The Institute on Disability and Public Policy at American University prepares transformative disability policy leaders and serves as a collaborative "think tank" on disability policy through an interdisciplinary American University community; the Washington, DC and New York policy communities; and an unparalleled network of multistakeholder partners, with founding support from The Nippon Foundation.

Our Core Focus Areas:

  • Global, Regional and National Disability Policy
  • Inclusive Sustainable Development
  • Accessible Global Governance
  • Inclusive Cities and Urban Development
  • Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Information and Communication Technologies for Development
  • Accessible Cyberlearning
  • Accessibility, Assistive Technologies and Universal Design
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Filippo Trevisan, Events Asvatha Babu
Dr. Filippo Trevisan discusses his latest research at three Australian universities
Filippo Trevisan, Events Asvatha Babu
Filippo Trevisan, Events Asvatha Babu

IDPP Deputy Director and Assistant Professor at American University’s School of Communication Dr. Filippo Trevisan recently traveled to Australia to present his work on persons with disabilities and online political participation at several universities. 

Filippo Trevisan, Events Asvatha Babu
Filippo Trevisan, Events Asvatha Babu
Asvatha Babu
Asvatha Babu
IDPP at COSP-10: Three side events, conference rapporteurs and the Double
Asvatha Babu
Asvatha Babu

IDPP participated, for its seventh consecutive year, in the Conference of States Parties (COSP-10) to the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the UN Headquarters in New York on June 13-15, 2017. COSP-10 is one of the largest and most important gatherings of the global disability community. IDPP has traditionally had multifaceted participation at the conference and this year was no different.

Asvatha Babu
Asvatha Babu
CRPD, global governance, accessibility, advocacy, faculty research Maya Aguilar University of Maryland
CRPD, global governance, accessibility, advocacy, faculty research Maya Aguilar University of Maryland
IDPP Presents Research & CRPD Mobile App at UMD Disability Summit
CRPD, global governance, accessibility, advocacy, faculty research Maya Aguilar University of Maryland
CRPD, global governance, accessibility, advocacy, faculty research Maya Aguilar University of Maryland

IDPP will present for the first time at the 2017 Disability Summit hosted by the Information Policy and Access Center at University of Maryland College Park. The presentation entitled "Using ICTs to Enhance the Effective Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Global Governance" will take place on Friday, April 21 from 10:10am-11:00am US Eastern Time in Colony Ballroom with an accessible virtual participation option. IDPP Deputy Director Dr. Filippo Trevisan will subsequently present his paper on disability storytelling and political protests during this conference session. In addition, IDPP will present a poster on its recently launched and now publicly available mobile app "CRPD" during the conference.

CRPD, global governance, accessibility, advocacy, faculty research Maya Aguilar University of Maryland
CRPD, global governance, accessibility, advocacy, faculty research Maya Aguilar University of Maryland
United Nations, CRPD, COSP, book launch, faculty research Maya Aguilar University of Alabama - Birmingham
United Nations, CRPD, COSP, book launch, faculty research Maya Aguilar University of Alabama - Birmingham
Book Launch: “Making Disability Rights Real in Southeast Asia”
United Nations, CRPD, COSP, book launch, faculty research Maya Aguilar University of Alabama - Birmingham
United Nations, CRPD, COSP, book launch, faculty research Maya Aguilar University of Alabama - Birmingham

IDPP is excited to announce that our latest book project entitled Making Disability Rights Real in Southeast Asia: Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in ASEAN was published on 24 March 2017. A lecture and book launch hosted by the Institute for Human Rights at the University of Alabama-Birmingham will take place on Thursday, 30 March at Heritage Hall 104 at 6:00pm US Eastern Time with a virtual participation option.

United Nations, CRPD, COSP, book launch, faculty research Maya Aguilar University of Alabama - Birmingham
United Nations, CRPD, COSP, book launch, faculty research Maya Aguilar University of Alabama - Birmingham
global governance, advocacy, internet governance Maya Aguilar School of International Service, American University
global governance, advocacy, internet governance Maya Aguilar School of International Service, American University
Book Launch: "Transnational Advocacy Networks in the Information Society"
global governance, advocacy, internet governance Maya Aguilar School of International Service, American University
global governance, advocacy, internet governance Maya Aguilar School of International Service, American University

IDPP is proud to co-sponsor the book launch discussion and reception “Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges of Multistakeholder Global Governance” in honor of IDPP Executive Director Dr. Derrick Cogburn’s new book Transnational Advocacy Networks in the Information Society: Partners or Pawns? The book launch will take place on Monday, March 20, 2017 from 4:30pm-6:30pm in Abramson Family Founders Room in the School of International Service at American University (AU) with an accessible remote participation option.

global governance, advocacy, internet governance Maya Aguilar School of International Service, American University
global governance, advocacy, internet governance Maya Aguilar School of International Service, American University
CRPD, United Nations, accessibility, global governance Maya Aguilar
CRPD, United Nations, accessibility, global governance Maya Aguilar
IDPP Launches Beta Version of World’s First CRPD Mobile App
CRPD, United Nations, accessibility, global governance Maya Aguilar
CRPD, United Nations, accessibility, global governance Maya Aguilar

The IDPP at American University has launched today the beta version of “CRPD”, the world’s first mobile application on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This innovation, currently available for iOS devices, supports disability advocacy and accessible participation in global governance processes by providing ready access to the structure, contents, States Parties, and knowledge dissemination around the Convention – the first human rights treaty of the 21st century and the fastest-growing treaty in history.

CRPD, United Nations, accessibility, global governance Maya Aguilar
CRPD, United Nations, accessibility, global governance Maya Aguilar