Disability Issues Office
The Disability Issues Office serves as the central point for APA activities pertaining to disability.
Programs and Services
Disability Issues News
CDIP is currently accepting new membership to the committee and distinguished award nominations.
The APA Disability Guidelines were adopted by Council and are now in the January issue of the American Psychologist.
Interacting with Our Members with Disabilities (PDF, 315KB)
University officials who want to request an electronic copy of APA material for use by a student with a disability, please fill out the Request for Alternative Electronic Text.
Enhancing Your Interactions with People with Disabilities
This resource is a guide for appropriate interactions with persons with disabilities.
Information for Psychologists
Training and Support Program for Parents of Children with Disabilities
Recent Publications from the Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology
See the latest works from members of the Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology and its liasons.A cross-cultural communicator
Armed with a Fulbright scholarship, Daniel Nead is seeking to understand how trauma affects deaf people worldwide.The ADA and Internships: Your Responsibilities as Internship and Postdoctoral Agency Directors
Interviewing Applicants with Disabilities forDoctoral and Postdoctoral Internship Positions
Disability Law and Public Policy
The Disability Issues Office Staff serves on the editorial advisory board to the ABA's Mental and Physical Disability Law Reporter, which provides summaries of reported legal developments covering disability discrimination law and civil and criminal mental disability law.
The Public Policy Office monitors congressional activity affecting persons with disabilities.