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

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.

Dr. Filippo Trevisan's Talk: "Using Digital Storytelling to Promote Human Rights: The Experience of Disability Advocates"

Dr. Filippo Trevisan's Talk: "Using Digital Storytelling to Promote Human Rights: The Experience of Disability Advocates"

Dr. Filippo Trevisan, Deputy Director of IDPP and Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at American University will travel to the University of Alabama, Birmingham later this week to share his latest work in a series of invited talks. Dr. Trevisan’s visit is supported by UAB’s Institute for Human Rights, which is directed by Associate Professor Dr. Tina Kempin Reuter.

IDPP at COSP-10: Three side events, conference rapporteurs and the Double

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.

IDPP Presents Research & CRPD Mobile App at UMD Disability Summit

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.