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
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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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IDPP Participates in Series of Key UN Disability Meetings

IDPP Executive Director and American University School of International Service Associate Professor Dr. Derrick Cogburn is participating in a series on key United Nations meetings focused on disability, development, digital societies, and CRPD+10 from 28 November – 2 December 2016. The events include the IDPP Side Event “Soft Launch: CRPD Mobile App” on 2 December from 1:15pm-2:30pm in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the 2016 International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

IDPP Hosts Two Side Events, Conference Rapporteurs & Deaf Young Leaders at COSP-9

IDPP has multifaceted active participation at this year’s 9th Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP-9) from 14-16 June at United Nations headquarters in New York – the world’s largest gathering of the global disability community. It is organizing two side events - on disability, digital societies and big data; and accessible global governance - as well as organizing official conference rapporteurs and welcoming the delegation of the USA-Indonesia Deaf Youth Leadership Cultural Exchange Program.