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.
First of its kind, Special Smiles is a comprehensive data-set on the lives of persons with intellectual disabilities.
"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 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).
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 Executive Director, Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn, served as a panelist at the 2024 NASIG Summit in Puerto Rico, contributing expertise on trust in virtual interactions and governing the global digital economy while advocating for inclusive internet access.
A new minitrack, "AI Safety, Cybersecurity, and Inclusion through Advanced Text Analytics," has been approved for the 58th Annual The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. IDPP anticipates breakthroughs in disability inclusion methods through this AI-centered research.
In an effort to enhance public safety, foster innovation, and minimize risk, The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is launching the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC). Several reputable scholars within the American University Kogod School of Business will take part in the launch of this consortium on AI safety.
The Hawaii International Conference on System Services (HICSS) is an annual conference that unites top scholars, researchers, and professionals in the field of system sciences. The conference ranks extraordinarily high amongst several Information Systems and Management Information Systems conferences. Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn, Dr. Nanette S. Levinson, and Dr. Filippo Trevisan, Deputy Director of of the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP), share leadership roles in the minitrack on Social Media: Culture, Identity, and Inclusion. At HICSS-57, Dr. Cogburn and his team showcased their research in multiple minitracks. Contributors to the various minitracks also include American University faculty members Dr. Francis Armour, Assistant Professor of Information Technology and Analytics and Dr. J. Alberto Espinosa, Professor Information Technology and Analytics in the Kogod School of Business.
