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

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Dr Derrick Cogburn Attending WSIS Forum 2018

Dr Derrick Cogburn Attending WSIS Forum 2018

The annual World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) represents the world's largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. The 2018 WSIS Forum is being held this week (March 19-23) in Geneva, Switzerland, at the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Centre International des Conférences Genève. Dr Derrick Cogburn, Faculty Co-Director of the Internet Governance Lab (IGL) and Executive Director of the IDPP, is attending the Forum as a speaker, where he will promote the IGL's mission of policy-engaged research on digital infrastructure and governance in support of a free and open Internet.