On November 2nd, the Disability Community Engagement Partner Project (DCEPP) at AAHD launched our 2023-2024 Disability and Health Webinar series with “No Research About Us Without Us: The Promise of Disability Health Research.” Moderated by Dr. Charles Drum, this conversation brought together a panel of disability community members and advocates to discuss their vision […]
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Spotlight: Student Research with All of Us
The Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) is a nationally recognized program of TIRR Memorial Hermann, a medical rehabilitation facility for people with disabilities in Houston, Texas. ILRU has been supporting AAHD’s national outreach to the disability community on the All of Us Research Program since 2018. Research by Us, For Us Every summer, ILRU hosts […]
Disability & Health Webinar Series Launch – Nov 2
No Research About Us Without Us: The Promise of Disability Health Research The American Association on Health and Disability is proud to announce the launch of our 2023-2024 Disability & Health Webinar Series! Join us for a conversation with disability community members and advocates as they share a vision of inclusive health research. Learn […]
All of Us Researcher Workbench Webinar – Nov 8
New Data for Disability and Health Equity! The disability population has often been excluded from biomedical research. The All of Us Research Program aims to change that by recruiting one million or more participants from underrepresented populations, like the disability population, to enroll as part of a longitudinal, observational cohort to improve health equity and […]
AAHD is seeking a Research Assistant
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AAHD Seeking an Engagement Coordinator
Engagement Coordinator Job Description The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is a cross disability national non-profit 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to promoting public health initiatives for children and adults with disabilities. AAHD accomplishes its mission through research, education, policy and public awareness efforts at the federal, state and community level. AAHD strives to […]
Global Accessibility Awareness Day Twitter Chat
In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we invite you to join us May 18th from 12:00 – 1:00pm ET for a Twitter Chat at the intersection of disability and health. We will dive into some Accessibility 101 and explore how expanding participation in biomedical research can advance health equity. We will also share […]
Disability Advocates Announce Endorsement of the All of Us Research Program
Press Release Rockville, MD – A nationwide coalition of disability advocates celebrate the release of “No Research About Us Without Us “a statement endorsing the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, an effort to engage more than one million people from across the United States in biomedical research to advance health care […]
All of Us Research Program Releases First Genomic Data, Creating Unprecedented Platform for Health Discoveries
Precision medicine effort leverages diverse participant base and innovative technology to drive new research The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has made its initial genomic data available, bringing nearly 100,000 whole genome sequences onto its data analysis platform, the Researcher Workbench. The American Association on Health and Disability, along with our […]
Announcing: The All of Us Outreach Circle
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