As a "think tank" on disability policy through an interdisciplinary American University community and a network of leading universities and outreach partners, the Institute on Disability and Public Policy has a robust empirical and applied research portfolio focused on several core themes:

• Accessible Global Governance

• Global, Regional and National Disability Policy

• Inclusive Sustainable Development

• Inclusive Cities and Urban Development

• Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction

• Information and Communication Technologies for Development

• Accessible Cyberlearning

• Accessibility, Assistive Technologies and Universal Design

More information about our ongoing projects can be found below. 

Current Additional Research Projects

• Big Data Analysis of Disability Inclusion in UN SDGs

• Working Group on Using ICTs to Enhance Marginalized Voices in Global Governance

• Accessible Cyberlearning Book Project

• Accessibility and Political Participation

• Disability, Digital Storytelling, and Technology