Disability Specific Resolutions

The following are APA resolutions on issues that affect people with disabilities. They include specific focus on mental illness, economic mobility, psychologists with disabilities, and other topics.

• 2025
  APA Policy Statement on Disability Inclusion: Combating the Stigma and Discrimination of Ableism
• 2024
  APA Resolution on Parents With Disabilities
• 2019
  APA Resolution on Support of Universal Design and Accessibility in Education, Training and Practice
• 2016
  Resolution on the maltreatment of children with disabilities
  American Psychological Association. (2016). Resolution on the Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities. Retrieved from: https://www.apa.org/about/policy/maltreatment-children
• 2014
  Resolution in Support of the U.N. Convention on the Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
  American Psychological Association. (2014). Resolution in support of the U.N. convention on the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/about/policy/support-un-convention
• 2008
  Resolution on the Americans with Disabilities Act
  American Psychological Association. (2008). Resolution on the American with Disabilities Act. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/about/policy/disabilities-act
• 2006
  Mental disability and the death penalty
  American Psychological Association. (2006). Resolution that urges jurisdictions that impose capital punishment not to execute certain person with mental disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/about/policy/chapter-4b#death-penalty
• 1999
  Resolution on stigma and discrimination against people with serious mental illness and severe emotional disturbance
  American Psychological Association. (1999). Resolution on stigma and discrimination against people with serious mental illness and severe emotional disturbance. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/about/policy/index
• 1997
  Policy Statement on Full Participation for Psychologists with Disabilities (PDF, 83KB)opens in new window
  American Psychological Association. (1997) Policy Statement on Full Participation for Psychologists with Disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/about/policy/participation.pdfopens in new window
• 1990
  Resolution on Priorities for Persons with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness
  American Psychological Association. (1990). Resolution on Priorities for Persons with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/about/policy/chapter-12#serious-persistent