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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: The Application for AAPD's 2025 Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Award Is Now Open!

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The AAPD Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Awards recognizes outstanding emerging leaders with disabilities who exemplify leadership, advocacy, and dedication to the broader cross-disability community.

2025 Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Award

Deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5:00pm ET.

Through the AAPD Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Awards, each year the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) recognizes outstanding emerging leaders with disabilities who exemplify leadership, advocacy, and dedication to the broader cross-disability community. Two (2) individuals or groups will each receive $2,500 in recognition of their outstanding contributions and $7,500 to further a new or existing project or initiative that increases opportunities for people with disabilities. 
The recipients of the 2025 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader Awards will be honored among national disability leaders at the 2025 AAPD National Community Event in the Spring.

Learn More Here
Apply for the Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leader AwardWe encourage applicants who self-identify as an emerging leader with a disability to apply, regardless of U.S. citizenship, incarceration status, or age. We especially encourage people who have experienced intersecting forms of discrimination and from historically excluded backgrounds, rural areas, and U.S. territories to apply. An applicant’s status as an emerging leader is not necessarily tied to age, education status, employment, or specific experience or involvement in the disability community.
How Can I Learn More?All interested applicants can learn more on AAPD’s website. 
AAPD will host a Zoom webinar on Monday, September 16, 2024 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm ET for any interested applicants to review the information and answer any questions you have. ASL and CART will be provided. Register for the webinar here. 
If you have any additional questions or access needs for the webinar, please email programs@aapd.com.
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