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AAHD Employment Opportunities

Posted on March 14, 2023 (March 14, 2023) by AAHD

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Honoring Judy Heumann

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Michelle Sayles

The board and staff of the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) are saddened to learn of the passing of Judy Heumann, an international disability rights advocate and so much more to the disability community. Judy was a hero and role model to the disability community and her passing at the age of 75, […]

Disability Advocates Announce Endorsement of the All of Us Research Program

Posted on February 28, 2023 (February 28, 2023) by Michelle Sayles

Press Release Rockville, MD – A nationwide coalition of disability advocates celebrate the release of “No Research About Us Without Us “a statement endorsing the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, an effort to engage more than one million people from across the United States in biomedical research to advance health care […]

All of Us Research Program Releases First Genomic Data, Creating Unprecedented Platform for Health Discoveries

Posted on February 22, 2023 (February 22, 2023) by Michelle Sayles

Precision medicine effort leverages diverse participant base and innovative technology to drive new research The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has made its initial genomic data available, bringing nearly 100,000 whole genome sequences onto its data analysis platform, the Researcher Workbench. The American Association on Health and Disability, along with our […]