Bio
Aaron Madrid Aksoz is a Media and Engagement Strategist with the national ACLU. In this role, he manages the tracking, measurement, and analysis of earned media coverage; supports rapid response and brand reputation defense; oversees a team of communications interns; develops guidelines for editorial style and spokesperson development; and leads communications strategy for the ACLU Disability Rights Program and ACLU Human Rights Program.
Aaron got his start at the ACLU as an intern amid a period of rapid growth for the ACLU during the first year of the Trump administration. He joined the ACLU full time in October 2019, and is a graduate of the George Washington University.
Featured work
![A polling station sign and disabled access sign.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/10/DV_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Oct 26, 2022
Voting With a Disability: Breaking Down Barriers to the Ballot
![An overhead photograph of the ocean, dotted with boats.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/03/Blog-Jamaica-400x266.jpg)
Mar 23, 2022
The Coast Guard Destroyed Their Livelihoods. Will the Supreme Court Hear Their Case?
![President Joe Biden speaks at the virtual Summit for Democracy.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/12/Summit_Blog-Image-400x266.jpg)
Dec 14, 2021
Over a Year After His Election, President Biden’s Human Rights Commitments Fail to Meet the Moment
![Inside of a CVS Pharmacy](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/10/Blog-CVS-400x266.jpg)
Oct 29, 2021
CVS Wants the Supreme Court to Gut Non-Discrimination Protections for People with Disabilities. It Could Set Us Back Decades.
![A resident walks down the darkened hall of a nursing home.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/09/Nursing-Homes-BeAHero-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Sep 1, 2021
Seniors and People with Disabilities Want to Live in Our Homes, Not Nursing Homes. Will Congress Let Us?
![BLM protester holding a sign that says, "It isn't just about George Floyd it is about the hundreds of others whose lives were taken the same way."](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/07/Header-George-Floyd-400x266.jpg)
Jul 19, 2021
The UN’s George Floyd Resolution is a Vital Step Toward International Accountability
![People inking their fingers for fingerprints on a paper.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/05/Web21-Fingerprint_Blog-Wordpress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
May 21, 2021
Grand Rapids’ Fingerprinting Policy is a Constitutional Nightmare. Michigan’s Top Court can End It.
![Merrick Garland.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/02/WEB21-Garland-confirmation-blog-WordPress-1110x740-1-400x266.jpg)
Feb 19, 2021
Merrick Garland Can Transform the Department of Justice. Will He?
![FBI Building](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/web17-fbibuilding-1160x768-400x266.jpg)
Jul 12, 2017
Christopher Wray Has a Troubling Record on Civil Liberties