Marissa Zuckerman
IDPP and American University Become Founding ...

On April 8, 2019, the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP), alongside American University and more than 100 disability advocates and higher education institutions from 40 countries, signed onto a historic global compact on persons with disabilities in higher education.

IDPP and American University Become Founding Members of Global Higher Education Disability Compact
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Forging New Knowledge: Special Smiles

First of its kind, Special Smiles is a comprehensive data-set on the lives of persons with intellectual disabilities.

Forging New Knowledge: Special Smiles
Marissa Zuckerman
IDPP Supports Kogod M.S. Analytics Site Visit ...

"The entire site visit was incredible,” said IDPP Research Associate Nathan Banks. “I’m fascinated by the internal processes organizations like PAHO use. I’m so grateful to have been able to see what this line of work is like firsthand.”

IDPP Supports Kogod M.S. Analytics Site Visit to PAHO Headquarters
Marissa Zuckerman
IDPP to Showcase Disaster Risk Reduction Work ...

IDPP Executive Dr. Derrick Cogburn will be presenting on IDPP’s contributions to disaster risk reduction related to persons with disabilities at the 3rd Biennial University of Maryland (UMD) Disability Summit (April 5, 2019).

IDPP to Showcase Disaster Risk Reduction Work at UMD Disability Summit
Derrick Cogburn
IDPP Supports UNDRR and Global Platform 2019

Building on our successful collaboration in the UNISDR Global Platform 2017 in Cancun, Mexico, IDPP is again providing support for remote participation in the Global Platform 2019 (GP2019) in Geneva, Switzerland.

IDPP Supports UNDRR and Global Platform 2019

Events

IDPP Showcases Research at COSP-11 Side Event on Data, Disability and Development

The AU Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) is co-sponsoring the Side Event "Data, Disability and Development: Innovative Approaches to Monitoring and Evaluating CRPD Implementation and Disability-Inclusive Development using Big Data Analytics and Text Mining" at the 11th Conference of States Parties (COSP-11) to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at United Nations headquarters in New York on June 13, 2018 from 1:15pm-2:30pm in Room S-2729 in the UN Secretariat Building.

IDPP/AU and Special Olympics Collaborate to Advance Research on Disability

American University (AU) and Special Olympics have announced a new collaboration that will include research and educational initiatives focused on persons with intellectual disabilities, and that will provide substantial outreach opportunities for students and faculty. This unique collaboration coincides with the 50th anniversary year of Special Olympics and the unveiling of AU’s new strategic initiative on global disability and development, led by its Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP). AU will host a signing ceremony to commemorate its partnership with Special Olympics and to inaugurate the new initiative on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Palmer Kettler Lounge in the AU Sports Center. AU President Burwell, Special Olympics Chairman Shriver and Special Olympics D.C. athlete Novie Craven will commemorate the new agreement between the two institutions.

Dr. Derrick Cogburn Speaks at OU Cyber Governance & Policy Center

IDPP Executive Director Dr. Derrick Cogburn, who holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor in the School of International Service and Kogod School of Business, returned to his home state to speak on multistakeholder global governance and policy issues at the University of Oklahoma and University of Central Oklahoma on 13-14 November 2017.