The American Association on Health and Disability regrets to announce the passing of AAHD board member, Andrés Gallegos on December 1, 2023. Andrés was a passionate disability rights and healthcare advocate, and esteemed member of the AAHD board of directors since 2021. He founded and directed the national disability rights practice of the Chicago law […]
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Now Hiring: Director of Research
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Webinar Recap: The Promise of Disability Health Research
On November 2nd, the Disability Community Engagement Partner Project (DCEPP) at AAHD launched our 2023-2024 Disability and Health Webinar series with “No Research About Us Without Us: The Promise of Disability Health Research.” Moderated by Dr. Charles Drum, this conversation brought together a panel of disability community members and advocates to discuss their vision […]
Spotlight: Student Research with All of Us
The Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) is a nationally recognized program of TIRR Memorial Hermann, a medical rehabilitation facility for people with disabilities in Houston, Texas. ILRU has been supporting AAHD’s national outreach to the disability community on the All of Us Research Program since 2018. Research by Us, For Us Every summer, ILRU hosts […]
Disability & Health Webinar Series Launch – Nov 2
No Research About Us Without Us: The Promise of Disability Health Research The American Association on Health and Disability is proud to announce the launch of our 2023-2024 Disability & Health Webinar Series! Join us for a conversation with disability community members and advocates as they share a vision of inclusive health research. Learn […]
All of Us Researcher Workbench Webinar – Nov 8
New Data for Disability and Health Equity! The disability population has often been excluded from biomedical research. The All of Us Research Program aims to change that by recruiting one million or more participants from underrepresented populations, like the disability population, to enroll as part of a longitudinal, observational cohort to improve health equity and […]
AAHD is seeking a Research Assistant
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Disability community receives NIH-designation as health disparity population
Press Release Rockville, MD – The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) applauds today’s anticipated announcement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) designating people with disabilities as a health disparities population. Under the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) this designation will create programs and funding opportunities to support improving […]
AAHD Seeking an Engagement Coordinator
Engagement Coordinator Job Description The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is a cross disability national non-profit 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to promoting public health initiatives for children and adults with disabilities. AAHD accomplishes its mission through research, education, policy and public awareness efforts at the federal, state and community level. AAHD strives to […]
American Association on Health and Disability Announces Leadership Transition
Rockville, MD – The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) today announced the Board’s selection of Karl Cooper to succeed Roberta Carlin as Executive Director, effective June 1, 2023. Karl will transition into this role from his current position as AAHD’s Director of Public Health Programs. Karl’s appointment comes as Roberta Carlin is retiring […]