American Association of People with Disabilities

What it reported doing in 2024

Other programs include: public policy and research aapd's staff work on national disability policy issues and disability related research projects that advance the goals of the americans with disabilities act: healthcare and related services, employment that leads to greater economic self-sufficiency, community integration & housing. These public policy and research issues include, but not limited to, telecommunications and technology, healthcare, employment, bioethics, housing and transportation. Aapd holds a monthly technology forum that serves as a strategic meeting of national disability advocacy organizations and representatives from the technology industry with a mission to holistically drive and accelerate innovations to advance the interests of underrepresented groups. The accessibility of various technologies, devices, and applications continues to be an essential part of the forum's deliberations.employment - disability mentoring day (dmd) is a large-scale national effort coordinated by aapd to promote career development for students and job-seekers with disabilities through hands-on career exploration and ongoing mentoring relationships. The disability equality index (dei) is a national, transparent benchmarking tool that offers major employers the opportunity to receive an objective score on their disability inclusion policies and practices and identify avenues for continued improvement. It is also intended to help build a company's reputation as an employer of choice. The tool is a joint project with disability: in.nbcuniversal tony coelho media scholarship - the nbcuniversal tony coelho media scholarship offers eight scholarships to 2nd year associate students; undergraduate sophomores, juniors, and seniors; and graduate students with disabilities who are pursuing communications or media-related degrees. Each recipient receives $5,625 for tuition and fees at their college or university.we will ride coalition - aapd (serving as organizer and convener), disability rights education and defense fund, national council on independent living, paralyzed veterans of america, and united spinal association are the founding members of the we will ride coalition. The coalition works to increase the accessibility of autonomous vehicles in both the near and long term. They do this by working with representatives of the automobile industry and other entities involved in the planning and deployment of autonomous vehicles on public roads. Led by aapd, the coalition meets monthly.total in-kind services donated for the above programs total $5,000.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 82.6%; rating input score 83
• Program expense ratio: 72.9%; rating input score 73
• Fundraising efficiency: $6.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -11.9%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.15; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 16%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -3.9% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.8% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings