Health equity becomes more possible when every person with a disability can access the supports and services they need to live a full life. Through legal and policy approaches, US public health institutions are helping to improve the systems and environments that affect health day to day for people across the disability community. Since the […]
What is the All of Us Research Program? The All of Us Research Program is a large research program. The goal is to help researchers understand more about why people get sick or stay healthy. If you decide to join All of Us, you will be contributing to an effort to improve the health of generations to come. […]
Even with the most expensive health care system in the world, health outcomes in the United States are low across many measures. What kind of changes need to happen in our care delivery system to shift these trends? In this next installment in our policy priorities blog series, we’re looking at emerging care approaches that […]
We are proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability. Every year this award recognizes students with disabilities who are working to advance the broad field of disability and health. Meet our 2025 Scholars Dishita Agarwal (she/her) is a sophomore at Duke University studying Neuroscience, Public Policy, […]
On September 26th, Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare and New York Law School hosted the Disability Squeeze Symposium. This gathering brought together disability researchers and advocates working to combat the cost-of-living crisis affecting our communities. Over the course of the day, speakers made plain the hidden costs that affect people with disabilities every […]
High-quality disability research helps make important advances in policy, technology, and daily living to support people with disabilities. Good research requires comprehensive and accurate data, and at its best, guidance and input from impacted communities. “Nothing About Us Without Us” should be core to the disability research agenda to help undo ableist assumptions and biases, […]
The movement towards self-direction in essential programs for independent living is an important advancement for the civil rights of people with disabilities. Not only should disabled people have the right to live in their communities, they should also have the ability to determine how they receive care and support. Self-direction is a shift in care […]
Throughout Disability Pride Month, our Engagement Coordinator, Devon Anderson, connected with disability advocates across the country to talk about our collective work for the community at this time. This edited transcript shares her conversation with Jacqueline Luciano. What does “taking good care” mean to you in these times? JL: My heart is heavy during these […]
Throughout Disability Pride Month, our Engagement Coordinator, Devon Anderson, connected with disability advocates across the country to talk about our collective work for the community at this time. This edited transcript shares her conversation with Ashlee Brady-Kelly. What does being part of the disability community mean to you? ABK: It starts by first sharing […]
Throughout Disability Pride Month, our Engagement Coordinator, Devon Anderson, connected with disability advocates across the country to talk about our collective work for the community at this time. This edited transcript shares her conversation with George Ramirez. What does disability pride look like to you as an act of community care? GR: I think for […]