilities through policy, research, education and dissemination. AAHD is the only national organization dedicated to integrating disability into the overall public health agenda to improve health equity, community inclusion, and accessibility. In 2026, AAHD is building our capacity to […]
Tax Credit Band-Aids
The fight for enhanced premium tax credits hit a standstill by the end of Open Enrollment, leaving millions of Americans without affordable options to maintain their access to essential coverage and care. Current enrollees are set to see spikes in their premiums by an average of 114%, at least doubling the cost of care for millions. With the failure to address expiring enhanced premium tax credits, advocates will continue to work […]