Disability Policy Roundtable
Representing the over 60 million Americans with disabilities.
Powered by the National Organization on Disability and the American Association of People with Disabilities
Policy Roundtable Co-Chairs
Governor Tom Ridge
NOD Chairman Emeritus
Congressman Jim Langevin
NOD Board Member & Policy Ambassador
Member Organizations
- American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
- American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)
- Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE)
- Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN)
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
- Autism Society
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- Deaf Equality
- Disability Belongs
- National Council on Independent Living
- National Organization on Disability (NOD)
- National Disability Institute (NDI)
- National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
- National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
- Smith-Kingsmore Syndrome Foundation (SKS)
Current Legislative Priorities
- Ending the subminimum wage
- Passing the Disability Integration Act (S. 117)
- Passing the Better Care Better Jobs Act (S. 2210)
- Passing the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act (H. R. 3763)
- Passing the Disability Employment Incentive Act (H.R. 3765)
Celebrating the Rehab Act
On September 26th, 1973 the United States Congress passed the Rehabilitation Act, the most far-reaching civil rights legislation for people with disabilities in history.
Tribute to Tom Ridge
Watch Senator Bob Casey's (D-PA) tribute to NOD Chairman Emeritus Governor Tom Ridge in this video from our 2022 Annual Forum.
Tribute to Judy Heumann
Our 2023 tribute to the late Judy Heumann and her legacy as "the mother" of the disability rights movement and friend of NOD.
At NOD we believe in creating a more inclusive society where people with disabilities are paid fairly, properly represented, and treated equitably under the law.